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Charles E. Schumer: “This is not fooling around. These men and the thousands of others who rushed to the towers on 9/11 and in the days…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2010
This is not fooling around. These men and the thousands of others who rushed to the towers on 9/11 and in the days thereafter were not fooling around. They, just like my colleague from Arizona, were risking their lives. To call that -- that helping them 'fooling around' is saddening and frustrating. We are not fooling around. We are fulfilling our duty as patriotic Americans to all of those from New York and elsewhere who rushed to the towers. I repeat, it is not -- I underline -- it is not fooling around on New York City.

Editor's note · Context

Schumer responds to John McCain's comment about 'fooling around' regarding the Senate's work on the 9/11 first-responders bill, emphasizing the seriousness of the issue.

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