Jerry Nadler: “I take no pride in introducing this legislation, and if ever there were a bill I drafted I wish were not needed, this…”

“I take no pride in introducing this legislation, and if ever there were a bill I drafted I wish were not needed, this would be it. Like so many Americans, I wait to hear from friends and colleagues who were in lower Manhattan when tragedy struck early Tuesday morning. With each passing hour, hope wanes; and we cannot help but feel more empty inside. But through all of this death and destruction, there are some glimmers of hope. All across this country, men, women and children are coming together, to volunteer their services, to donate supplies, and to donate their blood, and even in many countries abroad.”