"I believe provides the best avenue to making our first responders, area residents, workers, students and others whole."
"I particularly want to mention Congresswoman Maloney, who has worked for, what, 6, 7 years now so heroically and on this problem."
"97 percent went to the fund----"
"I would hope."
"The senior Senator from New York has been very much involved in the negotiations on this bill."
"I think there is a bit of confusion here as to which is Title I and Title II. You might want to specify at both ends."
"I respectfully ask you to do what you can to right this wrong."
"I just want to clarify one point."
"This bill would make it available for payouts to people who do not opt into the VCF."
"Does everyone agree that we need to do something different?"
"I ask all of you, and all members of Congress, to appreciate both the substantive importance of this bill as well as the need to move it quickly to passage."