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John Parker Sweeney: “I am proud today to be introducing the war bonds legislation authorizing the Department of the Treasury to establish a…”

On the recordOctober 23, 2001
I am proud today to be introducing the war bonds legislation authorizing the Department of the Treasury to establish a special category of U.S. savings bonds to help the government pay for rebuilding initiatives and anti-terrorism actions following the September 11 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. As I said, extraordinary circumstances now face our Nation, and in facing those circumstances lawmakers and leaders in Washington must take extraordinary action, and certainly the citizens of this great Nation. The government will need to have every option available to it as we pursue the treacherous cowards responsible for the acts of war against our Nation.
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John Parker Sweeney
New York
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Introducing war bonds legislation in response to the September 11 attacks.

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