Kirsten Gillibrand actually said...

"Thank you, Chairman Harkin, for holding this hearing. This is so important to the first responders, to the community survivors, and to everyone in New York and throughout the country."

"To do this, it will build on the existing monitoring and treatment programs by delivering expert medical care for these unique exposures at Centers of Excellence."

"I believe that the bill, Senate 1334, that Senator Gillibrand and others have introduced, provides the framework for that treatment."

"The horrific damage of 9/11 did not end when those buildings came down."