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Peter King: “It was for those tens of thousands of brave selfless and innocent responders and survivors that Congress came together…”

On the recordJune 10, 2019
It was for those tens of thousands of brave selfless and innocent responders and survivors that Congress came together in 2010, after years of struggles and negotiations, to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act and to fulfill our moral obligation, as Lincoln said, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan.
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Peter King
Republican · New York

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King emphasizes the moral duty to support 9/11 responders through the Zadroga Act.

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