On the recordDecember 13, 2001
Mr. Speaker, we understand after September 11 that not only was New York and America attacked, but we have to come together as a country to help New York rebuild. Anybody who has been to downtown Manhattan, Ground Zero, as it has come to be known, has really witnessed devastation. We have seen the utter destruction, day in and day out. We have brave men and women who are still recovering the remains of those who were there and perished; but we also have just a scene out of a bad movie. Simultaneously, what has happened is that a lot of businesses are hurting. A lot of businesses who employ thousands of people in downtown Manhattan are either going out of business or are on the brink of bankruptcy, with employees who perhaps have no health insurance. A lot of different problems have resonated since September 11 above and beyond, if you will, the utter destruction that has taken place.
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