On the recordJuly 29, 2010
Laura was a healthy 41-year-old woman when she spent 5 weeks working at Ground Zero in the months following 9/11. Now she has an incurable cancer and two tumors. She has had numerous cancerous lesions removed from her mouth and her airways. She has undergone facial rebuilding four times as a result and can barely walk down the street due to her breathing problems. Her two sons say that the mother they knew died at Ground Zero. This bill is the right thing to do for Laura and all the first responders who came to the aid of their fellow Americans from across this country and are now suffering these horrible consequences. I urge my colleagues to stand with these brave Americans and support this bill.
