[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 338 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 338

Recognizing the tragic effects of the September 11 attacks on the World 
  Trade Center on New York State and New York City and expressing the 
renewed commitment of the House of Representatives to rebuild New York.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2002

 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Engel, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
York, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
   Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
 Hinchey, and Ms. Velazquez) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
    in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Financial 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the tragic effects of the September 11 attacks on the World 
  Trade Center on New York State and New York City and expressing the 
renewed commitment of the House of Representatives to rebuild New York.

Whereas the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York have taken an 
        unprecedented human and emotional toll, taking from our families close 
        to 2,889 men, women, and children;
Whereas the September 11 attacks on New York are the most catastrophic and 
        damaging disaster in United States history, and the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency will spend at least $1,000,000,000 on debris removal 
        at the site;
Whereas the terrorist attacks are estimated to cost New York City and its 
        businesses over $105,000,000,000 in financial losses over the next 2 
        years;
Whereas nearly 25,000,000 square feet of office space (20 percent of all 
        downtown New York space) was damaged or destroyed by the attacks, 
        leaving 850 businesses and over 125,000 workers physically displaced;
Whereas the effects of the attack on the World Trade Center on New York's 
        workers has been staggering, and New York City's unemployment rate 
        spiked from 6.9 percent in November to 7.4 percent in December, a nearly 
        3-year high;
Whereas the September 11 attacks on New York City ruined Lower Manhattan's small 
        business community, destroying and severely impacting nearly 15,000 
        small businesses;
Whereas in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, New York City is expected 
        to lose nearly 150,000 jobs and the City will not rebound until 2004;
Whereas the number of private-sector jobs in New York City sank 3 percent last 
        year, more than twice the national rate, as New York's economy suffered 
        economic fallout from the attacks on the World Trade Center;
Whereas the effects of the attacks on the World Trade Center still render 42 
        percent of Lower Manhattan's subway system unusable, significantly 
        disrupting the commute of 355,000 passengers who ride to Lower Manhattan 
        each day; and
Whereas the catastrophic and unprecedented attacks on the World Trade Center 
        have severely damaged the economic vitality of New York State and New 
        York City: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the terrible tragedy that New Yorkers have 
        endured, the catastrophic economic consequences of September 11 
        on New York's economy, and the duty of the United States to 
        protect its States from invasion; and
            (2) expresses its determined effort to rebuild New York, 
        and reaffirms its commitment to provide New York with all of 
        the Federal assistance that it requires in coping with the 
        largest attack in history on United States soil.
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