[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 132 (Friday, September 7, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H10248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                9/11 HEALTH CRISIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM

  (Mrs. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, 6 years ago the terrorist 
attacks of 9/11 were an act of war against our entire Nation, not just 
New York. The whole country was touched; and in the aftermath, people 
came from every State in the Nation to assist in the massive rescue and 
recovery efforts. All of these people from all of these States were all 
exposed to the same deadly toxins.
  While press reports may question the size and scope of the problem, 
there is no doubt that there are thousands who are ill because of their 
exposure. Whether these brave firefighters and fire officers and EMTs 
came from California, Michigan or Florida, they all breathed the same 
toxic air.
  This map shows how many people from each State are enrolled in the 
World Trade Center Health Registry; over 71,000 people from every 
single State in our Nation. At least 28 even came from Hawaii. The list 
goes on and on.
  But the message of the map is clear: The 9/11 health crisis is a 
national problem, and it deserves a strong Federal response.

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