[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H4249-H4250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HEALTH OF OIL SPILL CLEANUP WORKERS

  (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, the BP oil spill has caused a great 
emergency along our gulf coast. I hope as the response to it continues, 
we never forget the lessons of the Ground Zero workers.
  In the wake of 9/11, thousands of men and women labored tirelessly. 
Driven by a sense of urgent purpose, safety precautions were not taken 
and assurances were given that proved to be false. The health of far 
too many of those who worked on that toxic pile, they suffered long-
term health consequences.
  Now, in the gulf, men and women are once again being exposed to a 
toxic sea

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of elements. After just 40-some days, there are already reports that 
workers have suffered from exposure to the oil. And this cleanup will 
go on for years.
  The time to address the issue of the health of the cleanup workers is 
now, before they lose it.

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