[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H6167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    9/11 HEALTH AND COMPENSATION ACT

  (Mr. CROWLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CROWLEY. This week when the House considers the 9/11 Health and 
Compensation Act, my colleagues will have a simple choice: to vote to 
protect foreign corporations who are avoiding paying U.S. taxes or vote 
to protect those who stood in protection of us on 9/11.
  It has been almost 9 years since our Nation was attacked. Three 
thousand lives were lost, including that of my cousin, Battalion Chief 
John Moran. Thousands more were injured, particularly those who spent 
days and months cleaning up Ground Zero.
  Our Nation stood together in the aftermath, defiant against those who 
attacked us, committed to never again let a terrorist attack occur on 
American soil. And we stood with the thousands who came to Ground Zero, 
first to look for survivors and then to clean up.
  Tomorrow, the House will get a chance to fulfill our thanks to those 
who served us. Thousands were told by the Federal Government, ``the air 
is safe, return home,'' go back to work. Thousands were told that a 
flimsy medical mask would keep them secure and to keep searching, keep 
cleaning up Ground Zero. But the air was not safe and now thousands are 
sick.
  We have a commitment to those who served us. We have a duty to pass 
the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. Vote ``yes'' tomorrow. Make our 
Nation proud.

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