[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 55 (Thursday, April 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E721]
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   REINTRODUCTION OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 FAMILY HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND 
                             PATRIOTISM ACT

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2011

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today, I am reintroducing the bipartisan 
September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act with 
Representatives Peter King, Jerrold Nadler, Gary Ackerman, Rush Holt, 
Raul Grijalva, Yvette Clarke, Anthony Weiner, Eliot Engel and Steve 
Israel.
  The losses that resulted from terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 
are tremendous. For a dozen individuals, the turmoil of the attacks 
continues as they remain in jeopardy of being deported since their 
immigration status was linked to a family member who was employed at 
the World Trade Center. To address this situation, I am reintroducing 
the September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act, which 
would provide for the adjustment of status or the cancellation of 
removal for those who are the spouse, child, dependent son, or 
dependent daughter of victims who were killed on 9/11.
  The Department of Homeland Security under the Bush administration and 
the Obama administration has allowed the affected spouses and children 
to stay here while a permanent solution is crafted by Congress. Nearly 
ten years later, the surviving spouses and children of legal 
employment-based visa holders and undocumented workers who were killed 
during the attacks should no longer be in limbo.
  I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. Those who lost so 
much on 9/11 deserve answers and should be given legal status in the 
U.S.

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