[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN REMEMBRANCE OF SEPTEMBER 11

  (Mr. GOLDMAN of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOLDMAN of New York. Mr. Speaker, this morning at Ground Zero, we 
observed the 23rd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American 
soil.
  I was living in Lower Manhattan that day, and I will never forget 
watching the second plane hit the South Tower and then seeing the soot-
covered people walking up Hudson Street. I will never forget the 
overwhelming patriotism that New Yorkers and Americans around the 
country displayed in the face of that evil.
  Our Nation owes a debt of gratitude to the first responders who 
returned day after day to Ground Zero, looking for signs of life and 
clearing the rubble, and to the survivors who helped rebuild and 
transform the city in Lower Manhattan.
  Now it is our turn to take care of them. That is why Congress must 
pass the bipartisan 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding 
Correction Act to permanently address the funding shortfalls in the 
World Trade Center Health Program.
  Just like our military veterans, we owe it to the 9/11 survivors and 
first responders, who are true American patriots, to get this bill 
across the finish line.

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