[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16481]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   INTRODUCTION OF THE JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COMPENSATION ACT

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 24, 2008

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, today, along with my 
colleagues, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Fossella, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rangel, 
Mr. Engel, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Weiner, I am introducing an updated 
version of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which we had 
introduced previously in this Congress as H.R. 3543.
  After conferring with Speaker Pelosi and the leadership of both 
committees of jurisdiction, it became clear that some changes were 
needed in the legislation in order to sharpen the scope of the 
proposal, so that the House could consider taking up the bill by the 
seventh anniversary of 9/11.
  This bill is our best attempt, working with the City of New York, the 
AFL-CIO, and the local community, to put forth a bill that the House 
could approve, and that would also provide medical monitoring to all 
who are at risk of illness because of exposure to Ground Zero toxins 
and treatment to all who are sick, as well as compensating those who 
sustained economic injuries due to their exposure to Ground Zero 
toxins. We believe that the revised James Zadroga 9/11 Health and 
Compensation Act does just that.

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