[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14908]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           THE NEW YORK FUND

  (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, the last 2 days we have seen some 
extraordinary things on this floor. There was a bill, well intentioned, 
to help those not only first responders, but anybody who may have 
suffered from inhaling what happened on 9/11.
  September 12 was an amazing day when people came together all over 
the country, and we were Americans together. Our hearts went out to the 
New Yorkers, and in fact people stood in line in my hometown for hours 
to give blood. We gave generously, we continue to give. And never mind 
that there's no concern about first responders around the country, 
we'll continue to want to help New Yorkers.
  But when the pay-for is going to cost thousands and thousands of jobs 
around this country to pay for that fund, have a little sympathy. 
People shouldn't have to lose their jobs to pay for the New York fund. 
We will continue to be generous. Don't ask for us to continue to give 
up jobs to do so.

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