Kirsten Gillibrand United States Senator for New York
Senator Gillibrand: Horrific Damage of 9/11 Did Not End When Buildings Fell
Senator Gillibrand delivers her opening statement at the first ever Senate Hearing on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act -- legislation to guarantee permanent treatment and compensation for the thousands of first-responders and community members in New York and across the country who came to our rescue, and are now seriously ill and dying from exposure to toxins released from the fallen World Trade Center towers.