9/11 First Responders, Members of Congress to Urge Senate to Upgrade to Public Safety Network

John Feal and Fellow 9/11 First Responders to Spend Day Lobbying Senate Offices for Passage

Jul 20 2011

Capitol Visitors Center - SVC - 201

Rockefeller talks FAA after Senate votes to pass the bill.WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Charles E. Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Peter King will join a group of 9/11 first responders who are visiting Washington, D.C. to ask Senators to support legislation to provide first responders with critical interoperable radio airwaves needed to effectively communicate in the event a major response is needed.

Creating such a network was one of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Report—which said that insufficient interoperability at the World Trade Center hampered efforts and may have cost many lives.

Participants to include:

  • Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Senate Commerce Committee 
  • U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer 
  • U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
  • Chairman Peter King, House Homeland Security Committee
  • John Feal and 9/11 first responders from New York

Please note the press conference will also be webcast live via the Senate Commerce Committee website at http://commerce.senate.gov. Refresh the Commerce Committee homepage 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to view the webcast.

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