Wile I respect your fiscal conservatism and concern for how the Victim Compensation Fund will be funded, you must acknowledge that 9/11 was the most unique and devastating event that has occurred on American soil. This was an act of war perpetrated by Islamic terrorists.
Employees, students, residents and first responders were exposed to hazardous toxins containing chemicals, all forms of pulverized building materials and pulverized human remains. Fires emanating toxic smoke continued burning beneath the WTC rubble through mid- December.
Thousands of first responders and construction workers worked 24/7: searching for human remains; removing debris; providing security; and conducting recovery operations within all heavily-damaged buildings and within the concourses beneath the WTC complex.