House Proceeding 04-28-09 on Apr 28th, 2009 :: 0:34:40 to 0:38:20
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Maurice D. Hinchey: i want to thank chairman towns and ranking member issa for their support in allowing this important resolution to come to the floor. i also want to express my deep appreciation to our speaker and to our majority leader who assisted us with this resolution. binghamton, new york, is a close nit diverse community with a long history of welcoming people from all

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Speech By: Maurice D. Hinchey

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Maurice D. Hinchey: backgrounds, all nationalitys and religions as well as immigrants and visitors from anywhere abroad. it's a place where those looking for a better life are welcomed with open arms and where being part of a community means being part of the family. the american civic association performs no small role in this

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Maurice D. Hinchey: process. this organization, the a civic association, has proudly served the community since 1935. it offers immigrants and refugees, critical services, such as counseling, language, education and family reunification in order to help people realize their own american dreams.

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Maurice D. Hinchey: their noble work is supported from people from all political parties and all backgrounds. the 13 individuals who lost their lives that day range from the age of 22 to 72 and included a mother of three, a newly wedded bride, a student, a teacher and many others, all

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Maurice D. Hinchey: of whom were hardworking individuals who had the same goal of being able to offer a better life for their children, their families. i would like to take a moment to pay respect to those 13 victims.

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Maurice D. Hinchey: parveen nln ali, almir alves, maria sonia bernard, marc henry bernard, li guo, lan ho, robert king, layla khalil, hong xiu

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Maurice D. Hinchey: mao, dolores yigal, hai hong zhong, maria zobniw. shirley delucia was among the four that was wounded. she placed the 9/11 call after being shot in the abdomen. i'd like to thank those who showed swift and decisive action that morning.

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Maurice D. Hinchey: first and most importantly i'd like to offer my utmost gratitude to the law enforcement agencies who responded to quickly and professionally to this major event. the city of binghamton police, led by chief joseph worked in conjunction with the broome county sheriff's department, the new york state police and other neighboring

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Maurice D. Hinchey: municipalities to heroically address the critical needs of the city and the people. i'd also like to make mention of the help afforded to us by our federal agencies. notably the department of justice for its swift action during the immediate situation and to the state department and the bureau of customs and immigration for their assistance during the difficult

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Maurice D. Hinchey: aftermath. i'd like to thank binghamton mayor matthew ryan and governor paterson. i'd also like to thank the white house for its direct response and particarly vice president biden for reaching out and helping to coordinate

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Maurice D. Hinchey: agencies on the federal level. many lives were lost that day but many more could have been lost were it not for the brave