House passes September 11th Victim Compensation bill cosponsored by Rep. Johnson

Statement

Today U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued a statement following the U.S. House of Representatives passage of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, a bill which Rep. Johnson cosponsored earlier this year. Rep. Johnson was a member of the whip team that secured votes for passage.

"September 11th altered the fabric of the United States as we know it," said Johnson. "We lost fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters -- all Americans lost something on that tragic day. We can never truly repay the brave men and women who ran towards those falling towers, but we can honor their sacrifice by lessening the burden of the injuries and illnesses that resulted from 9/11. I was proud to cosponsor this bill and look forward to seeing it swiftly signed into law."

The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund will be renamed the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Reauthorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act. This legislation will be extended through 2090 to cover future illnesses of responders and survivors.

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