IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 338
Recognizing the tragic effects of the September 11 attacks on the World
Trade Center on New York State and New York City and expressing
the renewed commitment of the House of Representatives to rebuild
New York.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 29, 2002
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New
York, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. OWENS, Mr.
MCNULTY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. SLAUGH-
TER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. HINCHEY, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed
Services, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the tragic effects of the September 11 attacks
on the World Trade Center on New York State and
New York City and expressing the renewed commitment
of the House of Representatives to rebuild New York.
Whereas the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York
have taken an unprecedented human and emotional toll,
taking from our families close to 2,889 men, women, and
children;
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Whereas the September 11 attacks on New York are the
most catastrophic and damaging disaster in United
States history, and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency will spend at least $1,000,000,000 on debris re-
moval at the site;
Whereas the terrorist attacks are estimated to cost New York
City and its businesses over $105,000,000,000 in finan-
cial losses over the next 2 years;
Whereas nearly 25,000,000 square feet of office space (20
percent of all downtown New York space) was damaged
or destroyed by the attacks, leaving 850 businesses and
over 125,000 workers physically displaced;
Whereas the effects of the attack on the World Trade Center
on New York’s workers has been staggering, and New
York City’s unemployment rate spiked from 6.9 percent
in November to 7.4 percent in December, a nearly 3-year
high;
Whereas the September 11 attacks on New York City ruined
Lower Manhattan’s small business community, destroying
and severely impacting nearly 15,000 small businesses;
Whereas in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, New
York City is expected to lose nearly 150,000 jobs and the
City will not rebound until 2004;
Whereas the number of private-sector jobs in New York City
sank 3 percent last year, more than twice the national
rate, as New York’s economy suffered economic fallout
from the attacks on the World Trade Center;
Whereas the effects of the attacks on the World Trade Center
still render 42 percent of Lower Manhattan’s subway sys-
tem unusable, significantly disrupting the commute of
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355,000 passengers who ride to Lower Manhattan each
day; and
Whereas the catastrophic and unprecedented attacks on the
World Trade Center have severely damaged the economic
vitality of New York State and New York City: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the terrible tragedy that New
Yorkers have endured, the catastrophic economic
consequences of September 11 on New York’s econ-
omy, and the duty of the United States to protect
its States from invasion; and
(2) expresses its determined effort to rebuild
New York, and reaffirms its commitment to provide
New York with all of the Federal assistance that it
requires in coping with the largest attack in history
on United States soil.
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