New York City is planning to honor the first responders of the September 11th terror attacks after Congress passed the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund bill this week.
On Friday, Rep. Carolyn Money sent a letter to the city's mayor, Bill de Blasio, requesting that he “host a parade in the Canyon of Heroes in which our city can once again pay proper tribute to those who took care of us on 9/11 and in the days, weeks, and months following the attack.”I just asked @NYCMayor to do just that. #Renew911VCFhttps://t.co/pqiKBCNrfM pic.twitter.com/xjVNX4zFxL
The mayor's press secretary, Freddi Goldstein, said the mayor's office will be working families, first responders and advocates in the coming weeks"to determine exactly how they prefer to be honored.”Comedian Jon Stewart, who had lobbied Congress to pass the bill, made an passionate plea to Congress during a hearing on June 11.
"They responded in five seconds," Stewart told lawmakers at the hearing, referring to police officer, firefighters and other first responders."They did their jobs. With courage grace, tenacity, humility. Eighteen years later, do yours!"
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