{"id":103820,"date":"2019-06-24T17:24:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T21:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=103820"},"modified":"2019-06-24T15:27:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T19:27:47","slug":"gillibrand-issues-statement-on-sept-11-2001-first-responders-meeting-with-senator-mitch-mcconnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=103820","title":{"rendered":"Gillibrand issues statement on Sept. 11, 2001, first-responders\u2019 meeting with Senator Mitch McConnell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kirsten-Gillibrand.jpg?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kirsten-Gillibrand.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kirsten-Gillibrand.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following\nstatement on tomorrow\u2019s meeting between 9\/11 first responders and U.S. Senate\nMajority Leader Mitch McConnell:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWhile I appreciate that Senator McConnell is meeting\nwith the 9\/11 responders, I hope that it will be the last time they have to\ncome down to Washington, period. They are sick, they are dying, and they have\nalready had to spend too much of their precious time walking the halls of\nCongress and fighting to convince members of Congress that making the 9\/11\nVictim Compensation Fund permanent is the right thing to do. Enough is enough.\nAs soon as the meeting is finished, Senator McConnell should immediately commit\nto putting the bill that will soon pass the House on the floor for a standalone\nvote. We owe this to our heroes, and we should not force them to wait one more\nday.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on tomorrow\u2019s meeting between 9\/11 first responders and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: \u201cWhile I appreciate that Senator McConnell is meeting with the 9\/11 responders, I hope that it will be the last time they have to come down to Washington, period. 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