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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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NY Leaders Question Cut in Recovery Money § Ui O > By Ellen Yan they’re going to set a precedent, that the federal gov- swick) and Assemb. Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Man- wASHiNGTON bukeau ’ eminent won’t pay for you, then everybody’s going to hattan), will lobby congressional leaders together for Washington - Sparks are expected on Capitol take note of that," said Rep. Gaiy Ackerman (D-Ja- the first time. Busloads of small-busincss owners, residents from ac Hill today when the tvhitc House budget director frn R goes before the New York congressional delegation NoJ v" ? the devastated area below Canal Street, AFL-CIO of­ ficials and powerful business magnates from the Ui to defend the administration’s proposed diversion of SL n New York City Partnership, an umbrella group of O “s ■r’- attacks, Congress ap- agreed on a list of costs totaling businesses, will also be sweeping congressional lead­ ers’ Capitol Hill offices. They said lawmakers don’t , $ proved $40 billion in emergency spending. Half of $20.1 billion. The list mcludes money for tourism in- realize the full extent of the devastation. z the money was logo to defense such as aviation se- purity and the fight against biote^onsm; the other half was for humanitarian aid to Vir^nia, Pennsyl- vania and New '^rk Delegation members say Presi- ^u^try relief, employee retention grants, rebuilding pubUflv owned infrastructure, paying for rescu overtime and unemployment benefits. “Having a specific plan and coordinating with the “They just think the insurance is enough to cover it or they think we’re just okay,” said Vivia Amalfit- ano, whose three restaurants are still off limits in lower Manhattan. “We have total devastation and it' ss B dent George W. Bush promised the state $20 billion House and Senate is really critical,” said Rep. Nito seems we may not be able to go back for a year." a O H for bearing the brunt of the attacks. When Bush submitted his outline for spending Lowey (D-Westchester), a key figure crafting the plan. “We want to be operating on the same base of facts.” Several lawmakers said they think they can get enough money from the White House to last until ' w!SJ A $20 billion of the money, however, only $6.3 billion Appropriations Committee leaders, who got New the end of the year and then receive further funding k; was for New York. ’The House is expected to tack York’s spending plan, said they want to canto a bigger early next year in a second emergency funding bill. tsJ I plans for the $20 billion installment onto the defense slice for the state out of Bush’s $20-billion proposal, es- The strategy has its risks, however. "If we leave o GJ appropriations bill, which will likely be voted on pecially if they can get widespread agreement on spend- some on the table and in effect play ball,” said up-. o next week. New York received $2.5 billion in the ing additional money for defending against terrorism. state Republican Rep. John Sweeney, “will we be pe­ first $10 billion installment of emergency funding. Also today, New York State’s legislative leaders, nalized later. .. when we need another $10 billion to Ri' “This won’t be the only terrorism-attack, and if Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno (R-Brun- recoup that loss?”

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