GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF CITY RECORDS ON POST-9/11 AIR QUALITY IN LOWER MANHATTAN

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:

Gillibrand: "There Must Be Accountability. These Records Must Be Released In Full. The 9/11 Community And New York Deserve The Truth About What Was Known And When"

Today, in response to new reports underscoring that New Yorkers were misled about dangerous air quality after the terror attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement:

"In the aftermath of 9/11, our first responders and survivors were told the same thing over and over: prove it. Prove that the dust and smoke you breathed for months at Ground Zero made you sick. Prove that your cancer, your lung disease, your colleague's death was co...