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James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009 JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COMPENSATION ACT OF 2009 JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, REFUGEES, BORDER SECURITY, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 847 MARCH 31, 2009 Serial No. 111–12 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://judiciary.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 48–352 PDF WASHINGTON : 2009 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:42 Jun 30, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 H:\WORK\IMMIG\033109\48352.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan, Chairman HOWARD L. BERMAN, California LAMAR SMITH, Texas RICK BOUCHER, Virginia F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., JERROLD NADLER, New York Wisconsin ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT, Virginia HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina ELTON GALLEGLY, California ZOE LOFGREN, California BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas DANIEL E. LUNGREN, California MAXINE WATERS, California DARRELL E. ISSA, California WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia ROBERT WEXLER, Florida STEVE KING, Iowa STEVE COHEN, Tennessee TRENT FRANKS, Arizona HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., LOUIE GOHMERT, Texas Georgia JIM JORDAN, Ohio PEDRO PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico TED POE, Texas LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah BRAD SHERMAN, California TOM ROONEY, Florida TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin GREGG HARPER, Mississippi CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York ADAM B. SCHIFF, California LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ, California DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida DANIEL MAFFEI, New York [Vacant] PERRY APELBAUM, Majority Staff Director and Chief Counsel SEAN MCLAUGHLIN, Minority Chief of Staff and General Counsel (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:42 Jun 30, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 H:\WORK\IMMIG\033109\48352.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, REFUGEES, BORDER SECURITY, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW ZOE LOFGREN, California, Chairwoman HOWARD L. BERMAN, California STEVE KING, Iowa SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas GREGG HARPER, Mississippi MAXINE WATERS, California ELTON GALLEGLY, California PEDRO PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico DANIEL E. LUNGREN, California LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois TED POE, Texas LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ, California JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts UR MENDOZA JADDOU, Chief Counsel GEORGE FISHMAN, Minority Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES JERROLD NADLER, New York, Chairman MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT, Virginia Wisconsin WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts TOM ROONEY, Florida HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., TRENT FRANKS, Arizona Georgia STEVE KING, Iowa TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin JIM JORDAN, Ohio JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan LOUIE GOHMERT, Texas STEVE COHEN, Tennessee BRAD SHERMAN, California SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas DAVID LACHMANN, Chief of Staff PAUL B. TAYLOR, Minority Counsel (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:42 Jun 30, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 0486 H:\WORK\IMMIG\033109\48352.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:42 Jun 30, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 0486 H:\WORK\IMMIG\033109\48352.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA C O N T E N T S MARCH 31, 2009 Page OPENING STATEMENTS The Honorable Zoe Lofgren, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, and Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law ........................................... 1 The Honorable Jerrold Nadler, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, and Chairman, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties .................................................................................. 3 The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Wisconsin, and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties .................................................. 5 The Honorable Steve King, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa, and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law ........................................... 6 The Honorable John Conyers, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, and Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties ............. 8 WITNESSES Mr. Kenneth R. Feinberg, former Special Master, Victim Compensation Fund Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 11 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 13 Ms. Barbara Burnette, former Detective, New York City Police Department Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 25 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 27 Mr. James Melius, MD., Administrator, New York State Laborers’ Health and Safety Trust Fund Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 29 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 31 Ms. Christine LaSala, Chief Executive Officer, World Trade Center Captive Insurance Fund Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 36 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 38 Mr. Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, City of New York Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 46 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 47 Mr. Theodore H. Frank, American Enterprise Institute Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 50 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 53 Mr. Richard Wood, President, Plaza Construction Corporation Oral Testimony ..................................................................................................... 69 Prepared Statement ............................................................................................. 72 APPENDIX MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARING RECORD Prepared Statement of Christine C. Quinn, Speaker, New York City Council .. 91 Prepared Statement of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) .................. 92 H.R. 847, the ‘‘James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009’’ ..... 95 (V) VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:42 Jun 30, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 H:\WORK\IMMIG\033109\48352.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA VerDate Aug 31 2005 12:42 Jun 30, 2009 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 H:\WORK\IMMIG\033109\48352.000 HJUD1 PsN: DOUGA JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COMPENSATION ACT OF 2009 TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, REFUGEES, BORDER SECURITY, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC. The Subcommittees met, pursuant to notice, at 10:06 a.m., in room 2141, Rayburn House Office Building, the Honorable Jerrold Nadler (Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties) presiding. Present from the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law: Representatives Lofgren, Jackson Lee, Waters, Weiner, King, Harper, Lungren, and Chaffetz. Present from the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: Representatives Nadler, Watt, Scott, Johnson, Conyers, Jackson Lee, Sensenbrenner, Rooney, and King. Also present: Representative Maloney. Staff present from Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law: David Shahoulian, Majority Counsel; Zachary Somers, Minority Counsel; and Andre´s Jimenez, Majority Professional Staff Member. Staff present from Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties: David Lachmann, Subcommittee Major- ity Chief of Staff; Paul Taylor, Minority Counsel; and Matthew Morgan, Majority Staff Assistant. Mr. NADLER. [Presiding.] This joint hearing of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, and the Sub- committee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law will now come to order. We will begin the proceedings by recognizing the distinguished Chair of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law for an opening statement. Ms. LOFGREN. Thank you, Mr. Nadler. Last year, the
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