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<v Speaker 1>This is the seventy seven WABC Mini cast.

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<v Speaker 2>I went to a party I told you this years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was in massive Pequa and I sat

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<v Speaker 1>down with my wife and there was a mass card

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<v Speaker 1>there and I'll never forget. The gentleman's name was George Kane.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know him, but it turns out he was

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<v Speaker 1>an FDNY firefighter, latter of seven and he was killed

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<v Speaker 1>at nine to eleven. And we still have that mass card.

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<v Speaker 1>Danielle and I. I don't know him, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>his family members. I know very little about him, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's weird.

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<v Speaker 2>It really stuck with me.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I get this touch from Jen Harrison and

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<v Speaker 1>she sends me this letter that this guy Caane's sister,

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<v Speaker 1>Nancy Knee, sent to President Trump like a decade ago,

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<v Speaker 1>about making sure the family members of the nine eleven

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<v Speaker 1>victims that were murdered or able to see that family

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<v Speaker 1>remains and not have to stand online, not have to

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<v Speaker 1>worry about museum hours and all that.

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<v Speaker 2>And it seemed.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty logical to me. So, just like Alante's petition, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>on board with this one too. And I guess the

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<v Speaker 1>gentleman that started this petition, there's a guy named Jack Joyce,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's actually on the phone right now. Jack, Good morning, buddy,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you?

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning, said, how are you?

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<v Speaker 2>It's great to have you. Are you on Long Island?

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<v Speaker 3>No, I'm actually a look overlooking Lake George right now.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm usually I'm usually in Long Island, but I'm up

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<v Speaker 3>vacation up in Lake George.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it up there, Glents Falls and Saratoga. It's

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<v Speaker 1>gorgeous up there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep. Okay, So I'm pretty sure that I got the

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<v Speaker 2>mass cart for this gentleman Michael Kaine at a party

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<v Speaker 2>in massive Pequa. In fact, then I was even friends

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<v Speaker 2>with one of the Bodman brothers, not Stephen, but Billy.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't have to be a complete asshole.

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<v Speaker 1>But any anything, So I saw this named Michael Kaine

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<v Speaker 1>has kind of haunted me for the last twenty five years.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I'm made aware of this letter that his

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<v Speaker 1>sister sent to President Trump's If you wouldn't mind, Jack,

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<v Speaker 1>give me some background on this story and how you

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<v Speaker 1>did a great job by starting your petition.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, Rosemary Kine is George Kayane's mother, and that was

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<v Speaker 3>assistant me. She I also put I posted a letter

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<v Speaker 3>from her mother also who asked the President to make

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<v Speaker 3>the World Trade Center a true national memorial run by

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<v Speaker 3>the US Park Service. Probably ninety nine percent of America

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<v Speaker 3>thinks that the US Park Service, you know, would would

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<v Speaker 3>run this.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not.

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<v Speaker 3>It's run by a private organization. And we're trying to

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<v Speaker 3>put the World Trade Center in a trifle place along

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<v Speaker 3>with the true national memorials, right you know, Gettysburg, the

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<v Speaker 3>USS Arizona, you know, and the Light. I mean, this

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<v Speaker 3>is where twenty seven hundred and fifty three people were murdered,

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<v Speaker 3>and much more have passed away since then. The firefighters,

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<v Speaker 3>including myself, I'm a battalion chief, retired because of nine

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<v Speaker 3>to eleven, and I've had two cancers so far, and

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going through another process. I'm going through another process

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<v Speaker 3>right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, listen, we look forward, we don't look back, except

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<v Speaker 3>for one thing we never forget, and that's what I did.

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<v Speaker 3>So twenty something years ago, the nine eleven families came

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<v Speaker 3>up to me and asked me to help them to

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<v Speaker 3>get this thing done. And I'm saying twenty three years

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<v Speaker 3>I've been down in Congress, walking the halls of Congress

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<v Speaker 3>with them. Rosemary Kane, Warren, Centaura Richie, Jimmy Ritchie's who

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<v Speaker 3>tragically passed away from nine to eleven. Yeah, you go.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, Jimmy was a great guy. And so what

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<v Speaker 3>I'm trying to do is just make aware to make

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<v Speaker 3>the World Traits International Memorial. Now September eighteenth of twenty

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<v Speaker 3>twenty four, out in Nassau Coliseum, I called the Boss,

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<v Speaker 3>but people can the president these days. But the President

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<v Speaker 3>said that he would make it a true national memorial

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<v Speaker 3>in the honor of There was about sixty nine eleven

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<v Speaker 3>family members that were there. They didn't know that's just

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<v Speaker 3>going to happen, and I was made aware of it,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, I bought them all in, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>to have them and they were all surprised because they've

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<v Speaker 3>been working on so long to get this done. They

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<v Speaker 3>just feel it. No politician, no political party should run it.

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<v Speaker 3>There's no Democrat, no Republican, no independent. It's an American tragedy.

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<v Speaker 3>This is where Americans were killed, and that's the way

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<v Speaker 3>it should be. So I got the petition up and run.

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<v Speaker 3>Just like you mentioned Giovanni Galante's petition, I've talked to

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<v Speaker 3>him about his and then joined his thing. And this

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<v Speaker 3>is where we are. We're trying to do it, and

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<v Speaker 3>some of the people are a little apprehensive filling out

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<v Speaker 3>this petition because they don't know where early information goes.

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<v Speaker 3>And just for your information, this was donated by a

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<v Speaker 3>company they want to remain anonymous, and early information actually

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<v Speaker 3>goes nowhere, goes back to the nine to eleven families,

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<v Speaker 3>So there's no third party anything that to call you

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<v Speaker 3>up or anything like that. So that's where we are.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know it's it's it's taken off. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>on Facebook and everywhere else. We're getting a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>traction on it. And you know, I would like to

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<v Speaker 3>see this happen on a twenty fifth year. I know

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<v Speaker 3>it's it's you know, if if I don't know, if

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<v Speaker 3>you remember January this year, our great Governor Kathy Hochel

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<v Speaker 3>decided to illuminate the World Trade Center green and that

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<v Speaker 3>was an honor of Muslim months and that didn't go

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<v Speaker 3>over to Will Day and a lot of the families,

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<v Speaker 3>and if any of your listeners want to look that up,

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<v Speaker 3>please do, because it's the whole month of January. I

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<v Speaker 3>get Veterans Day, or the veterans get one day and

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<v Speaker 3>Muslim unk got a green light. So also Maye Mondami.

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<v Speaker 3>As you saw and saw the pictures in the fight

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<v Speaker 3>upon the headquarters, put the prayer rugs out in front

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<v Speaker 3>of the nine to eleven memorial in the lobby. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, it's creeping back into into the World

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<v Speaker 3>Trades Center site and other places. And I think I

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<v Speaker 3>think the best thing we could ever do in honor

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<v Speaker 3>those people, including George, George Kane, you know, Jimmy Richie's

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<v Speaker 3>a whole bunch of Fring friends that were killed, is

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<v Speaker 3>to make the World Trades Center national memorial, true national

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<v Speaker 3>memorial run by the US Box Service.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't believe that.

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<v Speaker 1>Bill, Yeah, I can't believe this is even a debate

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<v Speaker 1>at this point. By the way, Peter King checks in

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<v Speaker 1>the former great congressman. He said, George Kane's mother, Rosemary,

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<v Speaker 1>is a great friend, his brother Dan is terrific. One

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<v Speaker 1>of George's sisters worked at Fox, and Peter King actually

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<v Speaker 1>spoke at George's funeral. So just not to get confused,

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<v Speaker 1>So your petition is to make the World Trade Center,

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<v Speaker 1>which I'm behind one hundred, a national memorial, not the

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<v Speaker 1>one where people like Kane's sister They want to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that they can go see the remains of their

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<v Speaker 1>families and loved ones without standing online with a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of tourists and having to worry about the museum ours.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not yours, that's not mine. Okay, So you want

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<v Speaker 2>to make the World Trade Center a national memorial, President Trump,

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<v Speaker 2>I would imagine I was there that day, I think

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<v Speaker 2>at Nashau Coliseum when it was campaigning. It was right

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<v Speaker 2>before I spoke for him at Madison Square Garden. He

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<v Speaker 2>brought it up, so he's aware of it.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to do it. It may take a whisper

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<v Speaker 1>in the President's aar in Dallas in a couple of weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm willing to do that to help.

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<v Speaker 2>Forward this for you.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't I can't tell you said how much this

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<v Speaker 3>would mean, not only to all of nine eleven families,

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<v Speaker 3>for all of America. Everyone knows where they were. Everyone,

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<v Speaker 3>you know. It's just if you asked one hundred people

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<v Speaker 3>if the US Park Service was running at point and

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<v Speaker 3>I would tell you I thought, so, they're running. Mel

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<v Speaker 3>Shanksville is run by the US Box Service, and the

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<v Speaker 3>Pentagon is run They're building a building next to the Pentagon.

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<v Speaker 3>But because the Pentagon's in the Department of Defense, because

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<v Speaker 3>it's military, they have their own thing run by the

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<v Speaker 3>US Bark Service. Now we have the Statue of Liberty

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<v Speaker 3>right across the street. It's not even an issue about

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<v Speaker 3>where the US Park Service is going to be. And

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<v Speaker 3>here's one other one that you know, it's it's it's

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<v Speaker 3>it's great. I have no problem with But President Obama

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<v Speaker 3>designated the Stonewall in I mean memorial, So I mean

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<v Speaker 3>that's that's great. I have no problem with that. But

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<v Speaker 3>you know what we have where twenty seven hundred and

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<v Speaker 3>fifty fifty three thousand people were murdered, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>these these poor families are just asking for something simple.

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<v Speaker 3>This is not a big ask. It's not so I've

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<v Speaker 3>been on this thing for twenty something years and finally

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<v Speaker 3>got President Trump to, you know, say that the world

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<v Speaker 3>at the National Coliseum. It's great.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we can move this forward. This is Jack Joyce,

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<v Speaker 1>a brave firefighter. He's been ill a couple of times

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<v Speaker 1>since nine to eleven. He lost a lot of friends

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<v Speaker 1>that day, and he's trying to do something that I

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<v Speaker 1>thought was done. I'm not going to lie to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I really thought it.

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<v Speaker 2>Was a memorial part of the National Parks. I had

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<v Speaker 2>no idea. I literally just found this out from you

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<v Speaker 2>five minutes ago, which is shocking, and there's no excuse

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<v Speaker 2>for it. I'm not okay with it. What do you

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<v Speaker 2>think about Galante's petition?

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<v Speaker 1>Though, mister Jack as a as a former firefighter.

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<v Speaker 3>I will be there. I will be there. I signed

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<v Speaker 3>that petition. I talked to him almost right away. We

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<v Speaker 3>were back and forth, and I commended him on his mission.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a nine to eleven family member, I mean his wife.

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<v Speaker 3>He has nothing left of his wife. He's nothing but

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<v Speaker 3>the memory. It's horrible.

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<v Speaker 2>So you don't think the mayor should be there? Right?

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<v Speaker 3>No way, I don't think the mayor should be there,

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<v Speaker 3>not the way, not with his attitude and when he's

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<v Speaker 3>talking about in the five run everything else. Now he's

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<v Speaker 3>not he's not. He's not.