9/11 Site Workers Hearing: James Melius Testimony

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Description: On Wednesday, September 12, 2007, the House Committee on Education and Labor, led by Rep. George Miller, held a hearing on the protection given to workers at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks. Witnesses included Freddy Cordero, a worker at the site of the World Trade Center; Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, Professor and Chairman, Department of Community & Preventive Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York; Patricia Clark, Regional Administrator, OSHA Region II, New York; Brian A. Jackson, Ph.D., Associate Director, Homeland Security Program, RAND Corporation; and Dr. James Melius, Director, NYS Laborers' Health and Safety Fund.