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FEAL: "Ron Johnson‘s a silly man. And right now, there‘s no legislation being done, there‘s no governing, and they‘re distracting their base and the American people with nonsense. On the surface, this is silly and pathetic. If Ron Johnson really wants to know what happened on 9/11, I can meet with him, which we will be meeting with his office on Tuesday of next week when we‘re in D.C., I‘ll let him know that innocent lives were lost on 9/11. Heroes died racing towards those innocent lives. And subsequently, 137,000 people are now sick because of the aftermath of 9/11. Ron Johnson‘s priorities are backwards. If he truly, really wants to know, he would put humanity first. And with this administration, with the cuts to NIOSH that administrate the World Trade Center Health Program, this just gets worse and worse for those who are sick and dying. It‘s over 39,000 people right now in the World Trade Center Health Program with a certified cancer. Many of them will die because of the cuts that were made. We‘re in D.C. to get legislation passed. Ron Johnson can start by co-sponsoring S.739, and then I‘ll have a serious conversation with him. But we‘re going to meet with his office on Tuesday, and I‘m going to let them know that their boss is silly, that their boss is putting conspiracy theories before human life. You know, after — if you go back in history, after an historic event, two things happen: conspiracy theories or advocacy. That‘s what separates me and Ron Johnson. I chose advocacy."
