congresswoman carolyn maloney. stay with us. >> rose: in 2006, new york police officer james zadroga died of respiratory disease contributed to his work at ground zero. federal legislation to provide health to first responders, known as the zadroga 9/11 compensation bill failed to pass. in september, the house cleared a $7.4 billion aid package but earlier this month the republican filibuster held up the bill's passage in the senate. the senate is expected to vote this week on a new version of the bill that brings the cost down. at city hall today, new york's mayor bloomberg spoke about the importance of passing the bill. >> this is not a vote on whether we should increase the deficit. it's a vote on whether we should stand by those who stood by america in its hour of greatest need. >> rose: last week, jon stewart of "the daily show" dedicated his final episode of the year to the legislation. >> there was one network that gave the 9/11 responders story the full 22 minutes of intense coverage that it deserved. but t

here's an invitation for a $5,000 event this past weekend with democrat carolyn maloney.other invitation, republican susan collins, if you join her for her birthday gig she'll get $1,000 for each attendee later today. we are starting. again, it's only christmas. >> not even christmas. >> that's right. >> thank you. let's bring back in patrick, galina and jim. jim, governor, i don't know if you remember what the most is you ever spent on a campaign, but do you think it's getting out of hand? i mean, is the sky the limit here? >> you know, i've always believed that you ought to be permitted to participate financially in a political campaign without all of these limits. limits are making it difficult to level the playing field. the new guy on the block doesn't have all of those people that want to give him money and he's got to find money. to me the dischoice sure is the key. you take what you can get, you disclose it, everybody can see who's giving you money. >> the republican groups, ones founded by karl rove, those folks should have disclosed where the money's coming from

the work that carolyn maloney, peter keane, anthony wiener -- have been extraordinary. this bill every step of the way in the house. they had 21 hearings. they did the hard work of getting it through the house at a time when it absolutely had to be done. it was their dedication, perseverance, and conviction that got it to the senate. thank you for everything you did. he brought the bill this for -- this far and allow us to do everything else. thank you. [applause] last but certainly not least, i want to thank my republican colleagues. if we learned anything from this last election, it was that the american people wanted us to get things done. they ask us to come to washington, work hard, and work together. enzin tell you that senator n and senator kohlberg came to help. the chili made a difference. i want to thank them for -- they truly make a difference. of what to thank them for all they had done. [applause] a lot to close with a reminder of what this is all about. on 9/11, our country was attacked by terrorists. certain men and women, the strongest, the greatest amon

jackson lee: i rise to support the senate amendment to h.r. 847, to be able to thank carolyn maloneye speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i ask that my statement be submitted in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new jersey will be charged. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. burgess: i'll reserve my time. i ask that the house do maintain order. this is an important debate. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. members are please reminded to take their conversations out of the chamber. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i have no additional speakers. i reserve. i don't know if the gentleman from texas has additional -- mr. burgess: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. king. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. king: i want to thank the house of representatives what it's going to do today. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will please be in order. the gentleman may continue. mr. king: thank you, m

the work that carolyn maloney, peter keane, anthony wiener -- have been extraordinary. every step of the way in the house. they had 21 hearings. they did the hard work of getting it through the house at a time when it absolutely had to be done. it was their dedication, perseverance, and conviction that got it to the senate. thank you for everything you did. he brought the bill this for -- this far and allow us to do everything else. thank you. [applause] last but certainly not least, i want to thank my republican colleagues. if we learned anything from this last election, it was that the american people wanted us to get things done. they ask us to come to washington, work hard, and work together. enzin tell you that senator n and senator kohlberg came to help. the chili made a difference. i wa to thank them for -- they truly make a difference. of what to thank them for all they had done. [applause] a lot to close with a reminder of what this is all about. on 9/11, our country was attacked by terrorists. certain men and women, the strongest, the greatest among best, race

i want to thank congressman carolyn maloney and dole, the sponsors of the bill, along with peter king, who worked so diligently, prodding his republican colleagues. cannot thank him enough. mike mann, who has always been a friend of my organization and will be our friend for life. the entire new york delegation. the battling troops. i can go on and on. my senators now -- i hope that every citizen in our country feels the same way that i feel about these two senators. i feel truly blessed to have two extraordinary legislators -- thank you, senator gillibrand. thank you, senator schumer. thank you. thank you. thank you. [applause] i would like to thank carol schaefer, general president of the international association of firefighters, along with his staff. harold is not here because we had a catastrophic event in chicago. there was a very building. he lost two firefighters, and we had two critically injured, so i'm going to respond to harold and thank him for his extraordinary leadership. the president of the afl cio is truly a labor icon and one that has been working for passage of thi

i want to thank chairman scott and carolyn maloney with whom i've worked closely on the house companion bill. i will say that the as a member of congress who has devoted more than 15 years to prevent trafficing, prevent victims from exploitation and abuse and prosecute those who enslave with up to life imprisonment, i'm mape to say that in -- in many of our states, laws have been passed that mirror the tpva so they have powerful weapons and tools to use against those who would so crewly misstreet -- mistreat -- cruelly mistreat trafficking victims. you are considered a victim if you have not attained the age of 18 or if you are 18 if there's an element of force or coercion. i rise in strong support of this bill which takes this even further. s. 2925. slavery is third most lucrative criminal activity in the world. it estimated that it grows each and every year on the order of $31 billion. under presidents bush and obama, domestic task forces to combat human trafficking have been established in 40 cities, 900 american children have been rescued and many thanks is owed to the f.b.i., state

conyers: i recognize carolyn maloney of new york for a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: i rise in strong support of the dream act and urge all of my colleagues to vote for this important bill and request permission to revise and extend my remarks in support of this important bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i recognize the distinguished gentleman from new york, jose serrano, for 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. serrano: i thank the gentleman. we call it a dream but it's a reality. it's young people who are here, who want to continue to be part of the american dream. it's people, as mr. engel said, who know no other country. this is the country they know. this is the country they love. this is the country they're in. this is the country they want to help grow. we talk so much about the future of our country, the future of our country is in our youth. our youth who want this dream to become a reality. vote for the dream act. it is the proper