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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022

Floor Speech

Date: May 11, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, I begin by thanking Congressman Carbajal, as well as Chairman Scott, for helping and leading this effort, as well as, of course, our committee staff for working with me on this amendment.

This is a commonsense, good-governance amendment that allows for a deep dive into the backgrounds of employees that are experiencing diseases and conditions covered under this act.

The report will help us better understand the health challenges facing firefighters and identify and address any differences in condition prevalence across the different populations.

Additionally, my amendment provides a space for the Secretary to make further recommendations to allow Congress to address some of the additional actions needed to help take care of those in providing health and safety for Federal firefighters.

Mr. Speaker, I am very blessed to have this opportunity to lead this action and to help our firefighters get the protection that they need. I urge my colleagues to please support this amendment.

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