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Testimony by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Before The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Check Against Delivery

Governor Kean and members of the Commission: Welcome back to New York, and thank you for asking me to testify before you today. Over the last two days, these hearings have explored, in thorough and often painful detail, what the City endured on September 11th, 2001. The images have been vivid, the memories have been heart- wrenching, and the questions have been pointed. I know that for the families who lost loved ones, these hearings have undoubtedly re-opened the wounds. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Understanding what happened on 9/11 is crucial to our success in winning the war against terror and to explaining to those families why so many were lost. That's why you have been empowered to make these inquiries. This investigation is also a measure of our society's inherent strength and confidence. The willingness to openly examine our institutions in order to improve them demonstrates why, as former Mayor Giuliani has pointed out, democracies are strong, and why free people will prevail over terror. Our Administration has shown a similar willingness to thoroughly and openly examine the events of 9/11. Shortly after taking office, we asked the management-consulting firm of McKinsey & Company to critically analyze how the Police and Fire Departments responded that day. We made the results of that study public, and we have turned them over to the staff of this Commission. That's because we, like you, are determined to learn from this tragedy. I was sworn in less than four months after those savage attacks. After the ceremony, the smoke was still rising as I watched members of the Fire Department pull the body of one of their brothers out of the rubble. It was clear to me and to my Administration that it was our job to make sure the City learned the lessons of 9/11, so it would be better prepared in the future. We have worked hard to do just that—to build on the proud traditions of service and sacrifice that have characterized our Police and Fire Departments since their founding in the 19th century, and that still animate those who protect our city today. Yesterday you reviewed once again the heroic actions of our City's firefighters and police officers on 9/11, many of whom gave their lives in the greatest rescue effort in our history. The bravery and professionalism they demonstrated never cease to amaze and inspire us. And the firm leadership Mayor Giuliani showed that day and in the days that followed gave us all the strength to endure, and the will to prevail.

VISUAL PLAN 9/11 Commission Hearing on May 18 & 19 at The New School Version 8. Staff Statement #l(one statement on Tuesday) Main screen that has graphics, photos, word slides Map screen has slide with hearing Map Screen for Staff statement: (CT) Commission slide with name of hearing: seal over blue with words: 9-11 Commission Hearing, May 18, Emergency Response Main screen for statement #1: (CT) 1. Commission slide with name of hearing: seal over blue with words: 9-11 Commission Hearing, May 18, Emergency Response Main screen for statement #1: (CT) 2A. Preparedness on September 11, 2001 (CT) 2A. Hardening the Target: The World Trade Center After 1993 (CT) 3. Construction piece: (photo: NY Daily News:N1691377) (CT) 4. Construction photo (photo: NY Daily News:N1691348) (CT) 5. New Towers (photo: NY Daily News:N1691366) (CT) 6. Skyline with 2 towers (photo: PA WTC SK A) (CT) 7. Skyline with 2 towers (photo: PA: 8X10_R30) (CT) 8. WTC complex: (photo: PA: 8X10_R32) (CT) 9. WTC w/ Marriott Hotel (photo: Marriott file photo) (CT) 10. NSC Map (Marco graphic) Map screen 2. Blue WTC (Marco graphic) (CT) 11. Concourse photo (photo: PA: GAP) Map screen 2B. Concourse graphic (Marco graphic)

Opening Statement, Hearing Eleven Thomas H. Kean, Chair National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United State New York City May 18, 2004 FIRST DAY

Good morning. As chair of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, I hereby convene this, the eleventh public hearing of the Commission. Today and tomorrow we will be examining how local, regional, and federal authorities responded to the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. We will focus on what confronted civilians and first responders during the attacks, how they made decisions under adverse conditions, and what first responders communicated to civilians and to each other. We will also explore the state of emergency preparedness and response today,, what steps have been taken since 9-11 to improve our preparedness against terrorist attacks and other emergencies, and whether we should establish national standards of preparedness. In the course of this two-day hearing, we will hear from people who directed agencies who were in the front lines of the 9-11 attacks both in New York and in Arlington, Virginia. We will also hear from some who will help the Commission to look at emergency response issues nationwide. We intend to use what we learn in the course of the next two days to guide us as we consider recommendations to make our country safer and more secure. Today's session will run until nearly 4:00 p.m. with a lunch break of one hour. Tomorrow, we will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at around 12:45 a.m. This is the second hearing we will be holding in this great city of New York and the third in the greater New York vicinity. We held our very first hearing at the Alexander Hamilton Customs House, not far from here, and our seventh at Drew University, in Madison, New Jersey. It is most appropriate that we return to the city that bore the greatest impact of the 911 attacks. New York City in all its vitality symbolizes everything that is great about the United States of America. That is why those who hate everything about our country, our values, and our way of life singled out