Senator Hillary Clinton has thrown her support behind the movement to remove the IFC from Ground Zero. In a stunning statement to the NY Post, Clinton said family members’ and first responders’ concerns must be addressed and the IFC must go:

“I cannot support the IFC,” Clinton declared last night in a strongly worded statement in response to an inquiry from The Post.

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“While I want to ensure that development and rebuilding in lower Manhattan move forward expeditiously, I am troubled by the serious concerns family members and first responders have expressed to me,” Clinton said.

“The LMDC [Lower Manhattan Development Corp.] has authority over the site and I do not believe we can move forward until it heeds and addresses their concerns.”

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By adding her voice to this effort, Senator Clinton joins NY Reps. Fossella, Sweeney, and King to make opposition to the IFC truly bipartisan. We welcome the addition of Seantor Clinton’s considerable support in this effort.

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