Morano Q&A with Nelson: Gold Star mother accessibility and roundtable priorities
Morano thanks Nelson for channeling grief into activism, asks about the Gold Star mother who couldn't attend, and offers to connect her with his office. Nelson confirms this is a broader problem affecting multiple families. Morano proposes a committee roundtable and asks for three priority issues.
First of all, thank you for your testimony.
Before we get to Anthony, you know, on behalf of the committee and the council and all Staten Islanders, we've all experienced grief and trauma.
I don't know that many of us have experienced the kind of grief and trauma that you've experienced.
Had to undergo.
And I really, it would be very easy to take that grief and just completely retreat from public life.
And I think what you've done is really a model for how all of us that experience loss can channel that grief into something positive.
And you're really inspiring.
And I'm grateful that you've chosen to channel that grief into activism.
I have three brief questions for you, and then I'll look forward to hearing from you, sir.
So you told us in your testimony about a gold star mother who wanted to be here but couldn't leave her home because she lacks the mobility equipment and assistance she needs, and that's just heartbreaking, and I'd like our committee to do more than simply acknowledge it.
With her permission, I hope that you'll be willing to
to connect her with my office so that we can work with the appropriate agencies to identify what assistance might be available, and I'm happy to go to wherever she is.
And I'm wondering if this is a problem you're encountering with other military families as well.
Yes.
It is.
Yes, she's not the only one.