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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider

Posted: 12:54 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010

Pelosi on NYC Mosque 

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By Jamie Dupree

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a new written statement this afternoon about the controversy involving the construction of a mosque and community center near Ground Zero in Manhattan.


The Speaker reiterated her opinion that the matter is a local decision for New York.  She also took another jab at critics, demanding to know who is funding the attacks on the mosque.

But Pelosi also urged a public accounting of who is backing the project.

Here is the statement from her office:

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement concerning the Cordoba House:

 

"The freedom of religion is a Constitutional right.  Where a place of worship is located is a local decision. 

 

"I support the statement made by the Interfaith Alliance that 'We agree with the ADL that there is a need for transparency about who is funding the effort to build this Islamic center.  At the same time, we should also ask who is funding the attacks against the construction of the center.'

 

"For all of those expressing concern about the 9/11 families, we call upon them to join us in support of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act when Congress returns in September."

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