Also at 11 a.m., World
Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein joins over 500
union construction workers and ublic
officials, business leaders and representatives from the
local community at a topping out ceremony for the 1,079 - foot tall 3 World
Trade Center tower, Manhattan.
The letter to Congress is signed by public and private organizations from every state, including community development organizations; nonprofit service providers; banks and credit
unions; state and national
trade associations and chambers of commerce, including the American Bankers Association and other groups representing thousands of members; affordable housing organizations; schools, universities and education nonprofits; city governments, state and
local elected
officials and agencies; and many other businesses, ranging from very large businesses to small, family - owned businesses.