n the fall of 2001, Family Steering Committee (FSC) members began the first of many trips to Washington D.C. to demand that Congress create legislation for an independent investigation into the September 11th terrorist attacks. The FSC obtained the support of Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), Richard C. Shelby (R -AL) and Representatives Tim Roemer (D-IN), Chris Shays (R-CT), and Chris Smith (R-NJ). While some family members lobbied in Washington, others relentlessly faxed and phoned members of Congress and the White House.
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July 26, 2003
9/11 Steering Committee Questions and Information
Washington Post Headline on 9/11 Inquiry May Prove Prophetic Says
An original Washington Post headline “Lawmakers Urge MoreAggressive
Sept. 11 Probe,” posted online on May 22 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26435-2003May22.html)
was changed to “New Panel, Independent of 9/11 Commission, Is Sought” (WP
5/23/03), when the print version was released the following day. The print
headline prompted Lee Hamilton, Vice-Chair of the National Commission on
Terrorist Acts Upon the United States, to object at the opening of the
second day of hearings that the actual proceedings and the content of the
article didn’t match the headline.
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