04/02/2002 03:40 PM Senate STA

                                                                                                                                
                HCR 20-SEPT 11 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
DOUG LETCH,  Aide to  Representative Gary  Stevens, testified  the                                                              
resolution  was introduced  to the  committee  several weeks  ago.                                                              
Since then they worked with committee  aide, Joe Balash, and agree                                                              
that the suggested changes are acceptable.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN  THERRIAULT   stated  there  is  no   prepared  committee                                                              
substitute (CS) but they do have the suggested language changes.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. LETCH  stated Representative  Stevens  thought the ideas  were                                                              
good.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN  THERRIAULT asked  for  a motion  to  adopt the  proposed                                                              
language so it could be incorporated into a CS.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PHILLIPS made a motion to  adopt the following language as                                                              
amendment 1:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
       Delete all material from page 1, line 15 to page 2,                                                                      
     line 5                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Insert the following in its place                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     WHEREAS,  on September  11, 2001, at  9:43 a.m.  Eastern                                                                 
     the west  side of the  Pentagon building in  Washington,                                                                   
     D.C.,  causing the  loss  of all  64  lives aboard;  and                                                                   
     Daylight  Time,  hijacked American  Airlines  Flight  77                                                                   
     crashed into                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     WHEREAS,  125 service members,  employees, and  contract                                                                 
     workers at  the Pentagon building also lost  their lives                                                                   
     as a  result of  the crash of  American Airlines  Flight                                                                   
     77; and                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     WHEREAS,   the  passengers   and  crew  onboard   United                                                                 
     Airlines Flight 93, aware of  the earlier attacks on the                                                                   
     World  Trade  Center towers,  refused  to stand  by  and                                                                   
     allow the Boeing 757 to be used  in the same manner; and                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     WHEREAS,  passengers and  crew  onboard United  Airlines                                                                 
     Flight 93 put  a plan into action to stop  the hijacking                                                                   
     signaled by  the now famous  words, Are you  guys ready:                                                                   
     Let's roll"; and                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     WHEREAS, on  September 11, 2001,  at 10:00 a.m.  Eastern                                                                 
     Daylight  Time,  all  45 lives  aboard  United  Airlines                                                                   
     Flight  93   were  lost  when   the  plane   crashed  in                                                                   
     southwestern Pennsylvania; and                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, the language was incorporated into a                                                                  
State Affairs CS.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There was one zero fiscal note.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PHILLIPS noted November 11 was originally called                                                                        
Remembrance Day. That was changed to Armistice Day and it is now                                                                
celebrated as Veteran's Day.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT asked for the will of the committee.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DAVIS made a motion to move amended HCR 20 and attached                                                                 
fiscal note from committee with individual recommendations.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, SCS CSHCR 20(STA) moved from committee.