Washington, DC – Congressman Bill Shuster will hold a hearing on establishing a permanent Flight 93 Memorial in the U.S. Capitol.  The hearing will be tomorrow, July 26, at 10 a.m. in room 2167 of the Rayburn House Office Building.  Shuster is chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, which will discuss H.Con.Res 129 and how best to commemorate the passengers and crew aboard this Capitol-bound flight.

WHO: Shuster, Alan Hantman (Architect of the Capitol – invited to provide written testimony), Hamilton Peterson (President, Families of Flight 93), Dr. Brent Glass (Member, Flight 93 Memorial Advisory Commission and Director, Smithsonian Museum of American History), Ken Nacke (Family Member of a Passenger on Flight 93), Clay Mankamyer and Mary Alice Mankamyer (Residents of Shanksville, PA and Ambassadors at the Shanksville Memorial Site).

WHAT: Congressional Hearing on H.Con.Res 129, which authorizes the establishment of a permanent memorial in the U.S. Captiol recognizing the heroes aboard Flight 93.

WHEN: July 26 at 10 a.m.

WHERE: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building

According to most intelligence reports, Flight 93 was heading to the U.S. Capitol.  The heroic actions of the passengers and crew aboard, which proved to be the first fight in today’s Global War Against Terrorism, saved the lives of hundreds of others and protected one of our nation’s most treasured symbols of freedom – the U.S. Captiol.  

The Senate has introduced a similar bill, S.Con.Res 26, sponsored by Senators Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Rick Santorum.