9-11 Heroes To Get Medals
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Tuesday approved the presentation of
congressional gold medals on behalf of the hundreds of firefighters, police
officers, emergency and rescue workers and others who perished after
responding to the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.
The medal, Congress' highest civilian honor, would also be awarded on behalf
of those people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who resisted the hijackers,
stopping them from a possible attack on Washington. That plane crashed in
Pennsylvania.
``Today's bill commemorates and honors in the most significant way that
Congress can those men and women who laid down their lives on Sept. 11,''
said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., said bronze reproductions would also be sold
to the general public, with the proceeds going to a proposed memorial at the
World Trade Center site.
The bill, passed 392-2, is expected to win quick approval in the Senate. The
no votes were cast by Republicans Ron Paul of Texas and Amo Houghton of New
York.
The bill is H.R. 3054.
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