The 9/11 Family Steering Committee was an organization of twelve relatives of victims of the

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in 2001 against the

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. Members of the Committee included the Jersey Girls. It was part of the 9/11 Truth Movement and was set up to monitor the work of the 9/11 Commission.

History

The now-defunct group was an offshoot of the Coalition for an Independent 9/11 Commission, which advocated the creation of an independent commission to investigate the failures that made 9/11 possible. The coalition represented a wide array of 9/11 families' organizations, including Families of September 11, Sept. 11 Advocates (also known as "The Jersey Girls"), and Voices of September 11. Although the call for a commission was initially resisted by the Bush administration, the coalition eventually prevailed in the creation of the 9/11 Commission. ''

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Monitoring of the 9/11 Commission

However, the Family Steering Committee was unsatisfied with the commission created and its mandate. They stated: It further created a list of questions they argued was unanswered by the official commission. On January 11, 2005, the committee made the following statement: The group ceased operations on January 11, 2005. Some of the research and advocacy of members of the Family Steering Committee is featured in the documentary " 9/11: Press for Truth" premiered September 2006.

Media coverage

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* CBS News * New York Daily News, written by the two members Kristen Breitweiser and Bill Harvey *

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* Peter Lance *

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Members

The member list include all the Jersey Girls

Notes

References

The Family Steering Committee

* ttp://govexec.com/dailyfed/0204/022004c1.htm Govexec.com - Sept. 11 families question Bush's role in terrorist attacks (02/20/2004)
Govexec.com - 9/11 families lobby Congress to act quickly on intelligence overhaul (10/14/2004)

* ttp://govexec.com/dailyfed/0404/040804c1.htm Govexec.com - Rice: Red tape hindered pre-9/11 efforts (04/08/2004)
Govexec.com - 9/11 commission scolds government over attacks, calls for major reforms (07/22/2004)

* ttp://govexec.com/dailyfed/1004/101804cdpm2.htm Govexec.com - Election Day deadline failing to motivate intelligence reform conferees (10/18/2004)
Govexec.com - Passage of intel bill may rest on speedy accord, aides say (11/15/2004)

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