HOUSE, SENATE HOLD CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON 9/11 LEGISLATION

Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-MI, chairs a Conference Committee meeting about the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 20, 2004. The House and Senate passed two separate versions of the bill and are meeting to work out their differences. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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