As our nation marks the 11th anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, here are officials news releases from the offices of our two Missouri Senators.

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement in remembrance of that tragic day:

 

“As we mark the anniversary of 9/11, we honor those who lost their lives in the most horrific terrorist attack on American soil in a generation. Today and every day, we owe a great debt of gratitude to our intelligence professionals and to the men and women in uniform who work to keep us safe from another attack.

“The federal government’s number one responsibility is to protect our country, and I remain committed to strengthening our intelligence capabilities and responsibly funding our defense in order to protect America from those who wish us harm.”

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the eleventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States:

“In the hours after the attacks eleven years ago today, Americans were united, and we met tragedy with resolve. On this day, we remember the remarkable courage of the first responders who ran toward, not away from, the fires, and the heroic service of our troops who stood up and sacrificed to protect our freedoms and bring Osama bin Laden to justice.

“The ultimate legacy of September 11 is the resilience of the American people. Today, my prayers are with the families of the thousands of Americans who died that day, the thousands of men and women in our armed forces who’ve given their lives fighting the wars that followed, and with the tens of thousands of American troops, in Afghanistan and around the world, still making daily sacrifices for our country far from their homes and families.”