Kaine Statement On 25th Anniversary of September 11th Attacks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: “This is a solemn anniversary for all Americans, but it’s especially close to home for the Commonwealth—nearly 200 people died that day at the Pentagon and aboard American Airlines Flight 77, and Virginia, as one of the most military-connected states in the country, had a disproportionate number of her sons and daughters deploy overseas after the attacks. Twenty-five years later, I’m praying for the families of the nearly 3,000 Americans who died, the first responders who heroically put themselves in harm’s way in the aftermath, the thousands of Americans who suffered disability or death because of the dangerous recovery work, the tens of thousands of servicemembers who answered the call and defended our nation in the War on Terror, and the millions of ordinary Americans who pulled together to try and help the nation heal. As Governor of Virginia, I went to the deployments, the homecomings, the funerals, and the wakes of many of our brave servicemembers—and it has made me even more dedicated to, as a U.S. Senator, ensure our veterans, servicemembers, and their families have the resources, health care, and benefits they have earned, to keep our nation secure, and to keep our troops from having to risk their lives unless absolutely necessary.” ###