Sen. Wicker Reflects on 20th Anniversary of 9/11
September 14, 2021
September 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report:
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I drove to a breakfast meeting at the Pentagon hosted by Donald Rumsfeld, our Secretary of Defense. The discussion focused on the emerging threats to our national security, including terrorism. At one point, Mr. Rumsfeld told the gathering that it had been hard to convince the American people that more funding for national defense was needed. He even su . . .
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I drove to a breakfast meeting at the Pentagon hosted by Donald Rumsfeld, our Secretary of Defense. The discussion focused on the emerging threats to our national security, including terrorism. At one point, Mr. Rumsfeld told the gathering that it had been hard to convince the American people that more funding for national defense was needed. He even su . . .