(*This story will be updated)
FILE — An American flag is unfurled at the Pentagon, in Washington, Sept. 11, 2021, at sunrise on the morning of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11, gathering Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at memorials, firehouses, city halls and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
As the nation paused to remember the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania, Massachusetts’ elected officials paid tribute to the fallen and to the heroism of first responders who stepped into harm’s way.
Here is a sampling of what they had to say.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.: “On today’s anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, we remember the lives lost, and we honor the brave first responders who put their lives on the line. We will never forget,” Warren wrote on Twitter.
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-2nd District:
U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, D-3rd District:
U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-5th District:
