William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-11-15
50,000 people worked in the World Trade Center.
Day: September 11, 2015
Remember September 11
By Scott Wagner 
I am writing this email on this very important day – a day that we must never forget – September 11th.
I got up this morning at 6 a.m. and for some strange reason I had three times the amount of energy I usually do.
I had my first cup of coffee and turned on the TV – the channels were full of news and comments regarding this tragic day back on September 11, 2001.
Do you remember where you were on Tuesday, September 11, 2001?
I do – I was sitting in my office working on two municipal bids for my waste company that I had founded just 18 months earlier.
At 9:20 a.m., the TV that I always had on in my office reported the first airplane crash into the World Trade Center.
In just 10 days – on September 21st – I will be 60 years old.
On September 11, 2001 – I was 45 years old.
Time has passed quickly, but on this day every year the weight of what happened that day still weighs heavy on all of our hearts.
Earlier this morning on MSNBC there was a conversation – one of the hosts commented that back on September 11, 2001 everyone in our country came together to overcome the tragedy and to honor everyone who was killed.
The show host went on to say that today our country is more divided than ever – Icould not agree more.
Fourteen years later, I am extremely concerned about the direction of our great country which is why I decided to run for the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Today is a day of reflection for me to be thankful for our great country – for every opportunity afforded to me – to every veteran who shakes my hand – to be thankful for the men and women who have fought battles since the founding of our great country to save our precious freedom.
Please take time today to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for in the United States of America.
Have a good weekend.
Scott Wagner represents the 28th District in the Pennsylvania Senate.
Remember September 11
Stop Iran Rally Postponed
With yesterday’s (Sept. 10) blocking of a disapproval resolution by Senate Democrats, the Delaware Valley Stop Iran Coalition has postponed its rally scheduled for Sept. 13 on Independence Mall, Philadelphia.
“We condemn, in the harshest manner, the votes of 42 Senators who successfully filibustered the resolution of disapproval of the horrific Iran deal,” said even organizer Don Adams. “Due to the overwhelming public opposition to this deal, as indicated by recent polling, the Senate should have allowed this resolution to reach the President’s desk.”
Adams said, however, the group was not quitting.
“Please continue to be vigilant in this extremely urgent matter. In the words of John Paul Jones, We have only just begun to fight. For the peace, strength, and security of America and our allies, we must stop Iranian aggression–there is no other option.”
Stop Iran Rally Postponed
Bill Shuster Primaried
Congresssman Bill Shuster, who has represented Pennsylvania’s 9th District since 2001, is going to be again primaried by businessman Art Halvorson according to PoliticsPa.com
Halvorson took Shuster on in 2014 Republican race getting 35 percent of the vote to Shuster’s 53 percent. Also running was Travis Schooley who got 13 percent.
Former GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tom Smith had expressed interest in a primary challenge to Shuster but had to drop out due to health reasons. Halvorson, who was backing Smith this go around, said he would step in for another shot. He is dedicating this race to Smith says PoltiticsPa.
Shuster is embroiled in a scandal, namely he was caught dating an airline lobbyist last April. Shuster chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Shuster replaced his father, Bud, in a special election in May 2001. Bud Shuster has represented the district since 1973.