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Senator McConnell Statement on Secretary Rumsfeld
from the Office of Senator Mitch McConnell

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

‘I deeply appreciate Secretary Rumsfeld’s many years of service to our nation,’ McConnell says

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell made the following statement Wednesday regarding Secretary of Defense, Don Rumsfeld:

“I deeply appreciate Secretary Rumsfeld’s many years of service to our nation. I hope his efforts to bring our military into the 21st Century, his leadership on homeland security, and his tireless efforts to refocus our efforts on emerging threats will continue.

"I also want to commend the President for his nomination of Bob Gates, he is a man of great experience and will be a strong leader at the Pentagon. I look forward to his confirmation in the Senate.”

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