Martha McSally climbs Capitol steps to honor 9/11 first responders

By Mike Brest

Published September 11, 2019 10:05pm ET

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Martha McSally climbs Capitol steps to honor 9/11 first responders — Oct 6, 2020; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz. prepares to debate Democratic challenger Mark Kelly at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. | (Rob Schumacher/AP/The Arizona Republic)

Sen. Martha McSally commemorated the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by climbing up and down the steps of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

A former United States Air Force combat veteran, McSally decided to climb 2,071 steps, the same number that first responders climbed trying to save people in the World Trade Center.

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