Rob Simmons
Rob Simmons
Robert Ruhl "Rob" Simmonsis an American politician and retired U.S. Army Colonel who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007, representing Connecticut's second congressional district as a Republican...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 February 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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We're quickly moving to the point where we will have no military bases in the Northeast, and this undermines support for the military. We are a nation of citizen soldiers.
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For many of us in government, it represented a tragic failure in national security, ... For thousands of American families -- some of them right here in eastern Connecticut-- it was a more personal day.