01of 11ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesFormer U.S. Senator from Kansas and past Senate majority leader Bob Dole died on Dec. 5at the age of 98. The Elizabeth Dole foundation announced the death of the longtime leader of Senate Republicans, saying in a statement, “It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep. At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years.“After lying in state at the United States Capitol on Thursday, Dole’s funeral will be held on Friday at the Washington National Cathedral. On Thursday, prominent politicians paid their respects to the former senator.
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Former U.S. Senator from Kansas and past Senate majority leader Bob Dole died on Dec. 5at the age of 98. The Elizabeth Dole foundation announced the death of the longtime leader of Senate Republicans, saying in a statement, “It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep. At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years.”
After lying in state at the United States Capitol on Thursday, Dole’s funeral will be held on Friday at the Washington National Cathedral. On Thursday, prominent politicians paid their respects to the former senator.
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04of 11Shawn Thew/UPI/ShutterstockPresident Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Bidenwere present to pay their respects, with President Biden speaking of Dole as a man of “wit and grace, principle and persistence, of courage and conviction,” and calling him his “great friend” and “one of our greatest patriots.”
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Bidenwere present to pay their respects, with President Biden speaking of Dole as a man of “wit and grace, principle and persistence, of courage and conviction,” and calling him his “great friend” and “one of our greatest patriots.”
05of 11Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty ImagesBiden thenread a statement Dole wrote before his death, quoting the late politician, “I cannot pretend that I have not been a loyal champion for my party, but I always served my country best when I did so first and foremost as an American.”
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Biden thenread a statement Dole wrote before his death, quoting the late politician, “I cannot pretend that I have not been a loyal champion for my party, but I always served my country best when I did so first and foremost as an American.”
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07of 11Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via GettyVice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff were present to pay their respects to the two-time Purple Heart recipient.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff were present to pay their respects to the two-time Purple Heart recipient.
08of 11Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via GettySenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also spoke of the three-time Senate Majority Leader, saying of Dole, “His roots ran deep, but he was always looking to new horizons.”
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also spoke of the three-time Senate Majority Leader, saying of Dole, “His roots ran deep, but he was always looking to new horizons.”
09of 11Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via GettySpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called Dole an “extraordinary patriot,” saying that it was “hard to think of anyone who was more worthy to have the flag draped over his coffin because of his great patriotism to our country.“She also praised the way the late World Word II veteran worked in a “bipartisan way.”
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called Dole an “extraordinary patriot,” saying that it was “hard to think of anyone who was more worthy to have the flag draped over his coffin because of his great patriotism to our country.”
She also praised the way the late World Word II veteran worked in a “bipartisan way.”
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11of 11Sarahbeth Maney/Pool/GettyRepresentatives Liz Cheney and Debbie Dingell paid their respects at the United States Capitol on Thursday.
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Representatives Liz Cheney and Debbie Dingell paid their respects at the United States Capitol on Thursday.
source: people.com
