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Bob Dole

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  1. last evening we received the news of the passing of a dear friend and leader in this Chamber, Strom Thurmond. Strom Thurmond retired this year at the age of 100 after more than half a century serving the people of South Carolina and our Nation as a Senator, as Governor of South Carolina, and as a State legislator. Remarkably, his career in the Senate spanned the administrations of 10 Presidents, from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush. His passing last night certainly will be felt by so many Members of this Chamber who had grown accustomed to the courtly gentleman from South Carolina. But his life leaves a lesson for us all in compassion, respect, civility, dedication, and hard work. Before he was elected to the Senate in 1954, as the only write-in candidate in history to win a seat in Congress, Strom Thurmond was elected county school superintendent, State Senator, and circuit judge. He resigned his judgeship to enlist in the Army in World War II. He landed in Normandy as part of the 82nd Airborne assault on D-Day and, the story goes, flew into France on a glider, crash-landing in an apple orchard. He went on to help liberate Paris, and he received a Purple Heart, five Battle Stars, and numerous other awards for his World War II service. My husband Bob and I were honored to have known Strom Thurmond for so many years and to count him among our very special friends. He and Bob shared a great deal of common history, dating from their World War II days.2 sources2003govinfo.gov
Jun 6, 2022

A line has been crossed, not just of taste but of human dignity and decency.

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Jan 25, 2022

Public housing is one of the last bastions of socialism in the world.

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May 3, 2021

Scare tactics didn't work back then, and they are not going to work now.

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Apr 27, 2021

I remain proud of the work Senator McGovern and I did then, and I endorse your effort to secure a second White House conference to identify the next frontier of programs to finally end hunger in America.

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Mar 2, 2021

I regret that I have but one wife to serve my country.

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Nov 9, 2020

I have said repeatedly in this campaign that the President is my opponent, not my enemy. And I wish him well. And I pledge my support.

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Feb 4, 2020

Poor people don't make political contributions. You might get a different result if there were a poor PAC up here in Washington.

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Mar 27, 2017

Eliminating the McGovern-Dole program would have a disastrous effect on the planet's most vulnerable children.

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Mar 13, 2017

What we need is someone... who will hustle and get things done and work out the differences.

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Mar 13, 2017

Neither party has all the wisdom.

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Jan 11, 2017

I always thought that we tested a member of Congress or a Senator by what they did at home and what kind of a record they compiled.

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Jan 19, 2016

His party would suffer cataclysmic and wholesale losses if Cruz is the Republican nominee.

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Jul 14, 2015

Senator Bob Dole, among others, described the Food Stamp Program as the most important social program advance since the creation of Social Security.

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Feb 24, 2015

I believe the Committee exceeded its mandate when it made dietary recommendations based on environmental concerns of sustainability.

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Jan 25, 2012

If Gingrich is the nominee, it will have an adverse impact on Republican candidates running for county, state, and federal offices.

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Sep 14, 2009

If you can tax bad things like pollution and reduce taxes like on good things like labor and savings, you've done a good thing for the environment and the economy.

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Jul 13, 2009

the memorial serves as 'a lens through which we can better see and appreciate the dedication and sacrifice of American service women.'

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Jan 13, 2009

I regret that I have but one wife to give for my Country.

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Jan 13, 2009

War is an ugly thing, but it is not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

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Jan 13, 2009

As a free country, America honors its commitments, and the first of those commitments is support to men and women in uniform.

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Jan 13, 2009

There is much good about the VA. There have been a lot of negative stories, but I think we all agree that in most cases, they do a good job.

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Jan 13, 2009

I cannot think of a better person to look after our 25 million plus veterans than this true American hero.

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Jun 19, 2008

on March 3, 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac signed agreements with the attorney general of New York to adopt a Home Valuation Protection Code, which was crafted by the attorney general's office and approved by OFHEO, in consultation with…

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Jun 10, 2008

In 2003, I made my maiden floor speech on hunger issues and how we as a Nation can tackle them. I have continued my strongest efforts to raise awareness that 1 in 10 U.S. households is affected by hunger and to advance legislation and…

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