President and congressional leaders pay respect to Bob Dole in U.S. Capitol
1 00:00:05,190 –> 00:00:10,700 >> From that first speech by means of his years in management by means of Bob’s 2 00:00:10,700 –> 00:00:16,410 extremely lively retirement in title solely. He constructed brighter futures 3 00:00:16,410 –> 00:00:22,440 for tens of millions. Bob was blessed with lengthy lives to 4 00:00:22,440 –> 00:00:24,540 watch this legacy take impact. 5 00:00:25,880 –> 00:00:30,890 >> However that was no accident. Bob wish to joke that he deliberate for longevity. 6 00:00:31,730 –> 00:00:37,320 >> By carefully learning our most senior colleagues. He had a complete comedy 7 00:00:37,320 –> 00:00:43,230 routine about how he had tried to repeat Strom Thurmond’s consuming habits. Strom 8 00:00:43,230 –> 00:00:46,110 . Texas Rep.. I take a shrimp. 9 00:00:47,190 –> 00:00:53,530 >> If he eats a banana. I eat a banana. The years have been effectively spent nevertheless not 10 00:00:53,530 –> 00:00:59,110 due to his titles however due to what he completed. At this time tens of tens of millions of Individuals 11 00:00:59,110 –> 00:01:04,330 veterans the aged the disabled and tens of millions of youngsters throughout the nation are higher off. 12 00:01:04,330 –> 00:01:10,270 Due to Bob Dole. He by no means misplaced his roots as a principled pragmatic Kansas 13 00:01:10,270 –> 00:01:15,790 Republican. And Bob by no means hesitated to work with Democrats to get issues finished 14 00:01:15,790 –> 00:01:17,740 as speaker of the home. 15 00:01:17,740 –> 00:01:22,990 >> There’s a particular supply of delight for us within the Home that Senator Dole started his 16 00:01:22,990 –> 00:01:28,360 congressional profession within the Home of Representatives and it’s becoming that 17 00:01:28,360 –> 00:01:33,460 as we collect within the Capitol Rotunda dwelling to American heroes memorialized in 18 00:01:33,460 –> 00:01:38,980 marble and bronze to pay tribute to a rare patriot. As 19 00:01:38,980 –> 00:01:44,170 I stand right here and see his coffin on the catapult that was constructed for Lincoln with 20 00:01:44,170 –> 00:01:49,420 that flag drop draped over it I am positive lots of you right here will agree it is onerous to 21 00:01:49,420 –> 00:01:55,120 consider anybody who was extra worthy to have a flag draped over his coffin 22 00:01:55,120 –> 00:01:59,830 due to his nice patriotism to our nation. 23 00:01:59,830 –> 00:02:06,290 >> We could hear the very coronary heart from American democracy. The 24 00:02:06,290 –> 00:02:11,290 capital of the US of America to obtain a hero. 25 00:02:13,360 –> 00:02:19,450 >> Of that democracy. For a remaining time. Robert 26 00:02:19,450 –> 00:02:24,730 Joseph go. Belongs right here. In 27 00:02:24,730 –> 00:02:30,200 this place. On this temple of liberty to liberty and to temple 28 00:02:30,200 –> 00:02:35,510 to prospects. Bob Dole liked this 29 00:02:35,510 –> 00:02:36,020 capital. 30 00:02:38,010 –> 00:02:39,490 >> The place he served the nation. 31 00:02:40,860 –> 00:02:46,560 >> Formed by the figures that encompass us he did nice work. They as soon as requested him why 32 00:02:46,560 –> 00:02:52,310 in God’s title he vote to proceed to fund Amtrak he mentioned as a result of if he did not Biden 33 00:02:52,310 –> 00:02:58,310 would keep over evening and trigger extra hassle. I commuted every single day to 34 00:02:58,310 –> 00:02:58,750 restore. 35 00:03:00,390 –> 00:03:06,570 >> My fellow Individuals. America has misplaced one 36 00:03:06,570 –> 00:03:12,140 of our biggest patriots we could observe his knowledge 37 00:03:12,140 –> 00:03:17,750 I hope and his time as fact. That is the reality of the matter is 38 00:03:17,750 –> 00:03:23,960 as divided as we’re the one manner ahead for democracy is unity consensus. 39 00:03:24,020 –> 00:03:25,250 >> The one manner.