[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1062]
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                     A TRIBUTE TO SENATOR BOB DOLE

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                         HON. TILLIE K. FOWLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 12, 1996

  Mrs. FOWLER. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, as I stood on the floor of the 
other body watching my friend Bob Dole say farewell, I was impressed, 
as always, by his remarks--which were delivered with his trademark 
sincerity and self-depreciating humor. But I was just as impressed with 
the response he got from the crowd, which ran the gamut from Senators 
and House Members to capitol tour guides, pages, and Senate staff.
  It was clear to me that everyone present, regardless of party 
affiliation, age or importance, held this man in high regard. There was 
a palpable sense of affection and respect in that room--the kind of 
affection and respect that is only given to someone who has earned it 
over the years.
  I would venture to say that although most Americans know about Bob 
Dole's leadership; his record of service; his keen intellect, and his 
commitment to making a difference for America, many of them do not know 
what the crowd in the Senate Chamber knew--that Bob Dole is a man with 
tremendous heart, and that he has served the American people, and the 
institution of the Senate for many years with everything he had to 
give.
  Bob is known around here as one of the kindest, most generous people 
in Washington--the man who knows everyone in the Capitol, from the 
plumbers and the carpenters to the Senators and the reporters--and 
treats everyone the same. He is known as a leader of great skill, 
vision, and rock-solid integrity, and he is known as a man with heart.
  It was Bob's heart that led him to serve our Nation during war, and 
that gave him the strength to recover from injuries that would have 
killed many men.
  It is his heart that makes him someone who is consistently rated as a 
favorite by Capitol employees, and who has gone out of his way time and 
again to help me since I came to Washington. It is his heartfelt belief 
in the American ideals of hard work, individual responsibility and 
helping others that has led him to work night and day to make a 
difference for this Nation.
  Bob Dole is a proven leader and a true American hero. He has the 
character, the courage, the compassion--and the heart--to lead this 
Nation into the next century, and I join with all his other friends, 
and colleagues in wishing him well as he departs Capitol Hill to move 
on to his next challenge.

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