[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 210 (Monday, December 6, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8935]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 470--RELATING TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT 
 ``BOB'' J. DOLE, FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS

  Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. 
Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, 
Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of 
South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, 
Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, 
Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 470

       Whereas Robert ``Bob'' J. Dole (referred to in this 
     preamble as ``Bob Dole'') was born in Russell, Kansas;
       Whereas Bob Dole enlisted in the United States Army while 
     he was a student at the University of Kansas, served in World 
     War II, was seriously wounded attempting to save a fellow 
     soldier during a military offensive in Italy, and was awarded 
     2 Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star with an Oak Cluster for his 
     service;
       Whereas Bob Dole continued his public service by serving in 
     the Kansas State House of Representatives from 1951 to 1953, 
     and he was then elected to the United States House of 
     Representatives in 1961, where he served until 1969;
       Whereas Bob Dole began his United States Senate career in 
     1969, which would last until 1996, serving during this period 
     as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Senate 
     Minority Leader, and Senate Majority Leader;
       Whereas Bob Dole was a life-long advocate for the disabled 
     and was instrumental in the passing of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act in 1990 and the Dole-McGovern Food for 
     Education program;
       Whereas Bob Dole was the Republican nominee for the 
     Presidency of the United States in 1996;
       Whereas Bob Dole has been recognized by several presidents 
     for his public service, including President Reagan awarding 
     him the Presidential Citizens Medal in 1989 and President 
     Clinton bestowing upon him the Presidential Medal of Freedom 
     in 1997;
       Whereas Bob Dole left elected office but remained in public 
     service, serving as--
       (1) National Chairman of the World War II Memorial 
     Campaign;
       (2) co-chair of the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund 
     for families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist 
     attacks;
       (3) co-chair of the President's Commission on Care for 
     America's Returning Wounded Warriors in 2007; and
       (4) Finance Chairman of the Campaign for the National 
     Eisenhower Memorial;
       Whereas Bob Dole's bond with veterans remained unbroken, 
     and he rarely missed an opportunity to greet veterans during 
     their Honor Flights to the World War II Memorial, personally 
     thanking each of them for their service; and
       Whereas Bob Dole exemplified the American spirit of service 
     and leadership: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, that--
       (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Robert 
     ``Bob'' J. Dole, former United States Senator for the State 
     of Kansas;
       (2) the Senate respectfully requests that the Secretary of 
     the Senate--
       (A) communicate this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of the Honorable Robert ``Bob'' J. Dole; and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Robert 
     ``Bob'' J. Dole.

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