[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 21 (Monday, May 29, 2006)]
[Pages 1002-1003]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Death of Lloyd Bentsen

May 23, 2006

    Laura and I and the entire Bush family are saddened by Lloyd 
Bentsen's death. Lloyd Bentsen served in the House of Representatives 
for 6 years, and he represented the people of Texas in the United States 
Senate for 22 years. During his time in Congress, he was known for his 
integrity and for seeking bipartisan solutions to issues facing our 
Nation. He later became Secretary of the Treasury in President Clinton's 
administration. As a young man, Lloyd Bentsen served

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our country in battle in the United States Army Air Forces, and he was 
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1999, in recognition of his 
lifetime of service to the United States, he received the Presidential 
Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civil award. Lloyd Bentsen was a 
man of great honor and distinction. We send our condolences and prayers 
to B.A. and the Bentsen family.