Oklahoma leaders mourn the passing of Former Senator Bob Dole

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OKLA — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) made the pursuing connection connected the decease of his longtime person and erstwhile senator, Bob Dole:

“Bob Dole was a elephantine of the Senate and I was honored to service with him. He was 1 of the past of the World War II heroes that I was privileged to service with and we were adjacent friends. As a veteran, statesmanlike candidate, Republican person and faithful unpaid with the Honor Flight program, Bob’s loyal work to this state was seen clip and clip again—but I indispensable confess that I volition miss his wit the most. He understood the powerfulness of laughter to unify adjacent the astir divided governmental opposition. Kay and I are keeping Elizabeth, Robin and their full household successful our prayers arsenic we stock successful honoring the singular beingness of Bob Dole.”

Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) issued the pursuing connection aft proceeding astir the passing of erstwhile Senator Bob Dole, who served the United States successful galore capacities for astir 8 decades.

“Bob Dole was not lone ‘Mr. Republican,’ helium was ‘Mr. America,’ too. Senator Dole carried the scars of work to our state successful combat for his full big life. The Senator served successful bid arsenic good arsenic warfare arsenic a region authoritative successful Kansas and a Member of some the U.S. House and Senate, wherever helium roseate to Majority Leader, 1 of the astir almighty positions successful American politics,” said Cole.

“Of course, Bob Dole’s work to his beloved Republican Party was exemplary. He served arsenic Chairman of the Republican National Committee, the GOP vice statesmanlike nominee successful 1976 and, 20 years later, the Republican statesmanlike nominee successful an epic clash with erstwhile President Clinton. Dole mislaid that race, but his vigorous run held the highly regarded Clinton nether 50 percent of the fashionable ballot and astir apt saved the Republican majorities successful the Senate and the House.

“Despite his aggravated loyalty to his party, Bob Dole was wide admired connected some sides of the aisle and was celebrated for his quality to assemble bipartisan coalitions successful pursuit of important nationalist legislation. His concern connected the contented of hunger with the precocious Democratic Senator George McGovern was legendary. So, too, were the coalitions helium created betwixt agrarian Republicans and municipality Democrats to walk the famously bipartisan ‘Farm Bill.’ It is revealing that successful a motion of respect and civility, his aged adversary Bill Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom for work to our country.

“As a elder enactment official, a governmental advisor and a Member of Congress, I campaigned and interacted with Senator Dole connected countless occasions opening successful the 1980s done the 2010s. And I bumped into him respective times astatine the World War II Memorial escorting groups of his chap Second World War veterans to and done ‘their Memorial’ successful Washington, D.C.

“Bob Dole was ever the blessed governmental warrior with a cutting wit, a slashing benignant and verve for the combat that was unmatched successful politics. As a next-door Kansas neighbor, Bob Dole knew Oklahomans and Oklahoma issues well. He had countless friends successful our authorities and volition beryllium profoundly missed and sincerely mourned successful Oklahoma.

“I widen my deepest sympathy to his astonishing wife, Elizabeth, a erstwhile furniture caput and Senator successful her ain right, arsenic good arsenic the full Dole family. There is nary uncertainty my enactment has mislaid a large Republican, but, much importantly, America has mislaid a large patriot and I person mislaid a fantastic person and relation model.”

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