WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 5, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the passing of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas: "Bob Dole epitomized the greatest generation's commitment to service and contribution. As a decorated soldier, a statesman, a patriot, and a citizen, he set an example to millions of Americans and spent his life trying to make our country s  more