Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Former President George H.W. Bush
December 01, 2018
December 01, 2018
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on the death of former President George H.W. Bush:
"Our nation has lost a true patriot. As a young fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater of the Second World War, George H.W. Bush risked his life to defend this country, and was shot down on a dangerous mission. As a Member of Congress, as U.N. Ambassador, as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, as Vice President, and then as . . .
"Our nation has lost a true patriot. As a young fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater of the Second World War, George H.W. Bush risked his life to defend this country, and was shot down on a dangerous mission. As a Member of Congress, as U.N. Ambassador, as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, as Vice President, and then as . . .