cut deals with democrats. same with joe biden, himself, making a quip about how bob dole worked with him on a key amtrak piece of legislation even though he was getting pushback from republicans. and mitch mcconnell, too, talking about the humor of bob dole, saying he is someone who could have a career as a stand-up comic. but as joe biden said, talking about his friend, overlapped his time of service, bob dole is someone who sought consensus. >> america has lost one of our greatest patriots. we may follow his wisdom, i hope, and his timeless truth. but the truth of the matter is, as divided as we are, the only way forward for democracy is unity, consensus. the only way. may we follow his wisdom and his timeless truth and reach consensus.