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Former Senator Bob Dole and former Cabinet Secretary Donna Shalala are recognized and applauded in the First Lady's box Monday evening, Jan. 28, 2008 at the U.S. Capitol, during the State of the Union Address by President George W. Bush. Dole and Shalala were selected by President Bush to co-chair the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors.  White House photo by Eric Draper

"America is a force for hope in the world because we are a compassionate people, and some of the most compassionate Americans are those who have stepped forward to protect us. We must keep faith with all who have risked life and limb so that we might live in freedom and peace. Over the past seven years, we've increased funding for veterans by more than 95 percent. And as we increase funding -- And as increase funding we must also reform our veterans system to meet the needs of a new war and a new generation. I call on the Congress to enact the reforms recommended by Senator Bob Dole and Secretary Donna Shalala, so we can improve the system of care for our wounded warriors and help them build lives of hope and promise and dignity.

 - President George W. Bush

Former Sen. Bob Dole makes $500,000 gift for Dole Institute endowment

Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics website

President's Commission on Care for

America's Returning Wounded Warriors

President Bush, makes a statement to reporters during his visit to the Washington Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. From left are former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, co-chairs of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, the president, and outgoing Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Bush, meets veteran Rob Brown as he visits the indoor pool which is using kayaking to rehabilitate wounded soldiers, Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, at the Washington Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Video: Dole, Shalala Helping Wounded Heroes

Report of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors

Co-Chairs Bob Dole and Donna ShalalaFor more information please visit our website

http://www.pccww.gov/

Visit Sen. Dole's WW II Photo Album

“In the 20th century it fell to millions of citizen-soldiers — and millions more on the home front, men and women—to preserve democratic freedoms at a time when murderous dictators threatened their very existence Their service deserves commemoration here, because they wrote an imperishable chapter in the liberation of mankind.” -- Senator Bob Dole, on World War II

"You'll Never Walk Alone: The Public and Private Life of Bob Dole" - Dole Archive Exhibit opens April 4, Hansen Museum, Logan, KS, "Dole Country" LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will unveil a special exhibit titled “You’ll Never Walk Alone: The Public and Private Life of Bob Dole” on Friday, April 4, at the Dane G. Hansen Museum, 110 W. Main St. in Logan. A Duty to the Wounded: Our Newest Veterans Need Help Now Senator Dole and Secretary Shalala urge implementation of the President's Commission on Care for American's Returning Wounded Warriors. Serve, Support, Simplify: President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors Issues Six Groundbreaking Patient and Family Centered Recommendations The President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors approved six recommendations that make sweeping changes in the delivery of health care and services. The recommendations include the first major overhaul of the disability system in more than 50 years; creation of recovery plans with recovery coordinators; a new e-Benefits website; and guaranteeing care for PTSD from the VA for injured service members from Iraq and Afghanistan. Lawence Journal World: "Farm Future" Two former senators have proposed a new direction for federal farm programs. Associated Press: Daschle, Dole Tout Farm Policy Changes Dole and Daschle suggest reforms to agricultural policy.   Selected items on key topics:   World War II Memorial Dedication Speech 4/29/2004   Benefits of Vocational Rehab Article in Washington Times. Click here to read more news stories about Senator Dole and to read more of his articles, speeches, statements and testimony.