President Biden Salutes Bob Dole

President Biden remarks at Dole memorial service: He understood that we’re all part of something bigger than ourselves — and he really did, I felt; he really understood it — and that “compromise” isn’t a dirty word, it’s the cornerstone of our democracy. Consensus is...

Wisdom from Ray LaHood

Former Rep. Ray LaHood: Among its historical collections, The Dirksen Congressional Center has preserved remarks delivered by this region’s then-Congressman Everett Dirksen in May 1948 on the floor of the House. It’s useful to recall them amid today’s polarized and...