Remembrances for former Sen. Bob Dole started Thursday at the U.S. Capitol – his workplace for decades – where he will lie in state.  President Joe Biden joined Dole's widow, former Sen. Elizabeth Dole, and daughter, Robin, along with congressional leaders at a private ceremony in the Rotunda.  Dole was a decorated World War II veteran and Kansas Republican lawmaker who, until 2018, had been the Senate’s longest-serving Republican leader, a post he held for nearly 11 years. He was also the party's presidential nominee in 1996.  Biden hailed Dole as “a hero of democracy” who led with wit and grace, principle and persistence and courage and conviction.  Saying that Dole deserves to have the last word, Biden read a passage from the former senator’s final message to the American people. While the country has faced periods of division, Dole wrote, it has always found ways to come together and can do so again.  “May we follow his wisdom and his timeless truth to reach consensus on basic, fundamental principles we all agree on,” Biden said. To read more about the late Sen. Bob Dole, visit the link in our bio.  #bobdole #biden #congress #republican 📸 : Andrew Harnik, Mandel Ngan, Jabin Botsford, Shawn Thew, Jonathan Ernst and Sarahbeth Maney