WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement following the death of former President George H.W. Bush:
“I am so saddened to hear of President Bush’s passing. He was an incredible public servant, statesman, and American. He loved this country and spent his entire life working to protect and promote the principles and ideals we value most. I feel very honored to have known him, and I feel even more appreciative of everything he did for our country. My thoughts are with the Bush family, and I pray that they find peace in the incredible legacy of family and country that he leaves behind. What a life well lived.”
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