House Speaker Johnson Pays Tribute to Former Vice President Dick Cheney, Who Has Died at 84

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Dick Cheney, the Republican who served alongside President George W. Bush for two terms between 2001 and 2009 and is commonly regarded as one of the most influential Vice Presidents in U.S. history, has died at age 84.  U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson paid tribute to the former vice president at the Capitol, saying “Scripture is very clear: We give honor where honor is due.”

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00:00Good morning, everyone. We'll just say a word before we begin here. Our condolences, our prayers go out to the Cheney family.

00:08Of course, we've had the loss now of former Vice President Dick Cheney.

00:13Scripture's very clear. We give honor where honor is due, and someone who gave their life, loved their country, loved serving their country in so many capacities.

00:22As you know, Dick Cheney served as Vice President. He served as Secretary of Defense. He served as a Congressman, of course, from Wyoming, and as the youngest Chief of Staff to any president in the history of the country.

00:36And so the honor is certainly due to him, and our prayers go out to the family.

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