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url	title	date	year	month	party	chamber	state	member_name	bioguide_id	domain	scraper	source	date_source	text	has_text	collected_at	updated_at
http://doyle.house.gov/press-release/congressman-doyle-responds-death-nelson-mandela	Congressman Doyle Responds to the Death of Nelson Mandela	2013-12-06	2013	2013-12	Democrat	House	PA	Mike Doyle	D000482	doyle.house.gov			legacy	Pittsburgh, PA -- U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA-14) released the following statement in response to the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela. "I am deeply saddened by the passing of Nelson Mandela. Mandela was a man of great character and courage. He was an impassioned advocate for equal rights for all and democratic government. He fought for what he believed in, refusing to be intimidated by violence, oppression, or even 27 years of imprisonment. When he was freed from prison and elected President of South Africa, he worked hard for national reconciliation, refusing to allow his country to follow the more common and all-too-easy path of recrimination and revenge. Finally, at the end of his first term in office he stepped down, despite his immense popularity – setting an important precedent for a peaceful democratic transfer of power in South Africa, and setting a powerful example on a continent where far too many dictators have used violence and division to hold on to power for decades. "Nelson Mandela made the world a better place to live in. His actions reached far beyond the borders of South Africa, and the world should be forever grateful to him for his legacy. "As President Mandela once said, 'When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.'"	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z