[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 98 (Monday, June 28, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S5494]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 572--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT C. 
            BYRD, A SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

  Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, 
Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of 
Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, 
Mr. Burris, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. 
Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, 
Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, 
Mr. LeMieux, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida, 
Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, 
Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of 
New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 572

       Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd served the people of 
     his beloved state of West Virginia for over 63 years, serving 
     in the West Virginia House of Delegates, the West Virginia 
     Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and the 
     United States Senate;
       Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd is the only West 
     Virginian to have served in both Houses of the West Virginia 
     Legislature and in both Houses of the United States Congress;
       Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has served for fifty-
     one years in the United States Senate and is the longest 
     serving Senator in history, having been elected to nine full 
     terms;
       Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has cast more than 
     18,680 roll call votes--more than any other Senator in 
     American history;
       Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has served in the 
     Senate leadership as President pro tempore, Majority Leader, 
     Majority Whip, Minority Leader, and Secretary of the Majority 
     Conference;
       Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has served on a 
     Senate committee, the Committee on Appropriations, which he 
     has chaired during five Congresses, longer than any other 
     Senator; and
       Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd is the first Senator 
     to have authored a comprehensive history of the United States 
     Senate;
       Whereas, the Honorable Robert C. Byrd has played an 
     essential role in the development and enactment of an 
     enormous body of national legislative initiatives and policy 
     over many decades:
       Whereas his death has deprived his State and Nation of an 
     outstanding lawmaker and public servant: Now therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Robert C. Byrd, Senator from the State of West 
     Virginia.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     deceased Senator.

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