[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Pages 31196-31197]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SENATOR BYRD

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, first I thank the distinguished Senator 
from West Virginia for his very kind comments. I also want to bring to 
my colleagues' attention the fact that the

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senior Senator from West Virginia, too, is celebrating a birthday very 
soon; I believe tomorrow is the day. On behalf of the entire Senate 
family, I wish him a very happy birthday and many more. He sets a 
standard of public service to which we all aspire. I am delighted to 
give him the greetings of the Senate this evening in the hope that he 
will enjoy a very happy birthday with his family.
  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, if the distinguished Senator will yield?
  Ms. COLLINS. I am happy to yield to the Senator.
  Mr. BYRD. I am very grateful for her overly generous and charitable 
remarks. May I say in kind to her:

     The hours are like a string of pearls,
     The days like diamonds rare,
     The moments are the threads of gold,
     That bind them for our wear,
     So may the years that come to you
     Such health and good contain
     That every moment, hour, and day
     Be like a golden chain.

  Thank you, thank you, thank you.
  Ms. COLLINS. I thank the Senator for his beautiful poetry and his 
kind wishes.

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