[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2068]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   TRIBUTE TO SENATOR ROBERT C. BYRD

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we are all very proud of Senator Byrd. I 
have had the good fortune over my career--in the business part of it as 
an attorney and as a government official--to work with people who, for 
lack of a better description, are very smart. I have to say I have not 
seen anyone who has more intellectual capacity than Robert Byrd.
  How many people do you know who can recite poetry for 8 hours without 
ever reciting the same poem twice? He can do that.
  How many people do you know have actually studied and read the 
Encyclopedia Britannica? Senator Byrd has.
  How many people do you know have used a congressional break to study 
the dictionary and read every word in the dictionary? Senator Byrd has 
done that.
  Those of us who serve with him in the Senate, and especially those 
who serve with him on the Appropriations Committee, are every day 
amazed at his brilliance. His congressional service has been brilliant. 
I look forward to his reelection this year and his continued service in 
the Senate. It has been a remarkable pleasure for me to serve with 
Senator Byrd.

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