Commending Robert C. Byrd

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Mr. CASEY. Madam President, I would like to commend and congratulate my colleague Senator Robert Byrd on the momentous accomplishment of becoming the longest serving Member of Congress.

Senator Byrd has spent 56 years and 320 days serving the people of West Virginia, in that time casting more than 18,500 votes.

He is a fierce advocate for his home State of West Virginia, a mentor and disciplinarian with new Senators. And he possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of Senate history, rules, and procedure. The current President pro tempore of the Senate, he has held more leadership positions than anyone in Senate history.

I am honored to have worked alongside a man who will go down in history as a great American public servant, and I look forward to working with Senator Byrd for years to come.

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