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2. Apr. 2014 · On June 12, 2006, Byrd made history by became the longest serving U.S. Senator in the history of the United States. That November, he was elected to a ninth full term in the Senate. His wife would ...
28. Juni 2010 · Robert C. Byrd, the senator who holds the record as the longest-serving member of the U.S. Congress, has died at 92. The Associated Press · Posted: Jun 28, 2010 5:48 AM EDT | Last Updated: June ...
Address by Robert C. Byrd, September 15, 1998. View the Video. Introduction by Senator Trent Lott. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the third lecture series that the leaders have been sponsoring. I think this will be one of the most interesting ones we will ever have. We have had three this year and we hope to have three more next year.
1. Jan. 2004 · Senator Byrd was elected Senate Democratic Whip in 1971 and Senate Democratic Leader in 1977. He served as majority leader from 1977 to 1981, and again from 1985 to 1989, during which time he led the effort to ratify the Panama Canal treaties and to extend civil rights legislation. In 1989 he became chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—. The U.S. Senate Commission on Art announces the unveiling of a new painting of U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) at a ceremony in the historic Old Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol. The portrait, painted by Tennessee artist Michael Shane Neal, is part of the U.S. Senate Leadership Portrait Collection, which honors Senate ...
28. Juni 2010 · Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history known for passionate rhetoric and insider knowledge of Washington's power corridors, died early Monday at age 92.
19. Feb. 2004 · The Byrd rule originated on October 24, 1985, when Senator Robert C. Byrd, on behalf of himself and others, offered Amendment No. 878 (as modified) to S. 1730, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985.3 The Senate adopted the amendment by a vote of 96-0.4 In this form, the Byrd rule applied to initial Senate consideration of reconciliation measures.
