S. DOC. 111–14 Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes HELD IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER WITH MEMORIAL SERVICES IN HONOR OF ROBERT C. BYRD Late a Senator from West Virginia One Hundred Eleventh Congress Second Session ÷ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2012 Robert C. Byrd ay 10 2012 Jkt 057933 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\BYRD DEC\57933 TXT KAYNE S. DOC. 111–14 Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes HELD IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER WITH MEMORIAL SERVICES IN HONOR OF ROBERT C. BYRD Late a Senator from West Virginia One Hundred Eleventh Congress Second Session ÷ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2012 Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing ay 10 2012 Jkt 057933 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\BYRD DEC\57933 TXT KAYNE CONTENTS Page Biography .................................................................................................. v Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., of Hawaii ..................................................... 43 Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee ............................................. 17, 130 Barrasso, John, of Wyoming ..................................................... 131 Baucus, Max, of Montana .......................................................... 69 Begich, Mark, of Alaska ............................................................ 140 Bennett, Robert F., of Utah ....................................................... 143 Bond, Christopher S., of Missouri ............................................. 71 Boxer, Barbara, of California ................................................... 47, 122 Brown, Scott, of Massachusetts ................................................ 142 Brown, Sherrod, of Ohio ............................................................ 52 Brownback, Sam, of Kansas ...................................................... 87 Bunning, Jim, of Kentucky ....................................................... 133 Burris, Roland W., of Illinois .................................................... 28 Cardin, Benjamin L., of Maryland ............................................ 49 Carper, Thomas R., of Delaware ............................................... 97 Casey, Robert P., Jr., of Pennsylvania ..................................... 44 Chambliss, Saxby, of Georgia ................................................... 137 Cochran, Thad, of Mississippi ................................................... 102 Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota ................................................. 65 Cornyn, John, of Texas .............................................................. 136 Dodd, Christopher J., of Connecticut ..................................... 14, 101 Dorgan, Byron L., of North Dakota .......................................... 30 Durbin, Richard, of Illinois ........................................................ 37, 55 Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming ................................................... 59 Feingold, Russell D., of Wisconsin ............................................ 78 Feinstein, Dianne, of California ................................................ 94 Graham, Lindsey, of South Carolina ........................................ 109 Harkin, Tom, of Iowa ................................................................. 89 Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah ........................................................... 132 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, of Texas .............................................. 71, 135 Inouye, Daniel K., of Hawaii ..................................................... 47 Isakson, Johnny, of Georgia ...................................................... 56 Johnson, Tim, of South Dakota ................................................. 80 Kaufman, Edward E., of Delaware ........................................... 78, 94 Kerry, John F., of Massachusetts ............................................. 105 Kyl, Jon, of Arizona ................................................................... 68 Landrieu, Mary L., of Louisiana ...................................... 57, 113, 129 Lautenberg, Frank R., of New Jersey ...................................... 116 Leahy, Patrick J., of Vermont ................................................... 33, 34 LeMieux, George S., of Florida ................................................. 72 Levin, Carl, of Michigan ............................................................ 103 Lincoln, Blanche L., of Arkansas .............................................. 137 McCain, John, of Arizona .......................................................... 138 McConnell, Mitch, of Kentucky ................................................. 7 Mikulski, Barbara A., of Maryland .......................................... 57 [ iii ] 0 2012 Jkt 057933 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\BYRD DEC\57933 TXT KAYNE Page Proceedings in the Senate:—Continued Tributes by Senators—Continued Murkowski, Lisa, of Alaska ....................................................... 126 Murray, Patty, of Washington .................................................. 52 Nelson, Bill, of Florida ............................................................... 74 Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island ...................................................... 111 Reid, Harry, of Nevada ......................................................... 3, 82, 124 Rockefeller, John D., IV, of West Virginia ............................... 10 Schumer, Charles E., of New York ........................................... 82 Snowe, Olympia J., of Maine .................................................... 124 Specter, Arlen, of Pennsylvania ................................................ 26 Stabenow, Debbie, of Michigan ................................................. 72 Tester, Jon, of Montana ............................................................. 42 Udall, Tom, of New Mexico ....................................................... 76 Webb, Jim, of Virginia ............................................................... 121 Whitehouse, Sheldon, of Rhode Island ..................................... 121 Proceedings in the House of Representatives: Tributes by Representatives: Boccieri, John A., of Ohio .......................................................... 165 Capito, Shelley Moore, of West Virginia .................................. 151 Dicks, Norman D., of Washington ............................................ 153 Frank, Barney, of Massachusetts ............................................. 164 Gohmert, Louie, of Texas .......................................................... 165 Holt, Rush D., of New Jersey .................................................... 163 Hoyer, Steny H., of Maryland ................................................... 148 Jackson Lee, Sheila, of Texas ................................................... 162 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, of Texas ............................................. 162 Kaptur, Marcy, of Ohio .............................................................. 155 Lewis, Jerry, of California ......................................................... 150 Mollohan, Alan B., of West Virginia ......................................... 156 Obey, David R., of Wisconsin .................................................... 151 Pelosi, Nancy, of California ....................................................... 147 Rahall, Nick J., II, of West Virginia .............................. 146, 156, 159 Memorial Services Charleston, West Virginia ................................................................ 173 Memorial Baptist Church ................................................................. 203 U.S. Capitol ........................................................................................ 171 [ iv ] ay 10 2012 Jkt 057933 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\BYRD DEC\57933 TXT KAYNE BIOGRAPHY In the Halls of Congress, ROBERT C. BYRD will be best known for his fierce defense of the Constitution and the in- stitution of the Senate. The Almanac of American Politics stated that ROBERT BYRD ‘‘may come closer to the kind of senator the Founding Fathers had in mind than any other.’’ Senators from both parties have paid tribute to ROBERT BYRD’s devotion to the Constitution. He endeavored to make sure that the wisdom of the Constitution’s Framers was not forgotten and that the people’s liberties were protected. On June 12, 2006, ROBERT BYRD became the longest- serving U.S. Senator in the history of our Nation and, in No- vember 2006, he was elected to an unprecedented ninth full term in the Senate. But it was on November 18, 2009, that Senator BYRD became the longest-serving Member of Con- gress in the history of our great Republic, surpassing the record of the late Senator Carl Hayden’s service of 20,773 days. Senator Byrd went on to serve 20,996 days, setting a new record of service in the Congress. During his tenure, which spanned 12 administrations, his colleagues elected him to more leadership positions than any other Senator in history—secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference; Senate majority whip; chairman of the Senate Democratic Steering Committee; chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee; chairman of the Senate Demo- cratic Conference; Senate minority leader; twice as Senate majority leader; President pro tempore emeritus; and Presi- dent pro tempore—a position third in line of succession to the Presidency,