Senator Byrd Lying in State

Regardless of what history will decide about Senator Robert Byrd's (D-WV) ultimate legacy, today his family, friends, admirers and others gathered to pay their last respects to the longest-serving member of the Senate. Below is a picture of the Senator's casket as he lies in repose in the body he loved, and served, so long.

You can read statements on Byrd's service by President Obama and Vice President Biden.
A statement from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton can be downloaded here.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) floor statement and press release are available.
Statement from Senators Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Bob Bennett (R-UT), Kit Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer, Scott Brown (R-MA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roland Burris (D-IL), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), Tom Carper (D-DE), Robert Casey (D-PA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Bob Corker (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Chris Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Dick Durbin (D-IL), John Ensign (R-NV), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), James Inhofe (R-OK), Dan Inouye (D-HI), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Ted Kaufman (D-DE), John Kerry (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Herb Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), George LeMieux (R-FL), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Ben Nelson (D-NE), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and his wife, Sharon, Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Mark Udall (D-CO), George Voinovich (R-OH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are also available by clicking on the relevant name.

 

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