drive, the robert c. byrd a library, the robert c. on highway, the robber seabird federal building in charleston, on and on and on. it is more than the name we will not forget, it is his courage. he died like he lived. he died like he lived his life. he never stopped trying. how many people would have hung on as long as he did? how many people would have had the ability to get out of that hospital bed, get in that wheelchair, and come in to vote? he never stopped thinking about his people and the things he cared about. speaking several weeks ago -- this week, actually -- when robert byrd said, "like jefferson and adams, i am inspired to continue serving the land i love to the very best of my ability with -- for the whole of light years appear "he served the land he loved. he served the people he loved. the serbs -- it was in his blood. because of that service, you have gained greatly. with his loss, you are the first to fill that -- you are the first to will feel that loss. when i learned of his death, i was on an errand for the presid

i know we heard a lot of talk of robert c. byrd, a loved individualed and i know the acting officer is close to the former senator, but at any rate, it was the last time that bob byrd spoke publicly either in the senate or committee when he rose to the occasion, and a very passionate way and the chairman, of course, chuck schumer, the senator from new york with great deference recognized the senator, and we were all on the age of our chairs as i remember that, and the chairman of tennessee said what he said at that time, ben previously to that i remember when i first came to the senate and it was almost required, well, it was required that we sort of go to school, and senator byrd even though he i was in the house for 16 years and thought i knew something, and he recognized that fact, but he talked to us in all of the freshmen of that particular time or the new members. the keeper of the institutional plane was the tag i put on senator byrd and my life frank ky and i became close friends of the senator. he was fond of frankie, and

i know we've heard a lot of talk about robert c. byrd, a very beloved individual and i know the acting presiding officer is very close to the former senator. but at any rate it was the last time that bob byrd spoke publicly either on the senate or in committee when he rose to the occasion and a very -- in a very passionate way and the chairman, of course, chuck schumer, the senator from new york, with great deference recognized senator. we were all on the edge of our chairs, as i recall that, and the senator from tennessee has already gone over what senator byrd said at that time and previously to that that i remember when i first came to the senate and it was almost required. well, it was required that we sort of go to school and senator byrd even though i had been in the house 16 years and thought i knew something and he recognized that fact and -- but he talked to us in all -- and all of the freshmen at this particular time, or the new members. the keeper of the institutional flame was the tag i put on senator byrd and my wife, franki

i know we've heard a lot of talk about robert c. byrd, a very beloved individual and i know the acting presiding officer is very close to the former senator. but at any rate it was the last time that bob byrd spoke publicly either on the senate or in committee when he rose to the occasion and a very -- in a very passionate way and the chairman, of course, chuck schumer, the senator from new york, with great deference recognized senator. we were all on the edge of our chairs, as i recall that, and the senator from tennessee has already gone over what senator byrd said at that time and previously to that that i remember when i first came to the senate and it was almost required. well, it was required that we sort of go to school and senator byrd even though i had been in the house 16 years and thought i knew something and he recognized that fact and -- but he talked to us in all -- and all of the freshmen at this particular time, or the new members. the keeper of the institutional flame was the tag i put on senator byrd and my wife, franki

the greatest books ever written for nerds, people that follow the senate like people like me, robert c. byrd's "the senate: 1789 to 1999," that's a great boofpblg me wrote, henry clay in 1841 proposed the introduction of the previous question but abandoned the idea in the face of opposition. so at that time, the senate rejected the idea of having a mechanism to shut down debate. byrd wrote also that when senator douglas proposed permits the the use of the previous question in 1850, the idea encountered substantial opposition and was dropped. they said it failed on a vote of 25-30 and byrd also cited other instances where the senate specifically rejected the idea of having the move the previous question to shut down debate. the cloture rule obviously came to be in the senate rules in 1917. there's a long history where the filibuster developed and so stay it was an accident is a myth. another myth is that the senate is not a continuing body. you'll hear that over and over again. you hear already the argument that the left is making now, somehow the senate's rules operate through the whole two ye

the greatest books ever written for nerds, people that follow the senate like people like me, robert c. byrd's "the senate: 1789 to 1999," that's a great boofpblg me wrote, henry clay in 1841 proposed the introduction of the previous question but abandoned the idea in the face of opposition. so at that time, the senate rejected the idea of having a mechanism to shut down debate. byrd wrote also that when senator douglas proposed permits the the use of the previous question in 1850, the idea encountered substantial opposition and was dropped. they said it failed on a vote of 25-30 and byrd also cited other instances where the senate specifically rejected the idea of having the move the previous question to shut down debate. the cloture rule obviously came to be in the senate rules in 1917. there's a long history where the filibuster developed and so stay it was an accident is a myth. another myth is that the senate is not a continuing body. you'll hear that over and over again. you hear already the argument that the left is making now, somehow the senate's rules operate through the whole two ye

november 15 i ran for the unexpired term of robert c. byrd, and that's the senate election when you take office. at twelve o'clock on november 15 i was governor. at four o'clock i was sworn in as u.s. senator. i had four hours of transition. by the first week i was labeled a conservative and a liberal. >> that's a good day. [laughter] >> depending on the votes. what i see and i told joe my first observation when i go into my first armed services committee meeting listening to the joints chief of staff, and i look around, here's the chairman and then we have john mccain and then we have all the republicans on one side and the democrats on the other side. well, i know in the body itself, i'm just giving an observation, the body itself we're going to have separation. in committees in west virginia, we all sit together, talk, sit there, and talk to republicans and my friends on both sides, and we start building relationships. this system right now what i observed in three weeks is designed to push us apart, not bring us together. it's gotten to t

the greatest books ever written for nerds, people that follow the senate like people like me, robert c. byrd's "the senate: 1789 to 1999," that's a great boofpblg me wrote, henry clay in 1841 proposed the introduction of the previous question but abandoned the idea in the face of opposition. so at that time, the senate rejected the idea of having a mechanism to shut down debate. byrd wrote also that when senator douglas proposed permits the the use of the previous question in 1850, the idea encountered substantial opposition and was dropped. they said it failed on a vote of 25-30 and byrd also cited other instances where the senate specifically rejected the idea of having the move the previous question to shut down debate. the cloture rule obviously came to be in the senate rules in 1917. there's a long history where the filibuster developed and so stay it was an accident is a myth. another myth is that the senate is not a continuing body. you'll hear that over and over again. you hear already the argument that the left is making now, somehow the senate's rules operate through the whole two ye