Dick Durbin: “I want to join Senator Reid, and all of my colleagues, in congratulating Senator Robert Byrd on reaching yet another…”

“I want to join Senator Reid, and all of my colleagues, in congratulating Senator Robert Byrd on reaching yet another historic milestone in his lifetime of public service. To have the privilege of casting even one vote in the U.S. Senate is an honor. To cast 18,000 votes in this Senate is a legend. It is a feat that has never been achieved before, and very likely never will be again. His 18,000 votes in this Senate are more than a singular statistic. They are yet another measure of Robert C. Byrd's lifetime of devotion to his state, our Nation, this institution, and to the U.S. Constitution. Senator Byrd is, of course, a great student of history--and the author of the definitive work on the history of the U.S. Senate. In fact, one could say that Robert C. Byrd is Senate history.”