Mr. President, I think the remarks that were given by my colleague from Montana about Senator Byrd were certainly appropriate, and I know anytime we lose one of our Members who has been sitting with us for so long, there is a void to fill. What I appreciated about Senator Byrd is how much he respected the Senate itself and protected the rights of the Senate against anyone who he believed overstepped the rights of the Senate and the decorum and protocol of the Senate. He was truly a defender of this body. He loved it, and I think we all respected him for that. ____________________
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