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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 19 > Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member

Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member


November 19, 2009

Sen. Robert Byrd became history’s longest-serving member of Congress on Wednesday, earning a formal salute from the Senate and President Barack Obama for his nearly 57 years of service.

“I’ve loved every precious minute of it,” the frail West Virginia Democrat, who turns 92 on Friday, said....

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