But the fiercest response came from the Senate's longest-serving member, Robert Byrd of West Virginia.
Robert Byrd, a seven-term Democrat, is all but certain to defeat Republican David Gallaher.
Robert Byrd, D-West Virginia, who has been out of the spotlight lately because of deteriorating health.
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And only two Democrats voted for the measure's full consideration, West Virginia's Robert Byrd and Nebraska's Ben Nelson.
Robert Byrd of West Virginia was the longest-serving senator when he died in office at 92 in 2010.
Robert Byrd of West Virginia, took issue with the administration's request for flexibility on how to spend the money.
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Robert Byrd (D-WV) contended that, Holy Cow, even Thomas Jefferson supported government borrowing.
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Senator Robert Byrd, who died in June, did not represent the state in Washington for 51 years for nothing.
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Mr Stevens may have followed his fellow pork-barreller Robert Byrd to the grave.
Robert Byrd of West Virginia, raised the issue with General Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Robert Byrd (D-WV) asked why the Bush administration is adding more responsibility to an already stretched unit of the country's defense.
Robert Byrd of West Virginia are beginning to work through the differences, said a senior Democratic aide who's close to negotiations.
Clearly in his own life, Robert Byrd suffered a lot of hardships.
Robert Byrd, D-West Virginia, from the stimulus bill as long as Republicans allow Democrats to bring it up in the Defense Appropriations bill.
The only votes against the measure in the Senate were those of Democrat Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Republican James Inhofe of Oklahoma.
Of course, Robert Byrd was a deeply religious man, a Christian.
In addition, several Democrats -- including West Virginia's Robert Byrd, Georgia's Zell Miller, and North Dakota's Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan -- have said they'll support Ashcroft.
Senator Robert Byrd (DW.Va.) takes the Senate's advice-and-consent authority seriously.
Robert Byrd, D-West Virginia, summed up the will of the Democrats when, speaking late Monday on the floor, he exhorted his comrades to pack it in for the night.
Robert Byrd of West Virginia, a Democratic fixture in the Senate who has served longer than Kennedy, also has stayed out of the spotlight -- mostly due to deteriorating health.
With a caucus that includes unreconstructed liberals like Paul Wellstone of Minnesota as well as unpredictable bulls like Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York, old-school cajoling just isn't terribly effective.
The Robert Byrd designed 112-acre Brentwood estate, known around L.A. as The Robert Taylor Ranch, has been labeled by FORBES as one of the most expensive piece of properties for sale in the last five years.
Like the Constitution he tucked in his pocket, like our nation itself, Robert Byrd possessed that quintessential American quality, and that is a capacity to change, a capacity to learn, a capacity to listen, a capacity to be made more perfect.
The senators who were there offered their first round of applause and a standing ovation for the most senior Democrat, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, as he was made the new president pro-tempore, putting him third in line for the White House.
Robert Byrd of West Virginia allows senators to remove specific measures that are not directly related to the budget, and this could become a tool to cut up the legislation that does pass, leaving Obama with much less than he wanted -- and a party that is fractured.
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