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Byrd's Return

Roll Call is reporting that Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) returned to the Capitol this week after an extended illness that required six weeks of hospitalization. Byrd, 91, is the nation's longest-serving Senator. He was released on 6/30 but had not been didn't return to the Senate for votes until today, writes Roll Call.