WASHINGTON - AUGUST 06: Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) sits in a wheelchair as he is brought to the Senate floor to vote on judge Sonia Sotomayor, on Capitol Hill August 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate passed confirmed the nomination of judge Sonia Sotomayor making her the next Supreme Court Justice. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

WASHINGTON - AUGUST 06: Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) sits in a wheelchair as he is brought to the Senate floor to vote on judge Sonia Sotomayor, on Capitol Hill August 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate passed confirmed the nomination of judge Sonia Sotomayor making her the next Supreme Court Justice.

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  1. Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, D-Mingo, speaks as Thunder the bald eagle flaps her wings during a celebration at the West Virginia State Capitol rotunda in Charleston, W.Va. to celebrate Sen. Robert C. Byrd becoming the longest serving senator in United States congressional history on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.

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  1. State elected officials sign a proclamation declaring Nov. 18 "Sen. Robert C. Byrd day" in the West Virginia State Capitol rotunda in Charleston, W.Va. to celebrate Sen. Robert C. Byrd becoming the longest serving senator in United States congressional history on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Shown are, seated left to right, Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, House Speaker Richard Thompson, Gov. Joe Manchin, Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and her daughter Delaney.
  2. Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, D-Mingo, speaks as Thunder the bald eagle flaps her wings during a celebration at the West Virginia State Capitol rotunda in Charleston, W.Va. to celebrate Sen. Robert C. Byrd becoming the longest serving senator in United States congressional history on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
  3. A crowd gathers at the West Virginia State Capitol rotunda in Charleston, W.Va. Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009 to celebrate Sen. Robert C. Byrd for becoming history's longest-serving member of Congress. Byrd, a Democrat, shattered the record set by Carl Hayden, D-Ariz., who served in Congress from 1912 to 1969.
  4. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  5. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  10. With the addition of the Supreme Court's newest member, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, the high court sits for a new group photograph, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at the Supreme Court in Washington. From left are: Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.
  11. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor (L) takes her seat for her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, accompanied by Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), on Capitol Hill in Washington July 13, 2009.
  12. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. President Barack Obama winks as he introduces new Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington August 12, 2009.
  13. This undated photo released by Latina magazine shows Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the cover of the December-January double issue of Latina.
  14. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor listens to the program during the Attorney General's 57th Annual Awards Ceremony at Constitution Hall in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.
  15. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, acknowledges the audience from her seat during a performance celebrating Hispanic musical heritage on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in Washington.

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