Word: byrds
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What did the Senate have to say about that? Nothing official, but Majority Leader Robert Byrd was described by a Senate aide as "on fire." Said Byrd himself: "When we get into the business of tit for tat, it could go from bad to worse." The House leadership tried to sound reassuring. One Congressman said scornfully that "the bed welters among us are notoriously bothered right now." An aide to Speaker Tip O'Neill predicted that the matter would soon be added to some new piece of legislation and that the vote would be reversed. If that happens, construction...
Although the Administration wanted a total repeal of the embargo, Majority Leader Robert Byrd insisted that such a measure could not pass. Instead, he and George McGovern proposed a compromise. Deferring somewhat to the Greeks, the compromise called for an end to the embargo but kept some limits on arms sales to Turkey. The President would have to certify that any military or economic assistance to that country would contribute to peace in Cyprus. He would also have to report to Congress every 60 days on progress toward a settlement. When the Senate approved the measure...
...They are: Texas Democrat Lloyd Bentsen, Virginia Democrat Harry F. Byrd Jr. and Missouri Republican John C. Danforth...
...equally intent Senate majority leader, Robert Byrd, repeatedly called for cloture votes to end debate. Through five such roll calls, the antifilibuster support slowly mounted from 42 to 58. Last week Byrd was ready with a plan to reach the magic 60 votes on the sixth attempt...
...Byrd knew he had 58 votes. He hoped that he could persuade Alabama Democrat John Sparkman to cast the 60th vote if the 59th could be secured. Byrd had acquired a pledge of that vote from Louisiana Democrat Russell Long, who would switch from his pro-filibuster stand if, among other things, the bill were amended to outlaw labor's use of "stranger" pickets, workers from one plant who join picket lines at another. Byrd planned to send the bill back to the Human Resources Committee to add the Long provision...