Byrd begins physical therapy, not back this week
By J. Taylor Rushing and Reid Wilson
Posted: 06/15/09 04:20 PM
Two months after being hospitalized for an infection, Sen. Robert Byrd’s office announced Monday that the senator is starting physical therapy and will soon be released.
Byrd (D-W.Va.), 91, “has begun a round of physical therapy in anticipation of being released from the hospital in the near future,” said a statement from Byrd’s office. The statement said Byrd’s spirits are “extremely high” but that he will not be back in the Senate this week.
Byrd was initially hospitalized on May 15 for a “minor infection,” and later developed a staph infection while undergoing treatment.
The senator has asked Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) to oversee the markup of the Homeland Security appropriations bill on Wednesday. Byrd would normally handle the task in his role as a subcommittee chairman.
“The need to move forward with this bill is critical,” Byrd said in the statement. “It is imperative that Congress provide the resources necessary to protect our nation’s homeland.
“For years, the Bush budgets for homeland security were filled with smoke and mirrors, not real security enhancements. This homeland security funding bill will propose a 7% increase over last years funding {sic}. This year the Committee will be sure that the Department of Homeland Security has ample funding to better secure our borders, ports and transportation systems; enforce our immigration laws; prepare for and respond to natural disasters; address the drug cartel violence along the Southwest border; and allow DHS to be nimble and proactive in responding to evolving threats.”
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