Honoring Sen. Robert C. Byrd

The casket of Sen. Robert Byrd is carried down the steps during a memorial service, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

epa02234316 (L-R) Gayle Conelly Manchin, US West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, US President Barack Obama, US Vice President Joe Biden, and former US President Bill Clinton sing the National Anthem during a celebration of the life of Sen. Robert C. Byrd at the Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia USA, on 02 July 2010. Senator Byrd, a Democratic Senator from West Virginia, was the longest serving Senator in U.S. history. Byrd passed away on 28 June 2010. EPA/DAVIS TURNER

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., pauses during his tribute to Sen. Robert Byrd, Friday, July 2, 2010, during a memorial service at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Audience members stand during a memorial service for Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

epa02234286 US President Barack Obama, top right, and US Vice President Joe Biden, lower right, escort family members of Senator Robert C. Byrd following a memorial service in celebration of the life of US Senator Robert C. Byrd at the Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia USA, on 02 July 2010. Senator Byrd, a Democratic Senator from West Virginia, was the longest serving Senator in U.S. history. Byrd passed away on 28 June 2010. EPA/DAVIS TURNER

The casket of Sen. Robert Byrd is carried up the stairs after a memorial service, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

epa02233028 People pay their respects to the late Senator Robert Byrd during a public viewing in the Capitol rotunda in Charleston, West Virginia, USA, 01 July 2010. Senator Byrd, a Democratic Senator from West Virginia, was the longest serving Senator in US history. Byrd passed away on 28 June. EPA/DAVIS TURNER

epa02233018 West Virginia State Troopers bow their heads during a prayer at the public memorial for Senator Robert Byrd in Charleston, West Virginia, USA, 01 July 2010. Senator Byrd, a Democratic Senator from West Virginia, was the longest serving Senator in US history. Byrd passed away on 28 June. EPA/DAVIS TURNER

epa02232979 Pall bearers carry the body of the late Senator Robert Byrd, a Democratic Senator from West Virginia, up the steps of the Capitol building in Charleston, West Virginia, USA, on 01 July 2010. Senator Byrd was the longest serving Senator in US history, and served in the US Senate for over 50 years. EPA/DAVIS TURNER

WASHINGTON - JULY 01: The flag draped casket of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) is guarded as he lies in repose in the Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on July 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. Byrd, a Democrat from West Virginia, was a Senator for 51 years and a member of the House for six, making him the longest-serving member of the Senate and Congress in U.S. history. Byrd will lie in repose inside the Senate chamber Thursday before being taken to West Virginia for funeral services. (Photo by Stephen Crowley-Pool/Getty Images)

The flag-draped coffin carrying the remains of Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va, passes through the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 1, 2010. AP Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg, Pool)

US military Honor Guard carry the casket of Senator Robert Byrd, D-WV, up the Senate steps at the US Capitol July 1, 2010, as family members(top) look on, in Washington, DC. Byrd, the longest-serving member of Congress, died Monday, at the age of 92. AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - JULY 01: Family members watch as an honor guard carries the flag draped casket of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), up the Senate stairs on the U.S. Capitol on July 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. Byrd, a Democrat from West Virginia, was a Senator for 51 years and a member of the House for six, making him the longest-serving member of the Senate and Congress in U.S. history. Byrd will lie in repose inside the Senate chamber Thursday before being taken to West Virginia for funeral services. (Photo by Bill O'Leary-Pool/Getty Images)