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Other Byrd Projects
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Robert C. Byrd Drive, from Beckley to Sophia (Byrd's hometown)
Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center at Wheeling Jesuit University
Robert C. Byrd Highway
Robert C. Byrd Federal Correctional Institution
Robert C. Byrd High School
Robert C. Byrd Freeway
Robert C. Byrd Center for Hospitality and Tourism
Robert C. Byrd Science Center |
| Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia |
| Robert C. Byrd Cancer Research Center |
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Robert C. Byrd Technology Center at Alderson-Broaddus College |
| Robert C. Byrd Hardwood Technologies Center, near Princeton |
| Robert C. Byrd Bridge between Huntington and Chesapeake, Ohio |
| Robert C. Byrd addition to the lodge at Oglebay Park, Wheeling |
| Robert C. Byrd Community Center, Pine Grove |
| Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships |
| Robert C. Byrd Expressway, U.S. 52 near Weirton |
| Robert C. Byrd Institute in Charleston |
| Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing |
| Robert C. Byrd Visitor Center at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
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| Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse |
| Robert C. Byrd Academic and Technology Center |
| Robert C. Byrd United Technical Center |
| Robert C. Byrd Federal Building (there are two) |
| Robert C. Byrd Hilltop Office Complex |
| Robert C. Byrd Library and Robert C. Byrd Learning Resource Center |
| Robert C. Byrd Rural Health Center |
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Robert C. Byrd Clinical Addition to the veteran's hospital in Huntington |
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Robert C. Byrd Industrial Park, Hardy County |
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Robert C. Byrd Scholastic Recognition Award |
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Robert C. Byrd Community Center in the naval station, Sugar Grove
Robert C. Byrd Clinic at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center at Marshall University
"L'etat, c'est Moi": Words from the King
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| "Having the title [of Appropriations chairman] is fine, but not having the money is sobering." |
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| Prior to the vote on President Bush's tax cut in 2001, Byrd made one last attempt to blackmail his fellow senators with pork from the well of the Senate: "Let me say to my colleagues, if you vote for this budget conference report, don't come to the appropriations watering hole. It is not that I would not love to help you, but you are going to make it impossible." He also sent his colleagues a letter reiterating his threats. |
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| "One man's pork is another man's job. Pork has been good investment in West Virginia. You can look around and see what I've done." Remarks made March 15, 2001 during Senate floor debate. |
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| "West Virginia has always had four friends," Byrd said, "God Almighty, Sears Roebuck, Carter's Liver Pills, and Robert C. Byrd." |
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| "It is often overlooked that as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, I was instrumental in assisting all of the states in the union with mass transit, highways, waterways, sewerage, education '' he said. "I worked to serve the national interests. Of course West Virginia, as one of the 50 states, benefited, but few states have needed more help." |
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| "When I was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates 51 years ago, West Virginia had four miles of divided highway,'' he said. "Four miles.'' Today the state has about 37,000 miles of highway. |
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| Given CAGW's long history of chronicling and criticizing Byrd's prolific spending, CAGW was not surprised when he contemptuously referred to the group as "a bunch of peckerwoods" on National Public Radio in the summer of 2001. Remember, this is the same man who said "you might as well slap my wife as take away my highway money." That must be especially true regarding the Robert C. Byrd Highway. |
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In an interview with George magazine, December/January 2001, about loan guarantees for steel companies, Sen. Byrd claimed that "he has no apologies to make" to the American people for the more than $1 billion in taxpayer money he has wasted. And said, "Run me over, that's all right, but tell the good speaker that I'm not dropping anything." |
