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Good Dogs and Senators

2007-04-21

A visit to Washington

We always enjoy a trip to the seat of American democracy, particularly in Spring.




The Honorable Gentleman Brussels Griffon

Pollen and politics in the air
Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) has seen a lot of cherry blossoms in his day and his senority in the United States Senate excuses him for waxing all warm and fuzzy in the Spring.

"She sleeps on my bed,'' said Byrd, in his 90th year and prone to meandering. "She goes with me to the Senate, rides in the car with me. She stays in my office. When somebody comes into the office, she rises and comes over and greets them, goes on about her business and gets back on the couch.''

The beloved female companion Sen. Byrd spoke about at a recent Appropriations Subcommittee hearing was his dog. The subcommittee, which oversees the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) budget, is looking into the how numerous pet foods have recently been poisoning thousands of dogs and cats causing kidney failure.

Video of hearing here.