Byrd's Health Remains a Topic on Capitol Hill

The Hill reports that the regular Tuesday meeting of top Senate Democrats focused this week on "the idea of shifting the workload of ailing Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert Byrd."

"The 90-year-old West Virginia Democrat has been present for several recent votes, but earlier this year was in and out of the hospital for short stays," the article said. "Many participants of the closed-door meeting wouldn’t discuss the details, noting the sensitivity of Byrd’s situation."

As noted at the time, The Politico reported in December that "A group of Senate Democrats has begun quietly exploring ways to replace the venerable Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) as chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee."

More recent observations on Byrd's condition are here, here and here.