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Sen. Robert Byrd, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, criticized Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday over a news account that said Reid is plotting to oust him from his cherished post.
Politico, citing anonymous sources, reported that Reid, D-Nev., is planning to ease Byrd, D-W.Va., from the helm of the panel and would award the chairmanship to the next most senior Democrat, Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.
“I am disappointed that . . . the Majority Leader is talking to others about the chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee,” Byrd, 90, said in a statement.
