Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., was released from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and was resting at home Friday after a fall earlier in the week.

Byrd, 90, plans to return to his Senate office at the Capitol sometime next week, said his spokesman, Jesse Jacobs.

Byrd was receiving physical therapy at the hospital before being released Friday afternoon.

Byrd staffers said the senator fell at his home Monday night, and didn't feel well after coming to work on Tuesday. Byrd was sent to the Capitol physician who suggested he go to Walter Reed. X-rays showed the senator didn't break any bones when he fell.

"He would like to offer his sincere thanks to the people of West Virginia and across the country for the many well wishes and comforting words he received during his stay in the hospital," Jacobs said.

Byrd, who walks with the aid of two canes, is the longest-serving senator in U.S. history. As president pro tempore, he's third in line to the presidency. He's also chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Byrd, 90, plans to return to his Senate office at the Capitol sometime next week, said his spokesman, Jesse Jacobs.

Byrd was receiving physical therapy at the hospital before being released Friday afternoon.

Byrd staffers said the senator fell at his home Monday night, and didn't feel well after coming to work on Tuesday. Byrd was sent to the Capitol physician who suggested he go to Walter Reed. X-rays showed the senator didn't break any bones when he fell.

"He would like to offer his sincere thanks to the people of West Virginia and across the country for the many well wishes and comforting words he received during his stay in the hospital," Jacobs said.

Byrd, who walks with the aid of two canes, is the longest-serving senator in U.S. history. As president pro tempore, he's third in line to the presidency. He's also chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.