C.W. Young Dies at 82

Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-FL), the longest-serving Republican in Congress, died Friday evening from complications related to a chronic injury at age 82, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

“Young served with eight U.S. presidents over parts of five decades. He leaves behind a stunning volume of legislative accomplishment in which he tapped federal funds to improve science and public health, military readiness, the beaches, transportation and access to drinking water.”