Sen. Dean Cameron, R-Rupert, when it came time for announcements in the Senate before recessing until 2 p.m., noted that today is the birthday of Sen. Elliot Werk, D-Boise, and the Senate wished him a happy birthday. "Of course, if we stay here long enough, all of us will eventually get around to it," Cameron commented - celebrating their birthdays, that is. Werk said when he served in his first legislative session in 2003 and was in the Senate on his birthday, "I thought that I would not be here again." But this year's session is now the second-longest in state history, behind only 2003's marathon session.

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