| − | '''Russell Billiu Long''' (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003), the older son of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Sr.]], and Rose McConnell Long, was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from [[Louisiana]] who served in the [[United States Senate]] from December 31, 1948, until his retirement on January 3, 1987. As the long-time chairman of the Senate Finance Committee (1965–1981), Long was a key player in the writing of the national tax code at a time when federal spending with the advent of the [[Great Society]] and the costs of the [[Vietnam War]] began to accelerate in a dramatic fashion. | + | '''Russell Billiu Long''' (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003), the older son of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Sr.]] and Rose McConnell Long, was a [[Democrat]] from [[Louisiana]] who served in the [[United States Senate]] from December 31, 1948 until his retirement on January 3, 1987. As the long-time chairman of the Senate Finance Committee (1965–1981), Long was a key player in the writing of the national tax code at a time when federal spending with the advent of the [[Great Society]] and the costs of the [[Vietnam War]] began to accelerate in a dramatic fashion. |