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Kennedy Makes First Hill Appearance Since SurgeryKennedy Makes First Hill Appearance Since Surgery
He is not going gently into that good night.
Excerpt from the Washington Post.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008; 5:12 PM
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) made a dramatic return to the Capitol today to help the Senate pass legislation that would rescind a sharp cut in Medicare payments to physicians.
Kennedy, who underwent surgery June 2 to remove a life-threatening brain tumor, appeared on the Senate floor at 4:15 p.m. today for the first time in more than six weeks, bringing activity in the chamber to a halt and prompting a standing ovation that lasted several minutes.
The legislation--which fell just one vote shy of passage less than two weeks ago, prompting the call for Kennedy to appear--was approved 69 to 30, a veto-proof margin.
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link to the entire article on the Washington Post site.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/09/AR2008070901884.html?hpid=artslot
July 9, 2008 6:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hate to say this, but I cop to being impressed by how even the repukes joined in the cheering. And, judging by Kay Bailey Hutchinson's comments (as per the NY Times story), no telling how many votes Kennedy's presence swayed in favor of the bill.
July 9, 2008 6:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
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