Caucus Room Would Be Named for Kennedy Brothers

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Source: Associated Press

Democrats are capping a day of tributes to the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy with a resolution to name the Senate's most famous hearing room after the trio of Kennedy brothers who served in the Senate.

The gilded caucus room of the Russell Senate Office Building would be renamed the ''Kennedy Caucus Room'' under a resolution expected to be approved this week.

''This was Teddy's wish and desire,'' Sen. Christopher Dodd, Kennedy's closest friend, said from the Senate floor Thursday during a day of tributes to the late senator. Kennedy died of brain cancer last month after nearly a half-century in the Senate. He was 77.

''I asked him, what could we do to recognize him? He said, ''I'd like to have you recognize my brothers as well for their contribution,''' Dodd recalled.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/09/10/us/politics/AP-Senate-Kennedy-Caucus-Room.html?_r=1

[karynnj]

1. Dodd explained this and other possible honors in his Senate speech today

Here is the CSPAN link for today: http://www.c-spanarchives.org/congress/?q=node/77539&hors=s# Then click on Dodd's name.

(This is the current day's page, when the 10th is no longer the current day - click on the 10th in the calendar to get the permanent location - and then click on Senate - to get to this page. I don't know if there is a way to get the permanent address yet, so sorry this is just a convoluted post.)

[Wizard777]

2. DON'T ANAGRAM IT! You know it will end up the J.E.R.K Room

John, Edward and Robert Kennedy room or the J.E.R.K. room. :think: Hey wait a minute! Naaaaaah, never mind.

[lisa58]

3. I'm tearing up again...

...what a beautiful thing to do.