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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 255 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy, a Senator 

from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. KERRY, Mr. DODD, Mr. AKAKA, 

Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, Mr. BEGICH, 

Mr. BENNET, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BOND, Mrs. BOXER, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURR, Mr. BURRIS, 

Mr. BYRD, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. 

CHAMBLISS, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, 

Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. 

DURBIN, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. GREGG, 

Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, 

Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAUFMAN, 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. 

LUGAR, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, 

Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. 

NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. REED, 

Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. 

SPECTER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VITTER, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. 

WARNER, Mr. WEBB, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WYDEN) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy, a Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 


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Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy was elected 

to the Senate in 1962 and served the people of Massachusetts in the United States Senate with devotion and 

distinction for nearly 47 years, the third longest term of 

service in Senate history; 

Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy became the 

youngest Majority Whip in Senate history at the age of 

36; 

Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy served as 

Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 

1979–1981 and as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for nearly 13 

years between 1987–2009; 

Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy made the 

needs of working families and the less fortunate among 

us the work of his life, particularly those of the poor, the 

disenfranchised, the disabled, the young, the old, the 

working class, the servicemember and the immigrant; 

Whereas his efforts on behalf of the citizens of Massachusetts 

and all Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of his colleagues; 

Whereas more than 300 laws bear his name and he co-sponsored more than 2,000 others covering civil rights, health 

care, the minimum wage, education, human rights, and 

many other issues; and 

Whereas with his death his State and the Nation have lost 

an outstanding lawmaker and public servant: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate has received with profound 

2 sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the passing 


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1 of the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy, the great Sen2 ator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

3 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate commu4 nicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives 

5 and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the Kennedy fam6 ily. 

7 Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it 

8 stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem9 ory of the deceased Senator. 

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