Kennedy returns to Washington as health care reform heats up
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/POLITICS/03/05/kennedy.health.care/art.Ted.Kennedy.brain.jpg caption="Sen. Edward Kennedy announced in 2008 that he had a brain tumor in his left parietal lobe."]
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Sen. Ted Kennedy, who has been recuperating from brain cancer surgery, was back in Washington on Thursday as President Obama set out to tackle a major domestic policy item on his increasingly loaded plate - health care reform.
Kennedy, 77, suffered a seizure in May 2008 at his home on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Shortly afterward, doctors diagnosed a brain tumor. He has been holed up in Massachusetts to recover, rarely returning to Washington.
On Inauguration Day, the senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts again suffered a seizure, this time at a luncheon for members of Congress and the newly inaugurated President Obama.
But according to aides, Kennedy has been meeting with his staff multiple times a day, and is actively engaged in directing and coordinating movement on his committee on health care reform.
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Good to see him back and I hope we can get health care reform before he is truly gone.
Can any liberal here tell me why everytime Rush Limbaugh's name comes up I see dozens of comments about "it's the Oxycontin talking" or "he's a druggie", but no one happens to mention that Senator Kennedy is also an addict/alcoholic (once an addict, always an addict) who killed someone?
Can you explain the hypocrisy?
Kennedy has turned the US Senate into a federal nursing home. Of course he has help in this regard from Byrd, Spector and Bunning. Time to give someone else the chance to serve and enact term limits.
Congrats Senator on your Honorary Knighthood 😉
His brain is rotting, his judgement can't be trusted.
GO BACK HOME!
I pray God of mercy will heal him amen
thought he had left the earth to meet the JUDGE on mary jo's murder!
Will he have to cross any bridges?
Why is Britain "knighting" a murderer????????
Mother of Pearl and all things good, Ted...RETIRE!!! Enjoy your hard-earned retirement!!!!
hope you are feeling well
lET HIM GO . FOR HE PROBABLEY NEVER EVEN PURCHASED A SINGLE FLOWER FOR MARY JOE.
ALL HE EVER CRRED ABOUT WAS SEX , PORK AN PLAY LIKE HE WANTS, WITH ALL HIS RELATIVES , RAPE A FEW , THATS OK TOO.
NOW HE WANTS TO SHOUVE EVERYONE DOWN THE TUBE, WITH ALL HIS PORK, PORK . FLIP THE PAGE AN YOU WILL SEE MORE PORK . WRIGHT PELOSI. HARRY AN BARRACK CARELESS , JUST STAND UP YEAA YEAA WE JUST SCREWED THE PUBLIC AGAIN. WRIGHT ? MADAM PELOSI
Please God, don't take him home until we have healthcare reform.
Why is he STILL in office? Is this the best MA can come up with besides Kerry?
you said Ken-go home murderer. If we get national health you won't be getting a paycheck. everyone thinks its the best thing then explain why so many canadians are moving to usa for better health care.