Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I wish to speak about my colleague, Senator Ted Kennedy. We all know we got a shock yesterday; that Senator Kennedy has…”

“I wish to speak about my colleague, Senator Ted Kennedy. We all know we got a shock yesterday; that Senator Kennedy has been diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor, and he has just been released from the hospital. We are all so grateful he has been able to go to the comfort of his own home with his family as they are deciding how the treatment will go forward. But I wish to take a moment to talk about something we have been working on together. If I could think of one word for Senator Ted Kennedy, it would be 'fighter.' He is a fighter for the causes in which he believes. In his 46 years as a Senator, he has fought on behalf of the American people, waging so many battles to advance the causes of justice, opportunity, and peace. Now, he is set to wage the greatest fight of his life, and in that fight he has the support and prayers of all his colleagues and all the American people.”