FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2008
CONTACT: Emily Barocas/202-225-7295/202-593-1377 

 CONGRESSMAN LARSON STATEMENT ON THE HEALTH OF SENATOR KENNEDY

Washington, DC -- Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, released the following statement regarding news that Senator Edward Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.

"Senator Ted Kennedy is a fighter and I have no doubt he will face this next challenge as he has every other - with strength and purpose and will.  Senator Kennedy is an American icon.  His leadership and ideals have done so much for this country.  He's the heart of the New England Congressional delegation and I feel honored to work with him as a force for good in our area.  My prayers are with the Senator today and with his wife Vicki, his children, including my dear colleague Patrick, and the entire Kennedy family."