The Massachusetts senator gave a powerful speech in support of Black Lives Matter at the Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on Sunday
Thank you. I’m grateful to be here at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. This status is a fitting tribute to our champion,Ted Kennedy. A man of courage, compassion, or commitment,who taught us what public service is all approximately. Not a day goes by that we don’t miss his passion, his enthusiasm, and - most of all - his dedication to all of our working families.
As the Senior Senator from Massachusetts,I have the great honor of sitting at Senator Kennedy’s desk - right over there. The original, back in Washington, or is a runt more dented and scratched,but it has something very special in the drawer. Ted Kennedy carved his name in it. When I sit at my desk, sometimes when I’m waiting to speak or to vote, or I open the drawer and elope my thumb across his name. It reminds me of the high expectations of the people of Massachusetts,and I try, every day, or to live up to the legacy he left behind.
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Source: theguardian.com