Spellings Issues Statement on Kennedy

Sen. Edward Kennedy has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Hopefully, he will fight it and beat it. Yesterday, Secretary of Eduation Margaret Spellings issued a statement on the situation:

“My friend Senator Ted Kennedy is a lionhearted champion for our nation’s schoolchildren.  His decades of public service have inspired generations of Americans, including me.  And his strong, outspoken leadership has helped to improve the quality of life for all of us. 

I join people across our country and around the world in sending my prayers to the Senator, his wife Vicki, and their entire family during this difficult time.  I am glad to hear that Senator Kennedy is in good spirits, and I know he will respond to this challenge with his characteristic toughness and determination.”

 Kennedy and Spellings are good friends and have worked together on the No Child Left Behind initiative.