Rhode Island senators remember Kennedy fondly

(NECN: Providence, RI) – Rhode Island Senators Jack Reid and Sheldon Whitehouse are remembering the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy. Kennedy died of brain cancer Tuesday at his Cape Cod home. Sen. Jack Reid called his fellow Democrat “one of the greatest leaders of our time” and a champion of civil rights and social justice. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said he remembers Kennedy’s “rollicking humor, his masterful legislative skills and his lion’s heart.” *Material from The Associated Press used in this report*