Victoria Kennedy, left, widow of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. , kisses Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V. , as Kennedy's hearse stops in front of the Senate steps of the U.S. Capitol as members of Congress and their staff pay their respects during a precession for his interment in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. Right is former Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Victoria Kennedy, left, widow of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. , kisses Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V. , as Kennedy's hearse stops in front of the Senate steps of the U.S. Capitol as members of Congress and their staff pay their respects during a precession for his interment in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. Right is former Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.

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  1. In this image from video, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., speaks on the Senate floor Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at the Capitol in Washington. Wednesday marked the day when Byrd became the longest-serving member of Congress.
  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), former Senator Edward William Brooke (R-MA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Vicki Reggie Kennedy, wife of late Sen. Edward Kennedy, gather onstage after a ceremony to honor Brooke with the Congressional Gold Medal in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Brooke, a two-term Republican senator from 1967-1979, was the first African-American elected to the senate by popular vote.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 25: (L-R) Edward Kennedy Jr., Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Kara Kennedy, Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-MA), Gail Kirk and Vice President Joseph Biden gather for a photo during a mock swearing-in ceremony at the US Capitol building on September 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. Senator Kirk, will fill the Senate seat of Sen. Ted Kennedy who died on August 25 of brain cancer.
  4. Late Senator Edward Kennedy's widow Victoria and son Ted Kennedy Jr. listen during a news conference to introduce former Democratic National Committee chairman Paul Kirk Jr. as the interim U.S. Senate appointee in Boston, Massachusetts September 24, 2009. Kirk will be the interim Senate appointee filling the seat vacated by the late Senator Edward Kennedy.
  5. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy's widow, Victoria, center, and his son Ted Jr. listen with Gail Kirk, at left, during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 where it was announced that former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. will temporarily fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat.
  6. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, fourth from left, poses with other candidates and democratic officals at a Democratic party unity event in Boston, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, from left, Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, Gov. Deval Patrick, Speaker Robert DeLeo, former candidate, Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca, Senate president Therese Murray, former candidate City Year founder Alan Khazei, and U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass, the morning after Coakley won the Democratic primary for the special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.
  7. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, second from left, speaks at the unity event Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, the morning after Coakley won the Democratic primary for the special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., beating fellow hopefuls, from left Boston Celtics Co-owner Stephen Pagliuca, City Year founder Alan Khazei, and U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass.
  8. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  9. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.

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