Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. , left, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. , right, listen to U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, center, answer a question about the high unemployment rate in Rhode Island, following a viewing of the school speech by President Barack Obama, not pictured, at Exeter Job Corps Academy in Exeter, R.I. , Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. , left, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. , right, listen to U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, center, answer a question about the high unemployment rate in Rhode Island, following a viewing of the school speech by President Barack Obama, not pictured, at Exeter Job Corps Academy in Exeter, R.I. , Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

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  4. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. speaks during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.
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