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Democrats Hope Kennedy’s Death Changes Health Care Momentum

By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff
Aug. 26, 2009, 5:10 p.m.

As tributes to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) poured in Wednesday from Members on both sides of the aisle, the immediate impact of the veteran lawmaker’s death became abundantly clear: more partisan bickering over health care.

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