GOVERNOR CORZINE STATEMENT ON SENATOR TED KENNEDY

TRENTON - Governor Jon S. Corzine today made the following statement regarding news that Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., was diagnosed with a severe medical condition:

“I was greatly saddened to hear the news of Ted Kennedy’s diagnosis. I’ve known Senator Kennedy as a colleague in the Senate, walked the campaign trail with him and count him as a personal friend. I have never met a more effective or more committed individual. He has faced incredible adversity in his life and conquered it all.

“I am sure he will continue to show that same fighting spirit and resilience as he undergoes treatment. Senator Kennedy is a man of courage and strength, a legendary lawmaker who has touched the lives of virtually every American with his work on civil rights, health care and education. I am sure New Jerseyans feel as I do in keeping Senator Kennedy in our thoughts and prayers.”

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