On the eve of his election to Congress in 1996, Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) received a call from Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) congratulating him on his victory, and on the energy he put into the race. Tierney says “it wasn’t obligatory. He was just letting us know he cared.”
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