By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON – The Senate's most famous hearing room will be renamed in honor of the trio of Kennedy brothers who served in Congress' upper chamber.
The gilded caucus room of the Russell Senate Office Building would become the "Kennedy Caucus Room" under a resolution approved by a voice vote on Monday after virtually no debate.
Democrats had hoped to pass the resolution last week after a day of tributes to the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
"This was Teddy's wish and desire," Sen. Christopher Dodd, Kennedy's closest friend, said last week. Kennedy died of brain cancer last month after nearly a half-century in the Senate. He was 77.
"I asked him, what could we do to recognize him? He said, "I'd like to have you recognize my brothers as well for their contribution,'" Dodd said. Kennedy's home-state colleague, Democrat John Kerry, also sponsored the resolution.
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