WASHINGTON, August 27 – Statement from Janet Domenitz, Executive Director of MASSPIRG, on the passing of United States Senator Edward Kennedy (1932-2009):
“Senator Ted Kennedy's brother once said that, "Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."
“Senator Kennedy's actions didn't just send forth ripples of hope; they sent waves. As we mourn his loss, we at U.S. PIRG remain thankful and inspired by his work and his example as a fierce and tireless champion of the public interest.”
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U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups, is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest advocacy organization.
