The brother of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Kennedy, who spent over 45 years in the Senate, considered labor, civil rights, immigration, and social welfare programs, particularly health care (as early as 1966!), to be the most important causes he could champion using his influence and political power. No saint - q.v. the Chappaquiddick incident in 1969 - nevertheless he achieved much of significance in his political life, including passing minimum-wage legislation twice over, among other acts.
Requiescat in pace.
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