Senator Kennedy joined Harvard's Owl Club in 1954, a social organization similar to a fraternity, before women were admitted to the campus and long before they were integrated into campus life.

He has decided to be taken off their rolls, believing that it is a mistake to continue to be affiliated.

In order to maintain his 97 percent voting record in the Senate, there are minimal times throughout the year when private travel is necessary. Senator Kennedy's record in the Senate is a clear indication that special interests don't influence him or his positions on legislation.

Senator Kennedy is committed to ensuring that this program continues and that the commonwealth's proud history in military technology continues to grow and expand.

Sen. Kennedy spoke to Sen. Stevens in support of this provision.

Sen. Kennedy hopes we have a national policy in place soon. But in the interim, he feels it's understandable why members of the committee would want to look at navigational safety issues that accompany these kinds of projects.

Senator Kennedy has real environmental and economic concerns, and the federal government continues to lack a national policy and process to guide offshore alternative energy development.