Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Victoria Kennedy view the casket of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) in Boston

Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (R) sits with Victoria Kennedy the widow of the late Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and look on at the casket of the Senator as it lay in repose at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on August 28 2009. Senator Kennedy, who passed away late Tuesday night at the age of 77, will be buried in Arlington Cemetery on Saturday. UPI/Matthew Healey