Sen. Edward Kennedy has collapsed at a luncheon honoring President Obama. Paramedics have responded to the scene.
Update: 3:16pm
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, collapsed Tuesday afternoon during a luncheon held for President Barack Obama in the Capitol's Statuary Hall, a senator told CNN. Paramedics were called to the scene at 2:35 p.m. ET.
A Republican House member told CNN "Senator Kennedy had a seizure," adding it "lasted a while."
The member said Kennedy was still seizing when he was put in a wheelchair and taken out through the Rayburn room.
This source did not know whether President Obama saw it happening because "there was still a lot of talking" and the program was still going on - the incident happened at the end of lunch.
This source was sitting at table in front of Kennedy and said Kennedy was sitting with former Vice President Walter Mondale and Senator Daniel.
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