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| Dingell Breaks Record After 57 Years in House |
| 2013-06-08 |
| [BLOGS.WSJ] Rep. John Dingell ...Octogenarian Dem representative-for-life from Michigan, first elected sometime in the Lower Paleolithic... (D., Mich.) became the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history Friday, and in an interview reflected on major legislative achievements and the changes in Washington over his nearly six decades in the House. Mr. Dingell, 86 years old, has held his position for 57 years, five months and 26 days. He broke the record held by the late Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia. Mr. Dingell has been involved in some of Congress's most celebrated achievements. "The single most important vote I cast" was for the 1964 Voting Rights Act, he said in an interview Friday. He has since helped push through Medicare, the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, and most recently, President Barack Obama I mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money... 's health-care overhaul, the Affordable Care Act. From 1981 to 1994, and then from 2006 to 2008, Mr. Dingell was chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. He faced a stiff primary challenge in 2002, when redistricting had thrown him into a fight with another Democrat incumbent, Rep. Lynn Rivers, a more liberal member. His home-state auto interests increasingly put him at odds with the Democratic caucus's commitment to tougher anti-pollution standards. That gap contributed to his ouster as chairman of Energy and Commerce in 2008, when he was successfully challenged by Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D., Calif.). |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 change his name to Representative Default. Make it official and demeaning |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-06-08 18:42 |
| #3 That doesn't sound like a record to admire or be proud of. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-06-08 18:36 |
| #2 We now know the district with the most low information voters. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2013-06-08 16:51 |
| #1 Yeah, that's great Dingell. Can you quit now? Please? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2013-06-08 13:33 |