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Dingell Becomes Longest-Serving House Member
"Same as any other day -- I'm going to work in the same office, I'm going to go to the [House] floor, do the same things in committee, and do the same things in terms of work," Dingell told ABCNews.com in an interview. "It's a great job. I love it, and I'm grateful every day to the good Lord for giving me another day."
Crusader: Rep. Dingell to become America's longest-serving congressman
On Feb. 11, 2009, Michigan's John Dingell begins his 19,420th day on the job, becoming the longest serving member -- ever -- of the U.S. House of Representatives. The 82-year-old Dearborn Democrat has amassed a remarkable list of legislative accomplishments, especially concerning health care and protecting the environment.
Serving Since 1955, a House Institution
Mr. Dingell applauds President Obama’s drive to expand health care coverage, a cause that he and his congressman father before him have championed since Franklin D. Roosevelt occupied the Oval Office.
Dingell to set record for time in the House
Fifty-four years later, Dingell, at 82, is still at it, new hip, new knee, bad back and all -- and on Wednesday he will have been at it longer than anyone in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives: 19,420 days. ¶ Put another way: Ripken, baseball's record-setting Iron Man with 2,632 straight games, has nothing on John David Dingell Jr.
Record Looming, Dingell Looks To Refocus As A Member, Particularly On Health Care
As Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., looks back on his record-breaking career, he lists the late Rep. Sam Rayburn, D-Texas, as the first and the best of the nine House speakers under whom he has served.
Dingell questions 'irresponsible' wage cuts
One big auto supporter in the nation’s capital – Rep. John Dingell of Dearborn – is raising doubts about some of the conditions placed on the loans for Chrysler LLC and General Motors, saying “it is irresponsible during a time of economic crisis for the White House to insist that workers take further wage cuts.”
Panel Cites Surge in Speculative Oil Trades
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, which conducted the inquiry into the oil futures markets, has scheduled a hearing for Monday to call attention to the increasing role that financial investors are playing in the oil futures market.
Bureaucrats and the Cloven-Hoofed
As if there’s not enough on its smorgasbord of potential threats, the Department of Homeland Security is studying whether the government’s contagious animal disease lab can be moved to mainland farm country from its longtime island outpost off the coast of New York.
Episode 20: Tobacco
On April 2, 2008, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which Congressman Dingell chairs, passed H.R. 1108, the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.” This important legislation addresses our longstanding concern with tobacco use, especially by our Nation’s youth.
Tele-Town Hall 2
On May 5, 2008, Congressman Dingell led a Tele-Town Hall Meeting with constituents in the 15th District. He discussed his work on issues including energy security and global warming, universal health care, foreclosures and the war in Iraq. More than 3,900 people participated in a portion of the town hall.