John Dingell

thumb|John Dingell John Dingell (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan and was the Dean (longest-serving member) of the House of Representatives. Sourced The consequences of the behavior of the BATF in these kinds of cases (events such as Waco) is that they are not trusted. They are detested, and I have described them properly as jackbooted American fascists. They have shown no concern over the rights of ordinary citizens or their property. They intrude without the slightest regard or concern. Congressional Record, February 8, 1995 My old daddy used to say "kill the closest snake first". PBS Online NewsHour, August 18, 2003. I don't take sides for or against Hezbollah, or for or against Israel. In response to a question from a Detroit TV reporter, August 2006 Quoted in http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzkzNDlmNDEyOGRlOTlkYWQyMWNhZmNkNDgxYjc0MzQ= Henry Payne 2006-08-03 Side with Terrorists or Israel? National Review Online 2006-11-24 Let me remind you this has been going on for years. We are bringing it to a halt. The harsh fact of the matter is when you're going to pass legislation that will cover 300 [million] American people in different ways it takes a long time to do the necessary administrative steps that have to be taken to put the legislation together to control the people. From the live telephone interview which he gave to Paul W. Smith on his show Monday morning (on Detroit WJR News/Talk 760), March 22, 2010 about universal health care legislation . The Lovely Deborah is insisting I rest and stay off here, but after long negotiations we've worked out a deal where she'll keep up with Twitter for me as I dictate the messages. I want to thank you all for your incredibly kind words and prayers. You're not done with me just yet. Last public words, February 6, 2019, as quoted in https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/john-dingell-dead-michigan-rep-longest-serving-congressman.html Former Michigan Rep. John Dingell, the Longest-Serving Congressman in American History, Dies at 92 Elliot Hannon Slate About John Dingell Debbie [Dingell] worked for GM. The family made millions from GM while congressman [John] Dingell pushed for five bailouts for GM. John Stossel, "Control Freaks," Stossel (Fox Business Network, 4 December 2014), 9:55 PM ET External links Category:1926 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:Catholics from the United States Category:Politicians from Colorado Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Category:Georgetown Preparatory School alumni