John Dingell

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2013-06-07 16:19:00

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Rep. John Dingell sets new record for congressional service

2013-06-07 14:06:00

WASHINGTON – Rep. John Dingell of Michigan on Friday became the longest-serving member of Congress in history, surpassing the longevity record previously held by the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia. Dingell, a Democrat, has now served in...

Pelosi calls for 'boldest possible' gun legislation

2013-02-07 14:45:00

LANSDOWNE, Va. -- Even as she acknowledged that passing a new assault weapons ban would be a challenge,� House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) called on Congress to consider the “boldest possible package” to reduce gun...

1-800-GET-THIN centers criticized

2012-01-31 00:00:00

Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States are attempting to distance themselves from surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery. In a letter to House members considering a congressional investigation of...

Lap-Band surgeons critical of 1-800-GET-THIN [Updated]

2012-01-30 14:42:00

Bernadine Healy dies at 67; doctor led Red Cross relief efforts after 9/11

2011-08-09 00:00:00

Dr. Bernadine Healy, a hard-charging cardiologist and educator who was the first woman to lead the National Institutes of Health and later commanded American Red Cross relief efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, died Saturday at her home in Gates...

Democrats upset at media for early projection of GOP House takeover

2010-11-03 04:34:38

Radio and TV broadcasters on the defensive in D.C.

2009-11-17 16:34:33

Auto safety bill is scaled back in face of industry opposition

2010-07-12 00:00:00

The sweeping legislation that grew out of Toyota Motor Corp.'s sudden-acceleration crisis — heralded as the most important auto safety bill in a decade — has been scaled back significantly in the face of auto industry opposition. The bill...

Energy bill boosts fuel-economy standards

2007-12-19 00:00:00

Soon, you won't find those old-fashioned 100-watt incandescent light bulbs in stores. You will be able to buy more energy-efficient appliances. And you will see labels on TVs and computers that tell you how much energy they consume. You will see stickers...

McCain enters from the outside

2007-04-26 00:00:00

Sen. John McCain presented a memento to fellow Republican Sen. Ted Stevens when they met in the Senate earlier this year: a key chain with a small battery-operated pig's head. "You're still an oinker," the presidential candidate told Stevens, the Alaskan...

Dumping Dingell was overdue

2008-11-24 00:00:00

Nobody ever refers to members of Congress as "lions of the House," but Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) has as thick a mane as any (figuratively speaking, of course). The longest-serving current member, Dingell was writing legislation before Barack Obama...

This 1955 file photo shows Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) being sworn in by mentor and former Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn of Texas in 1955.

2013-06-07 14:05:54

Here, U.S. Representative John D. Dingell of Michigan rides in Ford's C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid.

2012-10-25 16:42:00