John Dingell

American politician (1926-2019)

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.

John Dingell

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  • 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.
  • 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 [2].

About John Dingell

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  • 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
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