Honorable John Dingell
United States Representative, Michigan, Democrat
Representative Dingell, of the Fifteenth District of Michigan, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1955. He served as Wayne County (Michigan) Assistant Prosecuting Attorney from 1953 to 1955. He chairs the Energy and Commerce Committee. The following is from the August 1, 2007, House floor debate on H.R. 3162, the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act.The legislation before us is really very simple. The issues before us are not procedure. Rather they are: Are we going to take care of our kids? For this Congress, this is perhaps the greatest opportunity we will have. We…
