Honorable John D. Dingell
United States Representative, Michigan, Democrat
Representative Dingell, of the Sixteenth 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. From 1981 to 1995, he chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He is currently the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee. The following is from April 25, 2001, hearings before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on H.R. 1542, the Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act.I believe that the legislation is right, it is fair, and it will provide great benefits to the public and to the…