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 (renamed Commerce). He is currently Ranking Minority Member of the Commerce Committee. The following is from the House floor debate of October 29, 1997, on H.R. 1270, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997.I have long been frustrated with the pace of DOE’s efforts and the lack of any meaningful progress toward opening a permanent repository…
