She was nominated by Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, the incoming chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, and sworn in by her longtime friend John Dingell of Michigan as the Dean of the House of Representatives traditionally does.

John David Dingell, Jr. ( born July 8, 1926 ) is the U. S. Representative for, serving since 1955 ( his district was first in western Detroit but has successively moved further into that city's western suburbs ).

At the beginning of every Congress, Dingell introduces a bill providing for a national health insurance system, the same bill that his father proposed while he was in Congress.

On March 23, 2010, Dingell was interviewed by WJR-AM Detroit radio host Paul W. Smith about the newly-signed federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

Responding to subsequent controversy over his use of the phrase " control the people ", Rep. Dingell stated, " I was referring to the insurance companies who we must do a better job of overseeing.

Dingell was honored at the White House with a Presidential lunch for his 50th anniversary in Congress on December 13, 2005.

During his first stint as chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Dingell was regarded by analysts as one of the four or five most powerful members of the House.

Waxman mounted a challenge against Dingell on grounds that Dingell was stalling certain environmental legislation, which would have tightened vehicle emissions standards -- something that could be detrimental to the Big Three automobile manufacturers that constitute a major source of employment in Dingell's district.

Dingell was given the title of Chairman Emeritus in a token of appreciation of his years of service on the committee.

As of June 2007, Mrs. Dingell was executive director of Global Community Relations and Government Relation at GM and vice chair of the General Motors Foundation.

He was also the third longest-serving member of the House, after fellow Democrats John Dingell and John Conyers, both of Michigan.

John David Dingell, Sr. ( February 2, 1894 – September 19, 1955 ) was an American politician who represented Michigan's 15th congressional district from 1933 to 1955.

Dingell was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Marie and Joseph A. Dzieglewicz, Polish immigrants.

Dingell was 5-foot-7 and suffered from asthma and tuberculosis, a disease that took the family to Colorado for a time, in hopes of a cure.

In 1932, Dingell was elected as a Democrat from the newly formed 15th District in western Detroit.

At the outset of his Congressional career, Dingell was a " New Deal stalwart.

A graduate of Boys High School, Columbia College, Columbia University and Columbia Law School, he was the first Democrat to ever serve his district and was the fourth longest-serving congressman in history ( only John Dingell, Jamie Whitten and Carl Vinson served longer ) and the longest-serving member of either house of Congress in New York's history.

In 2001, the Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge was absorbed into the much larger Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, which was largely advocated by veteran Michigan representative John Dingell.

The bill was introduced by Democratic Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Jr ..

In January 1995, John Dingell, Jr. became the Dean, or the longest-serving member of the House and, as of 2012, the father and son together have 79 consecutive years of service in Congress.

Dingell married Grace Bigler Dingell and had three children John, Jr., James, and Julè.

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The John D. Dingell Park is located along the Detroit River.

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During debate in the House of Representatives, Rep. John Dingell ( Democrat of Michigan ) argued that the bill would result in banks becoming " too big to fail.

The House did not pass a similar bill, largely because of opposition from Representative John Dingell ( D-MI ), chairman of the House Commerce and Energy Committee.

Representative John Dingell ( D-MI ) also aggressively pursued it, eventually calling in U. S. Secret Service ( USSS ; U. S. Treasury ) document examiners.

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), sponsored by Representatives Billy Tauzin and John Dingell and signed into law by President George W. Bush on March 11, 2003.

John D. Dingell, Sr. changed his name for his campaign for office with the slogan ' Ring ( in ) with Dingell.

For many years, Dingell represented much of western Detroit itself, though Detroit's declining population and the growth of its suburbs has pushed all of Detroit into the districts of fellow Democrats including John Conyers.

Along with John Conyers, in April 2006, Dingell brought an action against George W. Bush and others alleging violations of the Constitution in the passing of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm declared February 11, 2009, to be John Dingell Day in honor of the record.

In 2009, he began serving as the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee after defeating Chairman John Dingell in a 137 – 122 secret vote of House Democrats on November 20, 2008.

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" The hearing included testimony from Representative John D. Dingell of Michigan, Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota, who is one of two Muslims in the U. S. Congress, Representative Frank Wolf of Virginia, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca.

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" Reflecting the prevailing prejudices of the period, a memorable letter from Dingell to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 18, 1941 suggested that ten thousand Japanese-Hawaiian Americans be incarcerated in order to ensure " good behavior " from Japan.

Dingell's grandson, Christopher D. Dingell, has also taken to politics, having been elected to the Michigan State Senate in 1986.

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