,h4 ,,res4 #abj  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,february   
#aa1 #bjai  ,,resolution  ,whereas the  
death of former chairman of the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1    
,representative ,john ,david ,dingell1  
,jr41 on ,february #h1 #bjai1 brought   
not only a sense of deep personal loss  
to his family1 including his wife       
,representative ,debbie ,dingell of     
,michigan's #abth ,congressional        
,district and his children and          
grandchildren1 to his many former       
colleagues and friends1 but also to the 
institution of the ,house of            
,representatives and to the ,nation2    
,whereas ,john ,dingell represented the 
people of southeastern ,michigan with   
distinction in the ,house for #ei years1
 from ,december #ac1 #aiee1 to ,january 
#c1 #bjae1 making him the longest       
serving ,member of either chamber of    
,congress in its history to date2       
,whereas ,john ,dingell's father1 the   
late ,john ,david ,dingell1 ,sr41       

preceded him in service as a ,member of 
the ,house from ,march #d1 #aicc1 to    
,september #ai1 #aiee1 and his wife     
,debbie ,dingell succeeded him on       
,january #c1 #bjae1 and continues to    
serve1 and ,michiganders have entrusted 
,john ,sr41 ,john ,jr41 and ,debbie     
,dingell together to serve as their     
voice in the ,congress for the past #hf 
years2 ,whereas ,john ,dingell was      
raised from the age of six in southeast 
,michigan1 his parents' home ,state1 and
 where his father was elected to serve  
in the ,seventy ,third ,congress2       
,whereas ,john ,dingell was fiercely    
proud of his ,polish-,american roots and
 throughout his life shared the joys of 
his heritage with others1 including     
delivering paczki pastries to           
colleagues1 ,house staff1 and visitors  
to the ,capitol2 ,whereas ,john         
,dingell's first taste of public service
 and participation in government was as 
a page for the ,house of                
,representatives2 ,whereas ,john        

,dingell1 while serving as a ,house     
page1 was in the ,hall of the ,house on 
,december #h1 #aida1 to witness         
,president ,franklin ,roosevelt deliver 
his iconic address asking for a         
declaration of war against ,japan       
following the bombing of ,pearl ,harbor2
 ,whereas ,john ,dingell was drafted    
into the ,united ,states ,army at the   
age of #ah and served honorably2        
,whereas ,john ,dingell received both   
his ,b4,s4 and ,j4,d4 degrees from      
,georgetown ,university and then served 
in private law practice1 as a park      
ranger with the ,national ,park         
,service1 and as an assistant prosecutor
 before his election to the ,house2     
,whereas ,john ,dingell was elected to  
the ,house following the death of his   
father in #aiee and was reelected #bi   
times2 ,whereas ,john ,dingell took up  
the mantle of advocating for affordable 
health insurance coverage for the       
,nation's seniors1 as championed by his 
father1 and worked to secure the        

enactment of ,medicare in #aife1        
presided over its passage in the ,house1
 and was on hand to witness its signing 
into law by ,president ,lyndon ,johnson2
 ,whereas ,john ,dingell was a crusader 
for the environment1 helping to author  
and shepherd to passage the ,clean ,air 
,act1 the ,clean ,water ,act1 the ,safe 
,drinking ,water ,act1 the ,endangered  
,species ,act1 and the ,national        
,environmental ,policy ,act2 ,whereas   
,john ,dingell fought to make civil     
rights a part of ,democrats' platform in
 #aifj1 standing up to those who        
believed it would alienate certain      
voters and declaring that it was the    
right thing to do2 ,whereas ,john       
,dingell was a strong supporter in the  
,house of the ,civil ,rights ,act of    
#aieg1 the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifj1
 the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd1 and  
the ,voting ,rights ,act of #aife2      
,whereas ,john ,dingell served as       
chairman of the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce from ,january #c1 #aiha1  

to ,january #c1 #aiie1 and again from   
,january #c1 #bjjg1 to ,january #c1     
#bjji1 and served as its ranking        
minority member during the years in     
between1 making him the senior          
,democratic member on that ,committee   
for #bf years2 ,whereas during every    
,congress in which he served1 ,john     
,dingell introduced legislation to      
provide universal access to health care1
 and he invited ,speaker ,nancy ,pelosi 
to use the gavel with which he presided 
over passage of ,medicare in #aife to   
preside over the ,affordable ,care      
,act's passage in the ,house in #bjaj2  
,whereas ,john ,dingell1 over the course
 of his tenure1 served with eleven      
,presidents 7,eisenhower1 ,kennedy1     
,johnson1 ,nixon1 ,ford1 ,carter1       
,reagan1 ,bush1 ,clinton1 ,bush1 and    
,obama72 ,whereas ,john ,dingell served 
as ,dean of the ,house from ,january #c1
 #aiie1 until ,january #c1 #bjae2       
,whereas ,john ,dingell retired from the
 ,house in #bjae and was succeeded by   

his beloved wife1 whom he referred to as
 his lovely ,deborah1 who carries on his
 legacy and now serves as co-chair of   
the ,democratic ,policy and             
,communications ,committee in the       
,democratic ,caucus2 ,whereas1 in #bjad1
 ,president ,barack ,obama awarded ,john
 ,dingell the ,presidential ,medal of   
,freedom1 the ,nation's highest civilian
 honor2 ,whereas ,john ,dingell1 both   
before and after his retirement1        
gathered a large following on ,twitter1 
where he demonstrated his wit1 wisdom1  
and clever commentary on the ,nation's  
politics1 while promoting greater       
civility1 patriotism1 tolerance1        
justice1 and inclusion2 and ,whereas    
,john ,dingell was held in the highest  
esteem by ,members of the ,house from   
both parties1 not only because of his   
record tenure in office but because of  
his sharp intellect1 good humor1        
congeniality1 and belief in working     
together to achieve consensus through   
trust and camaraderie3 ,now1 therefore1 

be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 honors the life1
 achievements1 and distinguished public 
service of ,john ,david ,dingell1 ,jr42 
and  7#b7 expresses condolences to his  
family on his passing4  ,clerk4