Rep. Dingell, longtime champion of health overhaul, takes gavel as House begins debate
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- News Source: Star Tribune | 23 days agoDemocrats gave the gavel to the longest-serving House member ever as the chamber began debating legislation overhauling the country's health care system. Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, was given the honor of presiding Saturday at the start...
- Blog Source: www.sfexaminer.comDemocrats gave the gavel Saturday to the longest-serving House member ever as the chamber began debating legislation overhauling the country's health care system.
- Blog Source: prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.comRepresentative John D. Dingell, Democrat of Michigan, who was presiding as the speaker pro tempore, dismissed the objections and continued to pound the gavel, asking for order. But Mr. Price would not relent. ...
- Blog Source: thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.comI've chaired a meeting or two in my day, and I have a couple questions: Why didn't Dingell simply gavel those fools to silence, and if they refused, why didn't he have the sergeant at arms escort them off the House floor? ...
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