Political Quotes

“Well, for you, John--and I guess I'm not supposed to be directing my comments to a particular Member. To John Dingell and to Debbie Dingell, this is an emotional moment, but it is for all of us. To know John Dingell, one has to know his roots and his father's-- coming from an area that saw the middle class develop. Really, for many, for the first time, there were jobs that really paid. There was health care for so many for the first time. They were provided pensions for the first time, and in most cases, in many cases for the first time, provided for a single family house. For John Dingell, the automotive industry was not a special interest. It was an area that had interests that were special, and so John Dingell has never forgotten those roots. He has never forgotten the blossoming of the middle class and his determination to fight for it. John Dingell has never forgotten his roots. It is a good example for all of us. Another example has been that John Dingell was able to grow beyond his roots in a sense, to have a sense that there were underdogs virtually everywhere. So John Dingell came here, not only fighting for those who were part of a new middle class but for those who were not, and he had the courage, if one remembers, it was not so easy, to fight for the rights of every human being. As has been so often said, John Dingell's service here is more than the days numbered; it is the issues fought for with esteem and success.…”