John Conyers: “I have over 15 persons including myself who have asked to be included in this Special Order, that is, celebrating the…”

“I have over 15 persons including myself who have asked to be included in this Special Order, that is, celebrating the 50th year of service of the Dean of the House of Representatives John Dingell of Michigan; and I am very pleased and honored to lead this discussion. I would encourage all of the Members to share this time as expeditiously as they can and insert the rest of their materials or remarks into the Record. Let me begin, Mr. Speaker, by pointing out that the first Member of Congress I ever met in my life was John Dingell, namely, because he was my Congressman. Further, our relationship and family went back before because my father knew John Dingell's father. Further, we shared contiguous districts across the entire span of my service, and many of our constituents were mutual and frequently, according to the whims of the Michigan legislature the lines that changed from time to time, and frequently my constituents became his as his became mine. This is a particularly moving event for me because it did not take long for me to realize that one of the more formidable legislators of the 20th century was the same person who worked so hard for my family as his constituents and for the congressional district he represented, but more for all of the citizens of this country.…”