John Dingell
John Dingell
John David Dingell Jr.is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from December 13, 1955, until January 3, 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He represented Michigan throughout his congressional tenure and most recently served as the representative for Michigan's 12th congressional district...
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We can offer (Bush) support for an intelligent policy, ... We can't offer him support for a policy ... that is unduly complicated.
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We must be careful to avoid any unintended consequences that may be hidden in the administration's proposal,
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We will need to determine how to stop this kind of misbehavior in the future. We hope today's action is the first step by the board to operate in a more professional, nonpartisan manner.
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This rush to push through legislation of dubious virtue without any significant review is both unnecessary and unwise.
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Why should ordinary people pay for a government decision that makes their television sets obsolete?
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For hundreds of thousands of families, Medicaid is going to be a lifeline in the coming months,
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That's right; millions of your hard-earned tax dollars would go to the same companies reaping the benefit of US$3 a gallon of gas and US$60 a barrel of oil,
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That's the equivalent of one Big Mac or one Happy Meal a month. That's a small price to pay to ensure that you have fundamental rights regarding your health care,
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They are viewed as useful, necessary and good.
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It's a piece of legislation that can best and most kindly be described as a fraud upon a group of people who had high hopes that their Congress will take care of them.
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I trust them, but I'm watching them very closely,
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We have since heard nothing on this from Mr. Bush.
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We want to see to it that we still have medical decisions being made in favor of and on behalf of the patients, ... This is to see to it that the HMOs are treated the same as anybody else, not given preferential and reverential treatment. That's what the Norwood amendment does.
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would force millions of Americans to reach into their wallets and pay a television tax of $20 to $60 per TV set.