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John Dingell in hospice care
The Hill @thehill 3m3 minutes agoJUST IN: John Dingell in hospice care: report
Former Michigan Rep. John Dingell, longest-serving member of Congress in American history, in hospice care
Associated Press - Former Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history, is receiving hospice care, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday.
The person was not authorized to speak publicly but told The Associated Press about the 92-year-old Dingell's condition. Dingell's wife, Rep. Debbie Dingell, tweeted Wednesday morning that she was with him at their home in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn.
"Friends and colleagues know me and know I would be in Washington right now unless something was up," tweeted Dingell, who successfully ran for her husband's Michigan seat in 2014. "I am home with John and we have entered a new phase. He is my love and we have been a team for nearly 40 years."
Debbie Dingell also thanked people for their "friendship and support," and asked for "prayers and privacy during this difficult time."
read: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-michigan-john-dingell-hospice-20190206-story.html
*update*
John Dingell: "You're not done with me just yet."
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to the end and can be with those who love him.
This is him just last December. 
1. Term limits
As someone who served nearly 30 terms in the House, it's no surprise Dingell is not a proponent of subjecting lawmakers to limits on their service.
“Truth is, term limits are the lazy voter’s way out,” he wrote in response to a question about whether longtime members of Congress are actually equipped to handle future problems for younger generations.
“I believe in term limits; they’re called elections,” Dingell responded. “If you don’t like your elected official, you can back someone else and work to get them elected, hoping they will serve you better both philosophically and politically.”
“The people who benefit most from term limits are lobbyists,” the Michigan Democrat added. “As I note in [his book “The Dean: The Best Seat in the House,” which dropped Tuesday], talk to me about term limits when they exist for lobbyists.”
3. Dingell dishes on Trump
Dingell has long given up on the hope that Democrats can work with Trump, a president he has described as both incompetent and contemptible.
During the AMA session, he blamed Trump’s 2016 victory in part on Democrats who “didn’t pay attention” to the stakes of the election.
He also repeated a line he tweeted when Trump was elected to describe the president’s qualifications as he sees them.
“He couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the heel,” Dingell said.
4. Dissolving the Senate
Dingell made waves this past week for advocating in an op-ed for The Atlantic for the dissolution of the Senate and Electoral College.
The institutions do not represent the will of the majority of the U.S. population, he wrote.
Dingell has railed against Congress’ upper chamber in other forums, including in his new book, the catalyst for his recent publicity tour, including the AMA.
On Thursday he boiled down his argument against the Senate thusly:
“It’s a travesty that California has 40 million people and as many US Senators as Wyoming, with its 575,000 people. My former House district has as more people in it as several states do, yet we only shared two Senators,” Dingell wrote.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/dingell-est-things-john-dingell-said-ama
As someone who served nearly 30 terms in the House, it's no surprise Dingell is not a proponent of subjecting lawmakers to limits on their service.
“Truth is, term limits are the lazy voter’s way out,” he wrote in response to a question about whether longtime members of Congress are actually equipped to handle future problems for younger generations.
“I believe in term limits; they’re called elections,” Dingell responded. “If you don’t like your elected official, you can back someone else and work to get them elected, hoping they will serve you better both philosophically and politically.”
“The people who benefit most from term limits are lobbyists,” the Michigan Democrat added. “As I note in [his book “The Dean: The Best Seat in the House,” which dropped Tuesday], talk to me about term limits when they exist for lobbyists.”
3. Dingell dishes on Trump
Dingell has long given up on the hope that Democrats can work with Trump, a president he has described as both incompetent and contemptible.
During the AMA session, he blamed Trump’s 2016 victory in part on Democrats who “didn’t pay attention” to the stakes of the election.
He also repeated a line he tweeted when Trump was elected to describe the president’s qualifications as he sees them.
“He couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the heel,” Dingell said.
4. Dissolving the Senate
Dingell made waves this past week for advocating in an op-ed for The Atlantic for the dissolution of the Senate and Electoral College.
The institutions do not represent the will of the majority of the U.S. population, he wrote.
Dingell has railed against Congress’ upper chamber in other forums, including in his new book, the catalyst for his recent publicity tour, including the AMA.
On Thursday he boiled down his argument against the Senate thusly:
“It’s a travesty that California has 40 million people and as many US Senators as Wyoming, with its 575,000 people. My former House district has as more people in it as several states do, yet we only shared two Senators,” Dingell wrote.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/dingell-est-things-john-dingell-said-ama
Just ordered his book, expect a very good read about a good political life lived. He won't get to see what direction our nation takes in this perilous time, but I hope he leaves with reason to believe we're going to be okay.
