[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H1163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING CONGRESSMAN JOHN DINGELL

  (Mr. CHILDERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CHILDERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise on a bit of good news today. This 
is a great day in this body because on this day, a great man will 
become the longest-serving Member of this House. This is especially 
important to me because the record he is breaking belonged to that of 
my predecessor once removed, the great Jamie Whitten, my wonderful 
boyhood friend and hero. But today, Chairman John Dingell from Michigan 
will break that record. On this day, when the sun came up this morning, 
he became the longest-serving Member of the United States House of 
Representatives.
  He is a great man, a gentleman, a man's man, if you will, and a giant 
in this institution, a record that will no doubt probably never be 
equaled or broken. I had the great pleasure, Mr. Speaker, to know them 
both. I had the great pleasure to know what great public servants they 
were. I had the great pleasure to call them both my friends and one of 
them my colleague. I will remember this day a long, long time.
  And I salute you, Chairman Dingell.

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