Our Take
A legend of Congress and of American history, John Dingell passed away at the age of 92 last Thursday. He served in Congress for nearly 60 years, and was involved in, and saw a lot of legislative sausage being made. He served as Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee from 1981 to 1994 and then again from 2008-2010. At the height of his power the Committee had such a broad jurisdiction that half of the bills that congress considered emanated out of his Committee. They don’t make members like John Dingell anymore, and if you didn’t know him, this clip from the waning hours of the debate on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley bill from 1999 is a pretty good summation.