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Dingell for Clean Water (Kicking Ass Ann Arbor)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:14:06 GMT

First, to caption the picture, that’s John Dingell speaking in support of the Clean Water Restoration Act (I’ve written about it here, and yes, I just linked to myself) at a press conference in Gallup Park, on the banks of the Huron River. I’m standing right next to the guy on the far left of the picture, out [...]

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Writing on the wall (Soccer Dad)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:46:59 GMT

Fred Barnes on Retiring Republicans: Democrats John Conyers, John Dingell, and Charles Rangel were in the wilderness from 1994 to 2006, the years of Republican rule of the House of Representatives. They endured the shame of being in the minority. Then Democrats regained control of the House, and, at age 77, Conyers became chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. It was his second...

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Speculators do not believe that speculators keep the price of oil high (TigerHawk)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:36:00 GMT

Today, at least three interesting things happened in the oil market. First, various "analysts" testified before Congress that the price of oil would fall by half if Congress some how "limited" speculation in energy futures. Second, Democratic Representative John Dingell flapped his gums on behalf of regulating energy trading: "Energy speculation has become a growth industry and it is...

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On Capitol Hill: Conyers beats Dingell (MichiganLiberal)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:16:50 GMT

This would have been interesting to watch ... John Dingell and John Conyers squaring off over legislation. Conyers wins. Dingell’s bill would have settled a century-old land dispute between two tribes and paved the way for them to build casinos in cash-strapped Michigan districts. Detroit-area lawmakers led by Conyers argued the land claims by the two tribes were illegitimate...

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Lawmakers introduce healthcare IT legislation (ICMCC Newspage)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:13:19 GMT

“U.S. Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich. ) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) introduced Tuesday legislation aimed at encouraging speedier adoption of healthcare information technology [...]

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Reps. Barton, Dingell To Introduce Legislation That Aims To Spur Nationwide Adoption Of Electronic Health Records (Medical News Today)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:00:00 GMT

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) and ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas) on Tuesday plan to introduce a bill that would promote the adoption of a nationwide electronic health record system, CongressDaily reports.

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HDMA Commends House Committee Chairmen For Bill Provisions That Enable Pharmacies Nationwide To Continue To Serve Medicaid Beneficiaries (Medical News Today)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

HDMA applauds House and Ways Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) for including vital provisions in House legislation that will help ensure that thousands of retail pharmacies can continue to serve Medicaid beneficiaries nationwide. These provisions postpone the use of AMP data until October 1, 2009.

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House party (Gristmill)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:22:37 GMT

By Kate Sheppard Since climate change legislation failed to gather steam in the Senate this month, all eyes are now on the House. Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) has been promising a bill for months. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming, put out an ambitious bill in early June. Today, Reps. Lloyd Doggett...

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Google plugs in (Gristmill)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:07:01 GMT

By Michael Moynihan Silicon Valley came to Washington this week to talk about plug-in hybrids at a great conference organized by Google.org with Brookings . The combination of tech visionaries, electric cars on display, Washington heavy hitters such as John Dingell, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and even a couple of film stars, Peter Horton and Anne Sexton of Who...

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Dingell dangle (Gristmill)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:49:07 GMT

By Kate Sheppard House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) has been saying for months now that a climate bill from his committee is on the way. Yesterday he talked about his pending legislation to industry folks, promising it would be friendlier to their interests than the Senate bill that failed last week : Dingell told the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers...

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The Politics of Oil Prices (The Hill's Pundit Blog)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:49:38 GMT

Last October, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) of the House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled a proposal to increase taxes by 50 cents a gallon of gasoline and jet fuel. He did it as to protest environmentalist efforts to put the entire burden of conservation on the backs of the auto industry, but his efforts were applauded [...]

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Dingell works to boost public transportation (Detroit Free Press)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:13:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — Long considered a top ally of domestic automakers in Congress, U.S. Rep. John Dingell signed on as cosponsor of legislation intended to give more people the opportunity to choose public transportation and to help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and greenhouse gases.

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BREAKING NEWS: D. Dingell To Endorse Obama (The Hotline on Call)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:51:52 GMT

Debbie Dingell , wife of Rep. John Dingell , will back Barack Obama , according to Democratic sources. Developing. ... ( JS )

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White paper trail (Gristmill)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:45:45 GMT

By Kate Sheppard The world is still waiting with bated breath for climate legislation from the Energy and Commerce Committee, where Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee chair Rick Boucher (D-Va.) are supposedly collaborating on bill. In the meantime, the committee has been issuing a series of "white papers" on climate legislation. This week they released...

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RED WINGS TICKER: It's a Stanley Cup bet: U.S. reps from Detroit, Pittsburgh square off (Detroit Free Press)

Fri, 23 May 2008 07:22:56 GMT

Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Mike Doyle (D-Penn.) have a wager on the finals. Dingell would win lunch from Pittsburgh's Primanti Brothers Restaurant, known for its overstuffed sandwiches.

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Dingell to Cohen; We will lay Subpoenas on you (butner blogspot)

Fri, 23 May 2008 02:23:47 GMT

In case you missed today's hearing you may want to take a peak at this very telling exchange between Chairman John Dingell and Jay Cohen relating to why DHS has withheld necessary documentation from the subcommittee and GAO. If there was any doubt about transparency this clip should clarify the issue, there isn't any. There is no doubt Chairman [...]

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Google's Page pitches for white spaces in DC (ZD Net Blog)

Thu, 22 May 2008 19:40:48 GMT

Google's Larry Page is in Washington, talking up white spaces to Congress ??? and speaking out against lobbyists, as well. Page met with key lawmakers including House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) and policy makers at the Federal Communications Commission, the Post reports. "There's a huge opportunity to make this stuff work," Page said in a discussion...

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House Committee Leaders Warn Pharmaceutical Companies To End Use Of 'Misleading' Advertisements (Medical News Today)

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) in a recent letter warned four pharmaceutical companies to end the use of "misleading and deceptive" direct-to-consumer advertisements for medications,

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Dingell enters dispute over 5th Metro runway (Detroit Free Press)

Tue, 20 May 2008 21:33:00 GMT

Rep. John Dingell has gotten involved in the fight over the Wayne County Airport Authority's plans to build a fifth parallel runway at Metro Airport.

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Do You Promise To Run Honest TV Ads? (Pharmalot)

Tue, 20 May 2008 21:03:32 GMT

That's what two Congressmen are asking the ceo’s at Pfizer, Schering-Plough, Merck and Johnson & Johnson. John Dingell and Bart Stupak, Michigan Democrats who run the House Energy and Commerce Committee, also sent a letter to PhRMA’s Billy Tauzin asking if the trade group will update its guidelines. The move comes less than two weeks [...]

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