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Though Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) lost the chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee late last year, he never lost the respect of his colleagues in the House. He was given the honorary title of Chairman Emeritus, and as a lifelong advocate of health care reform, House leaders had planned ...
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The Kennedy-Dingell Act?
Talking Points Memo —
Rep. John Dingell tells TPMDC: I don't care who the health reform bill is named after so long as there's a bill.
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Liberals Launch Petition To Name Health Bill After Kennedy
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
Several prominent Democrats yesterday said health care legislation should be named after the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, and now a progressive group has launched a petition calling on Congress to do so: at HonorKennedy.com, you can add your name to the list, if you're so inclined. The petition was launched by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee PAC, an online liberal action group aligned with liberal blogs like Daily Kos, Open Left, and Crooks and Liars. While the House already has three out of three parts of a health care bill hammered out, and while the ...
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