Read more John Dingell stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18231/john-dingell.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:53:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73556/pelosi-that-was-easy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"This victory belongs to her," said a 10-term rep as Nancy Pelosi doggedly pushed health reform through the House last night. “As far as I know she never sleeps nor eats.” And though the speaker herself joked, "That was easy" last night, Politico notes that Pelosi used every tool in...http://www.newser.com/story/73556/pelosi-that-was-easy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 7:33:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50527/dingell-becomes-longest-serving-house-member.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichigan Democrat John Dingell today becomes the longest-serving member of Congress, passing the 53-years-and-2-months mark set by Mississippi Democrat Jamie Whitten. But the milestone is bittersweet for Dingell, who for the first time in a quarter century is no longer the ranking Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, reports...http://www.newser.com/story/50527/dingell-becomes-longest-serving-house-member.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 10:22:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43342/waxmans-coup-promises-new-agenda.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHenry Waxman ascension to the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee could pit him against both Republicans and fellow Democrats, Politico reports. Moderate former chair John Dingell, ousted by the liberal Waxman, left many subcommittee heads who could clash with their new boss. And the GOP is up...http://www.newser.com/story/43342/waxmans-coup-promises-new-agenda.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Nov 2008 13:49:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43222/waxman-unseats-dingell-to-chair-key-house-committee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Democrats elected Californian Henry Waxman to chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee today, the Hill reports. Waxman’s new post will hold considerable influence over how the next administration will effect its legislative agenda; his selection over Michigan’s John Dingell, who has served on the committee for 28 years,...http://www.newser.com/story/43222/waxman-unseats-dingell-to-chair-key-house-committee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 11:14:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43208/for-dems-dingell-showdown-is-agony.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Democrats have been dreading this day: the unavoidable vote between Henry Waxman and John Dingell to chair the Energy and Commerce Committee. Though Waxman is a savvy lawmaker and closer to much of the caucus on the key issue of climate change, the 82-year-old Dingell, Detroit's staunchest congressional booster,...http://www.newser.com/story/43208/for-dems-dingell-showdown-is-agony.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 8:09:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43012/waxman-counts-on-freshmen-to-win-energy-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn Dingell has spent a lot more money than Henry Waxman in his quest to keep his chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, lavishing gifts on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. But Waxman has a strategy, Politico reports. The California rep gave generously to 19 promising Democratic candidates....http://www.newser.com/story/43012/waxman-counts-on-freshmen-to-win-energy-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Nov 2008 12:31:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41916/house-dems-wrangle-over-top-posts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTuesday's votes were still being counted when House Democrats started wrangling over leadership positions, Politico reports. Henry Waxman has launched a challenge for chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, aiming to take out John Dingell of Michigan, whose support is eroding. Says a lobbyist: "He has done nothing on...http://www.newser.com/story/41916/house-dems-wrangle-over-top-posts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Nov 2008 9:40:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35408/small-cadre-of-speculators-control-oil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA surprisingly small group of investors and oil traders control the vast majority of the world’s oil contracts, and they are exerting tremendous influence over the market, reports the Washington Post. Regulators have found that a few financial firms speculating for themselves or their clients hold 81% of the oil...http://www.newser.com/story/35408/small-cadre-of-speculators-control-oil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Aug 2008 10:48:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23793/congress-looks-into-fbis-telecom-spying.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCongressional Democrats are questioning the cozy relationship between the FBI and telecom companies, the Washington Post reports. Thanks to a 1994 law, all telecom firms have “Quantico circuits”—little-known electronic lines straight to the FBI technology office in Virginia. Telecom technicians can instantly send data over those lines, telling investigators...http://www.newser.com/story/23793/congress-looks-into-fbis-telecom-spying.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:00 CDT