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Rep. Dingell Hospitalized For Abdominal Pain

09.08.14 | 11:02 am

Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., top, questions David Friedman, the acting head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, before the House Energy and Com... Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., top, questions David Friedman, the acting head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. The committee is looking for answers from Friedman about safety defects and mishandled recall of 2.6 million small cars with a faulty ignition switch that's been linked to 13 deaths and dozen of crashes. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE LESS

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), dean of the House, was taken to the hospital on Monday for abdominal pain, according to his office

The congressman is doing well at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and should be back on Capitol Hill next week.

“Dingell is doing well, is receiving an IV treatment of antibiotics, and remains in good spirits. Doctors expect him to be released in a few days, and Dingell expects to be in Washington for Congressional session next week,” his office said in a statement.

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srfromgr says:

September 8, 2014

Here’s hoping you make a good recovery…Godspeed Representative Dingell. Michigan loves you, especially for your well-known perseverance.
javaman says:

September 8, 2014

Yikes. Dean of the House since the '94 Wave.

…And 20 years later, he only has a few months left on his last term. I hope he recovers well.

After 58 years on the job retirement is tough to come to terms with.

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