Top lawmakers announced Thursday they will join together to honor the longest serving member of Congress, Rep. John Dingell of Michigan.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will hold the celebration in Dingell’s honor on June 13 in the National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol.
Dingell, a Democrat, was first sworn into office in 1955 and, as of June 13, will have served a total of 57 years, five months, and 26 days–a time that surpasses the record previously set by Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia.
