Rep. Dingell Cites ‘Refusal to Compromise’ as One of the Biggest Changes He’s Seen in Congress...
Source: ABC
Speaking this morning on This Week, Democratic Rep. John Dingell of Michigan who is poised to become the longest serving member of Congress this week bemoaned Washington partisanship, saying a refusal to compromise is one of the biggest changes he has seen over his more than 57-year career in Congress when asked about the issue by ABC News George Stephanopoulos.
Lack of collegiality. Refusal to compromise. An absolute reluctance to work together. And I think a total loss of the understanding of the traditions, Dingell said.
Today members are so busy getting re-elected, spend so little time there, theres so much pressure on them from outside to be partisan and to fight, not to do the things that were supposed to, such as compromising and working together, Dingell said. And compromise has gotten, George, to be a dirty word. And this is a great shame. The founding fathers intended something quite different.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/06/rep-dingell-cites-refusal-to-compromise-as-one-of-the-biggest-changes-hes-seen-in-congress-in-57-years/
transcript: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-david-plouffe-karl-rove/story?id=19289082&singlePage=true
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SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)I saw him today on the show. He was remarkable.
Berlum
(7,044 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)Or did you custom make that yourself on Zazzle.com or something similar?
Thanks!!
Berlum
(7,044 posts)...you will find lots of options...
elleng
(131,202 posts)graham4anything
(11,464 posts)Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)We live in an insane nation that will end the "American Century" now.
But with climate change accelerating, it does not matter. Thanks to John Dingell for his support of Civil Rights.
Still Waters
(107 posts)there is so much we could be doing. We could be building homes that are cutting edge energy and water usage friendly. We could be repairing and enhancing our infrastructure. We could be devoting money for research in understanding and treatment of mental and physical illnesses. We could be improving our cybersecurity infrastructure. All of these would be providing much needed jobs.
We are facing some very inconvenient truths, and as a nation we just can't handle the truth. I am looking for some leaders with boldness and foresight and innovation--where are they?
Still Waters
(107 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)BillyRibs
(787 posts)and here's why, http://www.thirty-thousand.org