.@billclinton Thank you my dear and wonderful friend. Honored to serve with you.
— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) June 7, 2013
Congratulations to my friend @John_Dingell on becoming the longest serving member of Congress in history. Keep up the good work.
— Al Gore (@algore) June 7, 2013
President Obama, who now has something in common with Dingell in that neither one of them are sure exactly when they’ll be leaving office, also congratulated the new congressional longevity record holder:
"John has always worked tirelessly for people of his beloved Michigan & for working families across America," says Pres Obama of Dingell.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 7, 2013
Dingell has retained his seat longer than a lot of others:
Of the 12,099 people who have served in Congress, no one has served longer than Michigan Rep. John Dingell. http://t.co/emu28oCEVR
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) June 7, 2013
Congratulations for Dingell from other fellow Dems:
Congrats to my dear friend @John_Dingell for making history as longest serving member of #Congress #FF pic.twitter.com/GsvNAnqwep
— Charles Rangel (@cbrangel) June 7, 2013
Congratulations to Congressman John Dingell of Michigan on becoming the longest-serving Member in the history of… http://t.co/vPxuX04eRP
— Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) June 7, 2013
Congrats to my friend and colleague @John_Dingell on becoming the longest serving Member of Congress. 20,997 days and still going strong
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) June 7, 2013
But this praise of record-setting entrenched incumbency was a bipartisan affair:
Boehner on Dingell being longest srving mbr of Cong: Today belongs to John Dingell 1 of the greats & the very definition of a man of the Hse
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 7, 2013
Congrats to Rep. @John_Dingell on becoming the longest serving Member of Congress in U.S. history http://t.co/oQa2HZD8TC
— Rick Snyder (@onetoughnerd) June 7, 2013
Congratulations to my good friend and colleague @John_Dingell – today the longest-serving Member of Congress in US history. #MI
— Fred Upton #WearYourMask (@RepFredUpton) June 7, 2013
57 years, five months and 26 days — Congratulations @John_Dingell for being the longest serving member in congressional history
— Rep. Randy Hultgren (@RepHultgren) June 7, 2013
Meanwhile, some citizens hope Dingell’s record is made to stand forever:
@onetoughnerd I hope @john_dingell holds the record for a long time. Congressional terms should not match highway speed limits.
— [[[raybury]]] (@raybury) June 7, 2013
Term lmts shld make this record permanent. MT @Jim_Moran Today's @john_dingell's 20,997th day in office–longest serving member of Congress!
— Hunter Buckworth (@HunterBuckworth) June 7, 2013
@algore @john_dingell shouldn't congressman have term limits like the president?
— Alive and well (@AdSal44) June 7, 2013
@SpeakerBoehner @john_dingell How about some term limits?
— Cypress Ed ? (@CypressEd) June 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/mjenner78/status/343032540287881218
@Call_Me_Dutch @john_dingell It's old and tiring and it begs for term limits!
— Dave (@CrazySanMan) June 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/Amyloukingery/status/343016769683869698
https://twitter.com/HeyRW/status/343016910650220545
Michigan Rep. John Dingell is now the longest tenured congressman in history- he's been there since 1955. We really need term limits
— The Social Distancer (@bnmrtns) June 7, 2013
.@SpeakerBoehner @john_dingell Tip of the Day: Know your audience. Longevity in Congress is not an admirable achievement. #TermLimits #NSA
— Kate (@frendafox) June 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/AyJayLink/status/343018507493072897
@RepJohnYarmuth @HouseDemocrats @john_dingell …as if setting the record for living well on taxpayer money is something to be proud of…
— Frank Cotton (@FrankJCotton) June 7, 2013
80 years ago, John Dingell, Sr. was elected to the Congressional seat his son still holds. Not entirely sure that's something to celebrate.
— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) June 7, 2013
Just as our forefathers envisioned. RT @AaronBlakeWP: John Dingell has spent two-thirds of his life as a congressman: http://t.co/AbKWpxWJYj
— Ronnie Whitaker (@RonnieWhitaker) June 7, 2013
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