; Whereas John Dingell, over the course of his tenure, served with eleven Presidents (Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, and Obama); Whereas John Dingell served as Dean of the House from January 3, 1995, until January 3, 2015; Whereas John Dingell retired from the House in 2015 and was succeeded by his beloved wife, whom he referred to as his lovely Deborah , who carries on his legacy and now serves as co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee in the Democratic Caucus; Whereas, in 2014, President Barack Obama awarded John Dingell the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor; Whereas John Dingell, both before and after his retirement, gathered a large following on Twitter, where he demonstrated his wit, wisdom, and clever commentary on the Nation’s politics, while promoting greater civility, patriotism, tolerance, justice, and inclusion; and Whereas John Dingell was held in the highest esteem by Members of the House from both parties, not only because of his record tenure in office but because of his sharp intellect, good humor, congeniality, and belief in working together to achieve consensus through trust and camaraderie: Now, therefore, be it