Former Rep. John Dingell, who died Thursday, was known for his strong opinions during his nearly 60 years in Congress. And even after leaving Congress, he continued to express his views through a lively, partisan 鈥斅燼nd sometimes earthy 鈥 Twitter account that attracted a keen following of more than 265,000 supporters and critics.
Although his posts dealt with a wide variety of issues, Dingell's longtime devotion to improving health care was a frequent topic.
Here is a small sampling of his musings on health care. Click on the examples to see the full post and retweets.
From his many years championing health reform in Congress, Dingell could offer a unique historical perspective of the efforts to expand coverage, a quest he said would make 鈥渕y pop鈥 proud. https://twitter.com/JohnDingell/status/844325501086961664
Dingell took great pride in the passage of the Affordable Care Act. He acknowledged it wasn鈥檛 perfect. 鈥淭he only perfect law was handed to Moses on stone tablets by God himself.鈥 https://twitter.com/JohnDingell/status/844360875372920832
He had no patience with Republican lawmakers鈥 efforts to repeal and replace the ACA. https://twitter.com/JohnDingell/status/838981131735339008
And he didn鈥檛 take kindly to efforts by 鈥渒naves and know-nothings鈥 in recent years to add work requirements to Medicaid programs. https://twitter.com/JohnDingell/status/1029502482748256256
He clearly enjoyed jousting with friends and foes on Twitter. https://twitter.com/JohnDingell/status/571791239638597632
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