U.S. Representative John Dingell, 88, hospitalized: staff

[truebluefan]

Representative John Dingell of Michigan, the longest serving member of the U.S. Congress in history, has been hospitalized in Detroit with abdominal pain, his office said on Monday.

Dingell, a Democrat, is 88 years old and earlier this year announced he would not run for re-election in November.

"Dingell is doing well, is receiving an IV treatment of antibiotics, and remains in good spirits," his office said in a statement.

The congressman expects to be released in a few days and to be in Washington when the fall session begins next week, the statement said.

Dingell had surgery earlier this year to correct an abnormal heart rhythm.

Read more http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/08/us-usa-congress-dingell-idUSKBN0H31PG20140908

 

[Denny Crane]

I bet he serves another 100 years. Smart as a whip.