John D. Dingell, a Michigan Democrat who served in the U.S. House from 1955 to 2015, was the longest-serving member of Congress in American history. He dictated these reflections to his wife, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), at their home in Dearborn, on Feb. 7, the day he died. Today the Great Lakes are so hospitable to marine life that one of our biggest challenges is controlling the invasive species that have made them their new home. And there was a great stain on America, in the form of our legacy of racial discrimination. May God bless you all, and may God bless America.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2019 21:00 UTC