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September 22, 2010 | The Huffington Post | John Dingell
Getting Tough on Fraud and Abuse in Health Care
We have always said an overwhelming majority of Americans citizens will benefit from health care reform, but these reforms will hurt one sector -- crooks and cons. The time for exploiting our system is over.

May 20, 2010 | The Detroit News | John Dingell
Health reform benefits businesses
In 2010, small business employers will be eligible to claim 35 percent of premiums paid. In 2014, the credit increases to 50 percent.

April 19, 2010 | Politico | John Dingell
Protecting America's food supply
We’ve all heard stories about widespread food poisoning — with sometimes deadlyconsequences.

November 4, 2009 | Yahoo! News | John Dingell
Numbers, Not Shouting, Overwhelm Health Care Debate
But partisan bickering torpedoed those efforts. We must stop making the same mistake over again and do whatever it takes to reform the broken system.

March 4, 2010 | The Detroit News | John Dingell
Do Whatever It Takes' to Repair Broken System
According to a Business Roundtable report, employers will pay three times the cost they now pay to insure workers in just the next decade if we do not act.

October 23, 2009 | AnnArbor.com | John Dingell
East Stadium Boulevard Bridge Repair Not Just Shovel Worthy, but Shovel Ready
I have met with both city and university officials to better understand this problem and whatmust be done to address it, as has my staff, both in Michigan and DC.

October 8, 2009 | Politico | John Dingell
GOP Must Support Medicare's Promise
I wish I could say we had a strong bipartisan effort to get it done. Only 13 Republicans inthe Senate and 70 in the House voted for the bill that created Medicare.

July 1, 2009 | The Huffington Post | Rep. Steny Hoyer and John Dingell
Preserving Medicare's Success, 43 Years Later
As we improve Medicare, we can also recognize that it has a lot to teach usabout bringing quality care to millions of Americans.

February 11, 2009 | The Huffington Post | John Dingell
Why Health Care Can’t Wait
For years, people made the case against a heath care overhaul, claiming it would ration medical care. I would say that because of our failure to act, that is whatwe now have. Instead of taking care of our people, the best health care goes to those who can afford to pay for it.

December 12, 2008 | Politico | John Dingell
Need for New System Is Urgent
I have served in Congress for more than half a century — long enough to have learned that good ideas, good works, and, most importantly, good results do not materialize from thin air.

July 30, 2008 | The Hill | John Dingell
Plight of Iraqi refugees demands ‘humanitarian surge’
The facts speak for themselves. With militia groups in Iraq providing substantial assistance to IDPs, and host countries failing to provide the needed resources to desperate Iraqis, this is a recipe for disaster.

February 15, 2008 | Detroit Free Press | John Dingell
Start preparing now for digital TV
Consumers need to begin preparing today to ensure their television sets work after thedigital television transition.

February 15, 2008 | Detroit Free Press | John Dingell
Start preparing now for digital TV
Consumers need to begin preparing today to ensure their television sets work after the digital television transition.