Kathleen Gray Detroit Free Press Published 1:55 PM EST Feb 12, 2019 Former Vice President Joe Biden paid tribute to former U.S. Rep. John Dingell on Tuesday, saying that one word summed up the longest-serving member of Congress: Dignity. "I told my granddaughter that what I liked about John had nothing to do with the fights we were in together. I can sum it up in one word. He believed everyone without exception was entitled to be treated with dignity," Biden said in a nearly 30-minute eulogy at Dingell's funeral at the Church of the Divine Child in Dearborn. "Dignity was how John walked, how John talked and how he carried himself and how he treated everyone." Biden was one of three speakers who were supposed to give the eulogy at Dingell's funeral. But U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, and Dingell's long-time friend, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Kalamazoo, didn't make it. Lewis and Upton were on two military transport planes that had to turn around after circling … [Read more...] about John Dingell’s funeral: Joe Biden delivers heartfelt eulogy
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Bill Clinton, Joe Biden to speak at John Dingell funerals
Detroit Free Press Published 6:25 PM EST Feb 10, 2019 Former President Bill Clinton, former Vice President Joe Biden and former House Speaker John Boehner are among those who will speak this week at the funeral services for Former U.S. Rep. John Dingell, according to a release from Rep. Debbie Dingell's office. Biden will be joined by Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) to speak at Tuesday's funeral mass, which will be held at Church of the Divine Child in Dearborn. Pallbearers at that service will include former staff members of Dingell. Clinton will speak on Thursday at a funeral mass scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. Also speaking will be Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the current majority leader in the House, and Boehner, an Ohio Republican who was Speaker of the House from 2011 to 2015. Former members of Congress and colleagues of Dingell will serve as pallbearers at that service. Both funeral masses are open to the … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton, Joe Biden to speak at John Dingell funerals
Kamala Harris runs into Joe Biden on Amtrak, and now people want them to be running mates
By Filipa Ioannou Published 1:30 pm PST, Friday, February 8, 2019 Reactions abounded when Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., ran into former Vice President Joe Biden on Amtrak this week. Reactions abounded when Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., ran into former Vice President Joe Biden on Amtrak this week. Photo: Screenshot Via Twitter Photo: Screenshot Via Twitter Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Image 1 of 15 Reactions abounded when Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., ran into former Vice President Joe Biden on Amtrak this week. Reactions abounded when Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., ran into former Vice President Joe Biden on Amtrak this week. Photo: Screenshot Via Twitter Kamala Harris runs into Joe Biden on Amtrak, and now … [Read more...] about Kamala Harris runs into Joe Biden on Amtrak, and now people want them to be running mates
Poll: Kamala Harris picking up steam, but Joe Biden still dominates 2020 Democratic field
By Eric Ting, SFGATE Published 5:13 pm PST, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 (COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on December 01, 2018 shows top L-R: former US Vice President Joe Biden on December 13, 2016, in Washington, DC; US Senator Cory Booker on January 11, 2017, in Washington, DC; US Senator Kamala Harris on May 5, 2018, in Los Angeles; US Senator Elizabeth Warren on November 28, 2017, in Washington, DC; Bottom L-R: US Senator Sherrod Brown on February 1, 2017, in Washington, DC; US Senator Bernie Sanders on May 23, 2017, in Washington, DC; Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke on June 23, 2018, in Tornillo, Texas; United Nations Secretary-general envoy for climate action, Michael Bloomberg, on March 22, 2018, in Brussels. - As US President Donald Trump faces intensifying scrutiny about possible connections to Russia, opposition Democrats are looking to 2020, and who might challenge the controversial leader for his job. (Photos by AFP)MANDEL NGAN,TASOS … [Read more...] about Poll: Kamala Harris picking up steam, but Joe Biden still dominates 2020 Democratic field
How Joe Biden has paved the way for a possible presidential run
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Kevin Sack and Alexander Burns New York Times News Service January 02, 2019 When officials at the University of Utah invited Joe Biden to speak there in December, Biden’s representatives listed a number of requirements for the appearance. His booking firm, Creative Artists Agency, said the school would need to fly Biden and his aides to Salt Lake City by private plane. It would have to buy 1,000 copies of his recent memoir for distribution to the audience. There would be no insertion of the word “former” before “vice president” in social media promotions. And the speaking fee would be $100,000 — “a reduced rate,” it was explained, for colleges and universities.But three days before the event, Biden’s aides learned that the public university would be using state funds to pay his fee. They already had a policy … [Read more...] about How Joe Biden has paved the way for a possible presidential run