March 10, 2014
Earlier this winter, Debbie Dingell made time for a chat over lunch at Bistro Bis, a Capitol Hill watering hole not far from the office of her husband, Michigan Rep. John Dingell. The longest-serving member of Congress in American history, John Dingell, 87, had yet to make his February announcement that he wouldn’t be seeking reelection. Debbie, who keeps a hectic and varied schedule, was due after lunch to collect “Big John,” (as the Congressman is sometimes called) and take him—kicking and screaming, one sensed—to see a nutritionist.