John Lewis’ full eulogy to John Dingell in 8 minutes

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John Lewis’ full eulogy to John Dingell in 8 minutes

By Jinitzail Hernández

Posted February 14, 2019 at 6:56pm

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“Beautiful, sweet Debbie,” Rep. John Lewis began his eulogy to Rep. John Dingell speaking to his widow Rep. Debbie Dingell. Lewis ended his tribute with words of gratitude to his “brother” laying next to the podium.

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