Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Nancy PelosiDon't let 'welfare for all' advocates derail administration's food stamp program reforms Hillicon Valley: Officials worry about Nevada caucus technology after Iowa | Pelosi joins pressure campaign on Huawei | Workers at Kickstarter vote to unionize | Bezos launches B climate initiative Pelosi joins pressure campaign on Huawei MORE (D-Calif.) and other lawmakers were stopped from attending former Rep. John Dingell
John DingellOverwhelming majority of voters say civility is needed in politics Lawmakers discuss how to work together in midst of impeachment fight James Taylor to perform at awards ceremony for Ruth Bader Ginsburg this week MORE's (D-Mich.) funeral service Tuesday by inclement weather.
Two military planes transporting members of Congress were unable to land in Detroit and had to turn back.
Rep. Billy Long
William (Billy) H. LongLawmaker says he urged Pelosi to auction ripped up speech for charity Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle mourn Cummings Lawmakers toast Greta Van Susteren's new show MORE (R-Mo.) tweeted that Pelosi and Reps. John Lewis
John LewisHouse passes bipartisan bill to create women's history museum NAACP to honor John Lewis 10 Democrats to boycott Trump State of the Union address MORE (D-Ga.) and Fred Upton
Frederick (Fred) Stephen UptonOvernight Health Care — Presented by Partnership for America's Health Care Future — Democrats seek to preempt Trump message on health care | E-cigarette executives set for grilling | Dems urge emergency funding for coronavirus Democrats slam GOP on drug prices in bilingual digital ads Lawmakers discuss how to work together in midst of impeachment fight MORE (R-Mich.) led an impromptu service for Dingell in the plane.
We held an impromptu service at 30,000 feet for @JohnDingell lead by @repjohnlewis @SpeakerPelosi and @RepFredUpton After a delayed start we took off for #Detroit & circled there for an hour waiting for the temperature to rise one degree. It didn’t and we’re back at @Andrews_JBA
— Billy Long (@auctnr1) February 12, 2019
Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, died last Thursday at the age of 92.
He had recently entered hospice care after a cancer diagnosis.
His wife, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), has served as the representative for his former district following his retirement in 2015.
Members of Congress will be given the chance to pay their respects on Tuesday as the hearse carrying Dingell makes a final trip past the Capitol on the East Plaza.
Another funeral service is set to take place in D.C. on Thursday.
