the lawmakers responsible for writing the 1996 Telecom Act. “Any ... telecommunications legislation that became law during his tenure at the helm of this Committee had his fingerprints on it,” said Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J. America’s Public Television Televisions CEO Patrick Butler recalled a photo of the Earth that hung in Dingell’s office with “a caption, saying ‘Jurisdiction of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.’ This expansive view of the committee’s writ tested the boundaries of congressional power, but the chairman delighted in his role as a central figure in policy matters,” Butler said. When Dingell announced he would retire in 2015, former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell called him “a bipartisan watchdog regarding FCC process” (see 1402250056). “If you testified in front of @JohnDingell you were in for a series of yes or no questions. He wasn’t wasting time, he was getting things done,” FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel tweeted Friday. Survivors include wife Debbie, who succeeded him in the House, three children, a brother, sister and three grandchildren. Dingell will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center at 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; a funeral mass will be Tuesday, 11 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 22430 Michigan Ave., Dearborn. A funeral service will be held in Washington with further details to come.