Washington, D.C.  – It is that time of year that U.S. Representative John Dingell sends out the Dingell Jingle, a wrap-up of the Congressional year in his own unique way.    This year, to the tune of “Winter Wonderland” Mr. Dingell invites his colleagues and others to share his view that ‘Washington is stuck in Neverland’.       

 

“I hope my colleagues and the press will take this ‘Dingell Jingle’ in the good fun in which it is intended,” said Dingell.  “That said, the issues addressed in the tune are serious and do need to be dealt with.  We do need a jobs plan to put Americans back to work.  We do need more cooperation in working together on behalf of the American people.  We do need a tax plan where responsibility is shared.  We do need to extend unemployment insurance for American families struggling to keep the heat on.  And my colleagues do need to stop the futile efforts to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency and the Affordable Care Act.  We can work together, we have done it in the past and I stand ready to work with any and all of my colleagues on matters that will help solidify America’s greatness.”

 

Washington Is Stuck In Neverland’

To the Tune of “Winter Wonderland”

 

House bells ring, are you listening

On the floor a job plan’s missing

A terrible sight

A horrible blight

Washington is stuck in never land

 

Gone away, cooperation

Here to stay is stagnation

They sing a pure song

Plotting all along

Washington is stuck in never land

 

On the Hill Obama is a strawman

Republicans love to keep him down

He'll say: stand united

They'll say: no man

You can’t do the job

While we’re in town

 

Sadly still they'll conspire

To ensure he gets fired

Making us afraid

With the plans that they've made

Washington is stuck in never land

 

In the meadow we can build a tax plan

And pretend that it will trickle down

We’ll write off the yacht and the gulfstream

While the GOP is still in town

 

Repealing healthcare, ain’t it thrilling

No UI benefits, though it’s chilling

They'll frolic and play with no EPA

Washington is stuck in never land

The Congress is still without a plan

Washington is stuck in never land

 

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