U.S. Rep. John Dingell has served in Congress for nearly 60 years, but he may be facing his toughest challenger yet. Dan Marcin, a University of Michigan Ph.D. student, will take on Dingell in this year's election. Marcin spoke last month on The Takeaway. Today, Rep. Dingell responds.

Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) has served in the House of Representatives for over 50 years.  At the beginning of every session of Congress, Dingell has introduced the same national health care reform bill: the same bill that his father, also a Representative from from Michigan's 15th district, started introducing in 1943. Like most Democrats on the Hill today, Dingell says he's heartened by the current state of health care reform ... though he'll readily admit that the current compromise bill is far from perfect.