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Dingell on Passing of Cokie Roberts
Washington,
September 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) released the following statement on the passing of Cokie Roberts: “Cokie was my girlfriend. We were Sacred Heart girls, her parents and John’s parents were friends. We shared laughter, pain and were one of the first women in our careers. As a writer, she educated generations of Americans about the historic women who made our county great. Cokie left an incredible mark on the world with her remarkable career in broadcast journalism. A valiant warrior for breast cancer, she fought the disease with courage and stood up for those fighting it. It has been an awful year, where we have lost too many giants. Cokie and John will find each other up there, and no doubt cause a little chaos.” ### |