Former Rep. John Dingell Hospitalized After Fall

DETROIT, MI – Former Rep. John Dingell has been hospitalized after falling. The 91-year-old former lawmaker sent a light-hearted tweet on Tuesday, saying that he was "feeling good" and "particularly glad I'm not horse."

"If you’re lucky enough to make it to 91 years old, pay attention to where you’re walking," he said in the tweet from George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Dingell's wife, Rep. Debbie Dingell shared in a Facebook post that he was fine and "charming the pants off anyone that will listen with his stories. But he is stubborn and independent and listens to no one." She said in the post that he suffered no broken bones, but "wounded pride."

"He has been admitted to GW because he is having difficulty putting weight on his left leg," Debbie Dingell said in her post. "They think it is strained quadriceps."

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Dingell served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 to 2015. A World War II veteran, he began his long tenure by taking the seat of his father, John Dingell Sr. His wife succeeded him in office.

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File photo: Former Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., listens to Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. speak during a campaign stop at Focus: HOPE in Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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