Political Quotes

On the recordMay 23, 2013
Since I have interrupted the Senator, let me ask one additional question. I notice that even though the Senator's menu yields $127 billion, that he only requires $85 billion for the 1-year sequester replacement, which means that, for instance, if just the Buffet rule were put in place, which is a tax fairness approach, plus the bottom one, a tax break for offshoring, those two items out of this menu--and there are many other items which are not on the Senator's menu, those two items alone could reverse sequester for 1 year?
Said by
Mike Levin
Democratic · California
Source
govinfo.gov
May 23, 2013

Share

More from Mike Levin

Jul 1, 2026

A government should work for the people, not for whoever writes the biggest cheque. Open the bridge.

nationalpost.com
Jul 21, 2026

The high cost of IVF treatment makes it difficult for thousands of Americans to start or grow their families. Family planning and fertility treatments are too costly and out of reach for too many Americans.

levin.house.gov
Jul 7, 2026

They do not wait to be asked; they simply show up, roll up their sleeves, and give everything they have to the people around them.

levin.house.gov
Aug 7, 2026

She has shown that one parent's love, paired with tireless resolve, can move the frontiers of medicine forward.

levin.house.gov

Other voices in this conversation