If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 9:40 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at 9:30 a.m…
Mike Levin
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Mike Levin is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Levin has focused on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and reproductive rights during his time in office. He has been an advocate for policies that promote access to in vitro fertilization and has emphasized the importance of bipartisan cooperation in Congress.
Mr. President, under the previous order, the cloture vote on the substitute amendment will occur at 2 p.m. As a reminder, the filing deadline for second-degree amendments is 1 p.m. tomorrow. ____________________
Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the nomination of John S. Pistole, to be Assistant Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration…
Mr. President, I am pleased to cosponsor amendment No. 4016, introduced by Senator Mark Udall and Senator Lugar, to help provide Americans access to their credit score, an essential piece of personal financial information. The way things…
Madam President, I come to the floor to support the amendment of the Senator Franken, amendment No. 3808, along with his cosponsors. This will address a major unresolved cause of the financial meltdown. The cause which this amendment…
Let me say a few words. I really regret that the minority has decided to use this bill as an opportunity to talk about the health care bill I think in totally irresponsible ways. I don't think it is fitting for the service of the veterans…
How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has no time remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 18\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Mr. President, I rise as a cosponsor in support of the Merkley-Klobuchar amendment to prohibit kickbacks to lenders who steer homeowners into bad mortgages. The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations recently completed an…
Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor today to speak in support of a package of amendments to the financial reform bill that is a result of an investigation by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which I chair. I am…
Mr. President, for more than 20 years, a group called the Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, has operated in central Africa, perpetrating some of the most horrific acts of violence one can envision. The LRA began as a rebel group saying it…
Mr. President, first, let me commend the Presiding Officer. Senator Merkley has been an avid leader in doing something significantly important to end the role of proprietary trading, which is something that helped create a housing bubble…
Proprietary trading brings high amounts of risk directly into the financial infrastructure and has repeatedly and severely damaged the financial system. It was a large part of the banking collapse of 1929, which is why Glass-Steagall…





