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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.
Let me try in 5 minutes to encapsulate what is in the bill and why we are where we are. The bill includes numerous provisions, as the Presiding Officer knows, to sustain the compensation and quality of life of our service men and women and…
I very much appreciate the courtesy of the Senator from Texas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.
Objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Michigan.
2013 marks a significant milestone for a dynamic company based in Detroit, MI. It is the 75th anniversary of the founding of Detroit Diesel. Detroit enjoys a rich automotive heritage and has been a hub of innovation and manufacturing for…
the bill we are about to vote on is a good bill. It is the product of an extensive bipartisan, bicameral agreement between the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives. We have passed a defense bill every…
I wonder if the good Senator from Texas would consent to my being allowed to speak for 5 minutes prior to the motion to table, which I understand is going to be forthcoming?
I ask unanimous consent that Whitney Reitz, a State Department fellow in the office of Senator Landrieu, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 113th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The bill (H.R. 1402) was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1402, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill…
She is the hero. But in any event, I surely join in that request. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a full list of our minority and majority staff who have given so much of themselves and their families be printed in the Record…
Finally, we have managed to pass a national defense authorization bill for 52 straight years, including a number of recent years when we were unable to pass a bill in the Senate, and therefore unable to go to a traditional conference. That…
in comparison to recent battles this Congress has fought over the budget, the legislation we consider today represents progress. Instead of government by crisis and hostage- taking, we have before us an agreement negotiated by the Senator…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each and, further, that the time count postcloture. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
our men and women in uniform sacrifice much to keep our Nation strong and free. They are well-trained, extraordinarily capable and are some of our country's best and brightest. One of them is a man I want to help recognize today as he…
I again thank all of the members of our committee and staff who worked--I don't know how to describe the effort that every year is put into our authorization bill. It is a round number--52, maybe now 53 years. It is a big number. It…
a century ago on December 24, 1913, hundreds of miners and their families had gathered for a Christmas Eve celebration in the small Upper Peninsula town of Calumet, MI. Their community was under tremendous stress; the miners of what is…
I am very pleased to join Senator Inhofe, the ranking Republican on our committee, in bringing to the floor the agreement between the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the House on the National Defense Authorization Act for…
I surely join Senator Inhofe in the plea that his time and much of the time between now and the 30-hour end point be yielded back. Somehow or other, I hope our leaders can manage that for not just Senator Inhofe's 54th wedding…
I appreciate your courtesy. I always enjoy coming before the Rules Committee. Just two points. First of all--maybe three quick ones--SGR was outside the budget agreement. It was decided to place it within it. All we are asking is for a…
I am glad we are talking about unemployment insurance. We are not showboating--we want to vote--and you misunderstand, if I might say so, the issue. If we don't act on December 28, 1.3 million people will lose every cent of unemployment…
I thank the Senator from Arizona for everything he has been doing for so many decades for this country, including our committee. It is invaluable. We are going to get this bill passed. That is our determination. It will be a shock to every…
The Senator points out the reality, which is what is likely to happen in January. There is another reality that what will happen in January is it will be very difficult to get to this bill because of the crushing business of CRs and other…
Special pay and bonuses, combat pay, travel and transportation allowances, nonconventional assisted recovery capability, the authorities to do MILCON, which were mentioned by the Senator from Oklahoma. It is a long list. There will be a…
The point of the Senator from Arizona is extremely well taken. There is, relevant to his point, a list of expiring authorities which we have just received from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Dempsey. I put that letter in the…
We have not failed to pass a National Defense Authorization Act for 52 years even when, as I mentioned, in a couple cases in recent years the final bill was the result of a process like we have had to follow with this year's authorization…
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