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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.
before we left for the Thanksgiving break, Senator Inhofe and I said we would come to the Senate floor today to update Members on the status of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. Before the break we spent a week…
This countdown clock at democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov says 25 days and 10 hours, and it is ticking. That is the countdown to an immediate cutoff of emergency unemployment insurance for 1.3 million Americans. Without an extension of this…
We cannot agree with a list of amendments, many of which are not agreed to on this side, many of which would be filibustered on this side, which would result in just making it impossible for us to get to a Defense authorization bill…
I ask unanimous consent that after my remarks, the Senator from Alabama be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.
I ask unanimous consent that be allowed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
in the past, a few Senate majorities, frustrated by their inability to get certain bills and nominations to a vote, have threatened to ignore the rules and change them by fiat, and to change rules to a majority vote change. Rule XXII of…
we will soon vote on whether to invoke cloture on S. 1197, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. This bill was reported out of the Armed Services Committee with a strong bipartisan vote of 23 to 3. We have enacted a…
as the holiday season draws close, millions of Americans are shopping online for clothes, toys, and other holiday gifts. But alarmingly, at the same time, convicted felons, domestic abusers, terrorists, and other dangerous people are able…
Of course, while reserving the right to object--I will not, but I will say this. I can't tell everybody in this body how disappointing it would be if we do not finish this bill tomorrow or Friday, because the issue is this, and we all…
I yield myself 6 of my 10 minutes. One of the issues we address in this bill is the problem of sexual assault in the military. Too many of the men and women who volunteer for our military to serve and protect us are victims of sexual…
I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record letters from Secretary Hagel, Secretary Kerry, Attorney General Holder, and the Director of National Intelligence, James R. Clapper. There being no objection, the material was ordered…
There are no additional rights for people brought to military detention in the United States than they have in Guantanamo. Nothing changes. There are no more Miranda rights here than in Guantanamo. If they are in military detention, they…
Is the Senator from New Hampshire available at 5 minutes to 5? If that is true, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to modify that previous UC request to provide 10 minutes to the Senator from Illinois and the last 5 minutes to the…
I ask unanimous consent that I be able to yield an additional 5 minutes above the 4\1/2\ minutes to Senator Durbin. I understand if that means there is less time left than allotted to the other side, I would ask unanimous consent that…
I was going to say the time between now and 5 o'clock is equally divided, as I understand it, between the Senator from Oklahoma and myself. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. Amendment No. 2255
Guantanamo continues to be a damaging reminder of a failed U.S. strategy that sought to put captured terrorists beyond the reach of the law and the U.S. courts. A dozen years ago the Bush administration started sending detainees to Gitmo…
Under the existing UC, the time between now and 4 o'clock is under the control of the majority, because the minority has used their time. At 4 o'clock, we have to enter into another UC--or we can do it now--deciding what the situation will…
I understand we have a Senator on the way. I suggest the absence of a quorum unless someone else wishes to be recognized. I ask that the time on the quorum call be equally divided unless someone else seeks to be recognized at this time…
how much time remains on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 4 minutes 15 seconds.
I call up amendment No. 2175. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin], for himself and Mr. McCain, proposes an amendment numbered 2175. The amendment is as…
I ask unanimous consent the time until 4 p.m. be for debate only, with the time being equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I am going to make a unanimous consent proposal which I understand has been cleared. I ask unanimous consent that the pending motion to recommit be withdrawn; that the pending Levin amendment, No. 2123, be set aside for Senator Ayotte or…
I hope Members will now come down and debate, particularly if we can start off again with the legislation on Guantanamo. There will be two amendments here. One will be an amendment by Senator Ayotte and the other one would be an amendment…
I support the provisions in this bill relating to the Guantanamo detention facility, or Gitmo, and oppose the amendment to strike those provisions and to reinstate existing restrictions on the transfer of Gitmo detainees. Gitmo is…
I yield the time between now and 4:00 to the Senator from Oklahoma. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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