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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.
The $814 million that the Senator assumes in his amendment may or may not materialize, if the midterm review is not completed. But has the Senator from Virginia, as I understand it, been assured at this point prior to the midterm review…
I wonder if my friend from Virginia would clarify a few factual parts of his proposed amendment. The Senator from Virginia said that he has been assured that the inflation savings which will result from the midterm review will be…
It would be in the Future Combat System line which most of that money would be spent even under the proposal of the Secretary of Defense, his budget amendment, for the Future Combat System. Under both approaches, if the decision of the…
In a real sense there cannot be restitution, but this is a small way that a small part can be restored where people, survivors or their heirs lost assets, they were either expropriated or stolen or in other ways lost. ... It is a small…
One last word: I have met with the women who are active in the OWL commission. They are very keenly aware of the problems with the President's Commission and the uncertainties it would create for women in particular who are seniors. And I…
It is a very large percentage. I don't have it directly in my mind, but it is a large percentage of people, particularly women, who rely exclusively on Social Security. We encourage people, of course, to have private savings, and some…
There will be winners and losers. It turns Social Security into a social insecurity system.
It makes that enticement of private accounts, when you analyze it, a lot more superficial. The reality is a lot more negative than that superficial glow of riches.
The Social Security system, along with Medicare, is probably the reason that only, as I understand the number, 1 out of 20, about 5 percent, of seniors live in poverty. My number may be a little low. But the point is that 20 percent of…
The figure I used was 52 percent of white women and a larger percentage of African-American and Hispanic women.
I cannot support the confirmation of this nominee for the Federal district court. To cite just one instance of his intemperate remarks, Mr. Cassell wrote in a published article that the U.S. Department of Justice ``team(ed) up with…
Madam President, let us be real clear. The Levin-Bond amendment had positive incentives. We need tax incentives, joint research and development money, Government purchasing, to a much larger extent than the administration proposed. They…
As the Senate considers this nation's future energy policy, we would like to discuss the intent of the amendment that the Senate will adopt regarding the planning and coordination of energy transmission lines in the Great Lakes. I would…
Does the Senator from Alaska agree that the National Academy of Sciences does not specify what increase in CAFE would be possible in a way which does not affect, in a negative way, safety?
They were just simply saying, it is possible to increase fuel economy. You might be able to increase fuel economy by 1 mile per gallon without affecting safety. They did not reach a conclusion there. This line has been quoted----
In the same breath, the Senator from Massachusetts says NAS found an increasing safety standard, and that his proposed level will not affect safety. There was no such finding by the NAS. Would the Senator from Alaska agree? Would the…
I thank Senator Reid. He has been a champion of this cause. He has fought harder than anybody I know to end this inequity. The House leadership simply would not go along with this. We had a choice: We would either have a bill or no bill…
I have been reluctant to put the Federal Government in the position of judging the appropriateness of a binding arbitration clause in a private contract. However, I will support the amendment because I believe that in the case, the…
I do not challenge or question the sincerity of the members of the commission. Indeed, very distinguished people. But true bipartisanship means, I think, if it is going to be at all effective, a reflection of the mainstream within each…
I cannot support the Helms amendment regarding U.S. policy concerning the establishment of an International Criminal Court in the future. The Helms amendment, in my judgement, goes too far. The amendment offered by Senator Helms would…
It seems to do something for people but it is not clear. It is subject to interpretation by the Department of Labor.
It is not easy to read this bill, but I think so. Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Michigan thinks so? So I have got to go home to my district and tell my people they might be covered by this, it is not clear?
If the Senator from New Mexico will yield, let me also say, as someone who supports those amendments, that I will be working very hard in conference to see if we can find some way that is permitted in conference to get some of those issues…
If that information for whatever reason turns out not to be accurate, Senator Torricelli, Senator Carper, Senator Biden, and others have my assurance that I will be putting tremendous weight on the Department of Defense between now and…
I am sorry I did not have an opportunity to hear all of Senator Carper's words, but I think I understand enough to know what he has indicated, that apparently there has been now a statement from the DOD to the FTC on this matter. If so…
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