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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.
That question, of whether the words ``recommend" or ``proposed,'' in any event, was explicitly discussed among all of us who were involved in this revised motion, and it was important to those of us who opposed the original motion that the…
I want to be clear that this language instructs the conferees to accept section 318 in the House bill. Those are the words in this motion. In addition, one of the specific factors in the study we look at is ``the disparate impact, if any…
That is the No. 1 issue with the people of Michigan at the moment, the skyrocketing price of gas at the pump. There is not even a close second. This is the first, second, and third issue on the minds of the people of Michigan and the…
I can think of amendments on both sides that could require extensive debate, but there may be occasions where cloture is an appropriate way in this Senate. We have rules for that. With some of these amendments which have been waiting to be…
If my good friend will yield for a comment on that, I happen to share with him the desirability of moving this bill, but I also understand the need of colleagues to offer legislation in the Senate. That is why we are here. The way I would…
General Gordon has very strong support on both sides of the aisle. He is a Presidential nominee who has gotten a very positive response from just about everybody I know. I think the people look forward to voting on his nomination as early…
I tip my hat in tribute to Senators Kennedy and Biden, Senator Roth and Senator Thurmond, and others, who have brought this to our attention repeatedly over the years. Hopefully, this matter can now be resolved in the appropriate way…
I thank Senator Cleland for making an extraordinary contribution, not just on this amendment but in so many ways on the Armed Services Committee and in the Senate. This will be an aid to recruitment and retention. I congratulate him for…
I believe the Senator indicated before that TRICARE was available to all retirees under both proposals, that this would be one difference in that regard, and that under your proposal, Part B would not have to be paid for by the retiree…
This is to clarify the differences between the approaches. I understand there is another difference between the two, which is that TRICARE would be available to all over 65 under both proposals, but under the proposal of the Senator from…
Whereas, under the Johnson proposal, Part B would not have to be paid for by retirees in order to have TRICARE provided to them.
I think the Senator said it came from a certain side of the aisle. It was not in the President's budget, but it was a bipartisan effort in committee which I now believe the President supports.
The provision in the bill that provides the prescription drug benefit for retirees was a bipartisan effort in our committee.
Nuclear Forces Our nuclear forces and posture were carefully examined during the review. We are committed to reducing our nuclear forces to START II levels once the treaty is ratified by the Russian Duma and then immediately negotiating…
That posture review supported the START II levels. Our Joint Chiefs of Staff support the START I levels. They want to be able to go to the START II levels. It has nothing to do with the ratification by the Duma. It has to do with what we…
I join my good friend from Virginia in commenting on that action last night, how appropriate it is for the heroes and heroines who served us so well in World War II, both in war and on the home front. As my dear friend from Virginia…
Every one of those were cosponsors, each one with extraordinary stories to tell. I was just delighted to be a small part of that, even though I am not a vet, just in some way to speak for the nonvets in this body about the contributions…
The modification I was referring to was not a technical modification to comply with the unanimous consent agreement. The modification I was referring to is whether the Senator from Virginia is intending to modify any of the language…
I think I did say the Nuclear Posture Review of 1994, which was a thoughtful review which supports START II levels. The Commander has been precluded from going to that by our law.
Let me say a word about the surge provision, the toughest antisurge provision in American law. If there is an inflow of products from China that would hurt American workers and producers, workers and producers can file a complaint, swift…
Mr. Chairman, the annual review process has been, basically, a failure. We need both to gain the benefits from what we negotiated and find a better way to impact China. The Helsinki Commission worked not because the USSR agreed; but…
My guess is, and I could be wrong on this, that happened on two recent occasions at least. We properly, in my judgment, said troops must be out of Somalia by a certain date; troops must be out of Haiti by a certain date, period. We…
What he is saying is, from reading the letter, this action will do that. He is not saying it is intended to do that. He is saying this is what the effect of this action will be. I don't think the persons who support the language that is in…
That is not the issue. This is not a personal issue. This is an issue of judgment on the effect of a particular proposal. He is not saying that the intent of the proponents is to put our forces on the ground at increased risk. General…
I think my friend and I know from a whole lot of debates in this Chamber that, while the facts may be clear to either of us or both of us, they may not be clear to a majority of this Chamber the way we see those facts. It is that year of…
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