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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.
Would he further request that the conference report include language directing EPA to report back to Congress within 90 days on the location and number of chemical waste landfills that have received waivers pursuant to 40 CFR 761.75(c)(4)…
Would the chairman be willing to seek to include language in the conference report that directs EPA to review the process that has been followed in this particular case for breaches of the public trust and breakdowns in the normal process…
As the majority leader knows, one of the judges I am familiar with, Eric Clay, has the support of both the Republican and the Democratic Senators from Michigan, and he is from Michigan. Is there any possibility now that would be offered…
Is it the manager's intention that section 101(g) limit the liability of the United States for anything other than a failure to meet a deadline? For instance, if the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996 imposes an obligation which is not a…
With respect to a deadline imposed for the first time in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996, is it the manager's intention that section 101(g) proscribe a court order that the Secretary of Energy comply with such deadline, or granting…
If a deadline were imposed by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996, as reflected by the substitute amendment, as well as by the Nuclear Waste Policy of 1982 or the contracts executed thereunder, is it the manager's intention that section…
Is it correct then that the manager does not intend that the amendment would restrict the scope of remedies available to the plaintiffs in the litigation in which the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia has recently held that the…
At page 9, lines 20-23 of the manager's substitute amendment, section 101(g) provides that ``subject to subsection (f), nothing in this Act shall be construed to subject the United States to financial liability for the Secretary's failure…
We are trying very hard to put the nuclear genie back into the bottle in North Korea. General Shalikashvili and the uniformed military strongly support the framework agreement that will allow us to do that. If we cut the funds to implement…
We need this amendment because the bill provides that even able-bodied people could not work for up to 2 years, and there is no reason that if a private sector job is not available and if someone is not in job training or in school that an…
The gentleman is 100 percent wrong. You had a phasing down of the amount of money people could earn and still be eligible for the EITC. You had changes in terms of calculation of Social Security and its impact on EITC. We do not change the…
The Republican bill is weak on work. It does not provide the resources, according to CBO. I want to say something, though, to my friend, the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Shaw], on the tax subject. Look, we forced you to drop your tax…
If the Senator from Alaska will yield on that point, I do happen to agree with him in terms of his comment on the authorizing committee. Some of us made an effort in committee to totally eliminate those earmarks. We failed by, I think, one…
Access to scarce fresh water is likely to be a cause of future military conflicts in the Middle East and has a direct impact on stability and security in the region. The Middle East is an area of vital and strategic importance to the…
On behalf of Senator Glenn and Senator Abraham, I offer an amendment that would place a condition on the authority of the Secretary of the Navy to transfer tugboats to the Northeast Wisconsin Railroad Transportation Commission. In section…
For the reason I gave you a few moments ago, this would be a very unsettling decision for Congress to make now that we are on the verge of achieving that test ban. My good friend from Arizona said a majority of Congress could vote to…
And if the President, in fact, submitted such a resolution, is it not very likely he would veto a resolution that a majority of the Congress passed?
I just want to talk for my 1 minute about my Republican colleagues' mind-boggling inconsistencies. They say they invented deficit reduction; they come here with a budget that increases the deficit. They are suffering from amnesia or…
No. We can, I hope, agree on this. If, in fact, our commitment to deploy a system now causes Russia not to ratify START II, or to pull out from START I, leaving her with thousands of additional warheads that she otherwise would have gotten…
Well, we do have some missile defense against the short-range missiles, as my good friend from Virginia knows. We are trying to improve those defenses. That is an effort that I think almost all Senators support, which is the defense…
The outpouring of feeling after Ron Brown's death was unique. It was a tribute to Ron, to his capacity for friendship, to his verve, his zest for life, his intelligence, his caring. It was also a tribute to Ron Brown's America. Ron Brown's…
I want to let him know, as someone on the same side of this issue as he is, we, too, feel particularly keenly about the leadership that he has exerted on this issue and so many other issues involving the Constitution of the United States…
Michigan would be remiss if it did not add its words of congratulations. I have the privilege of sitting on the Committee on Ways and Means with the gentleman from Kentucky, Jim Bunning. I just want to say to you, to Jim, he is still…
I, first of all, think he laid out a series of very important questions, and I concur that those are critical questions that need to be answered prior to the use of ground forces in Bosnia. But my question of the Senator is this: He…
I do not get it. How does giving more power to parents mean less responsibility on their part? Does a remote control mean less responsibility? More stations only increases the need to equip parents. I am fed up with TV violence. Support…
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