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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.
Madam President, many of our Republican colleagues argue that we can't extend tax relief for middle-class families unless we also extend tax cuts for the wealthiest. They argue without tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent, we will harm…
Madam President, 1 week ago yesterday was a fairly typical day in the Senate. The Congressional Record shows Senators used the word ``jobs'' more than 150 times. The following day, a week ago today, the word ``jobs'' appears in the Record…
Madam President, I thank the Senator from Illinois for his leadership in dealing with the offshore tax haven problem. This is not a new issue. It is not a new issue for me. In fact, my Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has been…
Mr. President, the Watergate scandal, which is the single incident in modern U.S. history that most damaged public confidence in honest government, involved burglaries and dirty tricks that were paid for using secret campaign donations…
Mr. President, first, let me commend Senator Whitehouse, Senator Shaheen, and all those who have worked so hard with them to bring this cause to the public forum. The genius of our Founding Fathers was to establish a system of government…
If you would tell the two of us from Michigan how much time there is on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) has 7 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Camp) has 9\1/2\ minutes…
After seven decades of frustrated efforts, the Congress and the President acted on health reform. It was seven decades that this institution wrestled with health reform. Finally, it happened. The Republican answer: Repeal. First, it was…
I now yield 2 minutes to the very distinguished member of our committee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley).
Mr. President, I extend a hearty congratulations to J. Carl Ganter, director and founder of Circle of Blue in Traverse City, MI, on receiving the 2012 Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award. Innovation and collaboration are two components…
I yield myself 20 seconds. While there is a reference to disaster in Kentucky, here are the facts: 48,000 young adults in Kentucky gained insurance coverage; Since ACA was enacted, Kentucky residents with Medicare have saved a total of $68…
I yield myself 10 seconds. The gentleman from Louisiana voted for the $500 billion in Medicare savings twice. You come here and criticize, I guess, yourself. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia, a distinguished member of our…
I yield myself 15 seconds. If repeal occurred in California, it would mean the loss of coverage for 435,000 young adults. It also would mean over 12 million Californians would lose the ability to be sure that their lifetime limits would…
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