Sander Levin
Sander Levin
Sander Martin "Sandy" Levinis an American politician who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing Michigan's 9th congressional district. Levin, a member of the Democratic Party from Michigan, is the ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee; he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 2010 to 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 September 1931
CountryUnited States of America
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Where is the action? Once again what we have the Treasury doing is talk and no action, and that hurts our manufacturers and our workers.
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I am convinced that a day-to-day, fully staffed, high-level commission, with its focus being human rights issues ... will be far more effective than our annual review,
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I had panels - roundtables in the district - and the stories that were told are really difficult to accept. People who have diabetes who can't get insurance because of a preexisting condition; others who were laid off and the have no place to turn.
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That's what healthcare reform is about: the middle class's economic security.
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I was essentially trained by World War II vets who combined a progressive view of life with a deep distrust of anything authoritarian.
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Michigan has a lot at stake in the defense industry, and the defense industry has a lot at stake in Michigan.
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The Ways and Means Committee for me has this opportunity to work with programs where I can take my parents' sense of community and make it work.
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Extending federal unemployment insurance is vital for millions of Americans laid off through no fault of their own, and it serves as an important economic stimulus.
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The armored vehicle manufacturing base is not a light switch that can be turned on and off at will. If we mothball production of systems like the Abrams tank, it will take time and money to get this capability back.
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The president has made a commitment to rebuild and we need to fulfill that commitment, ... We cannot be an absent partner, or one who reneges, especially since the federal government failed miserably in taking action when the hurricane first hit.
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What motivates me is everything that I have been a small part of.
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Retirement security is often compared to a three-legged stool supported by Social Security, employer-provided pension funds, and private savings.
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The plan outlined today is riddled with uncertainty for everyone: for those who are counting on a guaranteed benefit it would bring uncertainty by making Social Security's shortfall worse; for those who might hold a private account, it would bring uncertainty about how the accounts would be funded after the surplus is exhausted,