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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We have to create jobs but also make sure that those who are looking for work aren't just left without any assistance whatsoever.
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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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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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It is imperative that women have quality affordable day care available to them because without it, families suffer.
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Dave Camp has been very much influenced by, and often guided by, the radicalization of the Republican Party... and too often failed to speak out.
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You have to separate what needs to be done to avoid the fiscal cliff and what needs to be done longer range. It's a mistake to essentially collapse those two - they're not the same. I don't think you can achieve everything at once.
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We need for America to get back to basics and focus on the middle class's quality of life. Healthcare reform is vital to restoring that standard of living.
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Opponents of health care reform would take away consumer protections - siding with the insurance industry instead of the middle class. We can't afford that.
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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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That's what healthcare reform is about: the middle class's economic security.
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Through good times and bad, American workers and their families have been able to rely on Social Security to provide guaranteed protection against the loss of earnings due to retirement, disability, or death.
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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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In 1940, President Roosevelt called on American industry to become the 'great arsenal of democracy.' Automotive manufacturers in Michigan responded and converted their assembly lines from cars to tanks and helped America win World War II.
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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.