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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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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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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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,
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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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We start from scratch. Everything has to be on the table.
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You ought to tell the Republicans we're working, ... We understand everybody can't be here, but we're working ... I want to emphasize, we've got to relate that to the airline industry.
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This is great news for 12 Michigan communities who are able to take part in this comprehensive anti-drug prevention program, ... I am pleased to have co-authored this legislation and grateful to be able to watch it help hundreds of communities around the country and in my home state of Michigan.
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This commission is going to have two-thirds congressional membership. It is going to be up to us to make it work. Give it a chance.
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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.