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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When people think about Michigan, they usually think about cars.
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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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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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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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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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