Congressman Sander Levin

Rep. Levin in the News

Congress must stand up for backbone of manufacturing and millions of jobs General Motors, Ford and Chrysler account for roughly 70 percent of U.S. auto production and support 5 million jobs across all 50 states. The U.S. auto industry represents almost 4 percent of U.S. gross domestic product and 20 percent of all U.S. retail sales. The three domestic automakers spend a combined $12 billion annually on research and development. 11/18/2008

Lawmakers fast-track auto loans House approves $25B with Senate expected to act today; Energy Dept. ready to write rules. 9/25/2008

Relief from foreclosure joins huge rescue plan Michigan residents facing foreclosure stood to get help from the federal government as part of a $700-billion bailout for financial markets, as lawmakers and the Bush administration tacked Monday toward compromise on the rescue package. 9/23/2008

Congress Must Extend Additional Jobless Benefits When it comes to his support of legislation, U.S. Rep. Sander Levin is a lot like Detroit Lions coach Rod Marinelli. 9/17/2008

Dems push worker relief House bill would extend unemployment benefits and add extra time for those in distressed states like Michigan  9/12/2008

Warren-Center Line Prevention Coalition resumes its mission The Warren-Center Line Prevention Coalition, which has been inactive for some time, is back. Group members met July 14 to discuss the coalition's goals and also to plan upcoming activities, including how to publicize the organization. The group plans to meet on a regular basis. 8/7/2008

Congress should OK bill to protect citizens against identity theft Although seemingly unrelated, legislation cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Sander Levin and the announcement this week of the largest identity theft ever points out the dangers facing American consumers. 8/7/2008

Low-interest Loan Plan for Carmakers Sparks Petition in U.S. House Supporters of a $25-billion plan for low-interest loans for automakers and auto parts suppliers are circulating a petition urging U.S. House leaders to include the funding in any spending bill that may come from Congress next month. 7/25/2008

U.S. Races to Ease Mortgage Meltdown, Passing Aid Bill Far-reaching housing assistance that could provide a boost to metro Detroit's struggling home market -- with tax credits for first-time buyers and an expansion of federal programs to protect owners from losing their homes -- cleared the House on Wednesday and appeared on a fast track toward approval. 7/24/2008

House OKs Foreclosure Bill Thousands of financially ailing homeowners in Macomb County and across Michigan could avoid foreclosures under a federal aid package that's moving quickly through Congress. 7/24/2008

Automakers May Reap $30 Million Credit Under New Tax Rule Detroit's Big Three automakers each stand to claim up to $30 million in tax credits under a bill that could become law by the end of the week, officials said Wednesday. 7/23/2008

Unemployment Extension Checks to Arrive Soon Michiganders who have exhausted their unemployment insurance benefits since early November 2007 could begin receiving extension checks this week with the state beginning to send them out Tuesday. 7/21/2008

Foreclosures Affect Us One and All A “For Sale” sign in front of a house has usually symbolized transition: neighbors moving on, new neighbors moving in.But a “For Sale” sign today is increasingly not the hopeful symbol it once was.It might mean that a family can no longer afford to stay in their home.The sign might stay up far longer than it would have in the past, bringing anxiety to neighbors worried about what the selling price will say about the value of their own home.Or the worst may happen: There may not be a new neighbor at all, while the home remains vacant and contributes to neighborhood blight. 7/13/2008

3 Michigan Dems pushing for more heating money With energy prices skyrocketing, Reps. Sandy Levin of Royal Oak, John Dingell of Dearborn and Dale Kildee of Flint announced today that they're urging President Bush to release $120 million in emergency Low Inome Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding to help low-income Americans. 7/10/2008

Teen Sharpens her Skills on Capitol Hill While presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are in a race for the White House, 17-year-old Lianna Stroster of St. Clair Shores already has had the privilege of working there. 7/2/2008

Macomb Daily : Job Hunters Tell of Struggles U.S. Rep. Sander Levin told a handful of gathered people Tuesday that their unemployment benefits had been extended for 13 weeks after President Bush signed a supplemental appropriations bill.  7/2/2008

Jobless Michiganders Tell of Fight for Survival A typical day for Jim Stoner might go something like this: 7/2/2008

U.S. Needs New Approach to Energy Security Gas prices are too high. Family budgets are squeezed, and business bottom lines are hurt. People are right to demand answers and action. 6/25/2008

Deal Will Give 13 More Weeks of Unenployment Benefits A deal has been struck which will give laid-off workers an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits but a provision which would have extended it even longer in hard hit states like Michigan is not part of the bargain. 6/19/2008

House leaders working to lengthen unemployment benefits by 13 weeks The U.S. House, after working out a deal with the White House, will take up a bill Thursday to extend unemployment benefits by 13 weeks. 6/19/2008

Protect our lakes, protect our future Advocates for the Great Lakes continue to clamor for more federal help to clean up and restore the basin that holds 20 percent of the world's freshwater. 6/15/2008

Extending Unemployment Benefits Would Help Economy When U.S. Rep. Sander Levin urged his colleagues to pass an extension of unemployment benefits last month, he used the experiences of people in his district to make his argument. 6/10/2008

Dems Urge Jobless Benefit Extension House Democrats urged President Bush to support an extension of unemployment benefits after the Labor Department reported Friday that the nation's jobless rate jumped to 5.5 percent in May. 6/7/2008

Korean Trade Pact Fails U.S. Tom Walsh got it wrong in his April 17 column on the pending U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement ("S. Korean trade deal worth close look; But emotional debate casts doubt on it getting approval in Congress"). It is not an emotional debate, but an economic one, that has derailed the Korea FTA. 5/1/2008

Representatives Urge Funding for Lake Management Two local representatives in Washington are urging the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy to include about $1 million in their 2009 fiscal year budget for Lake St. Clair management. Congresswoman Candice Miller, R-Michigan, 10th District, and Congressman Sander Levin, DMichigan, 112th District, earlier this month urged the subcommittee to include $900,000 in the fiscal year 2009 for the Lake St. Clair/St. Clair River Management Plan. 4/23/2008

House Panel Backs Extra Unemployment Benefits Legislation that would give unemployed workers an additional 13 weeks of jobless benefits advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.  4/17/2008

House Aims to Extend Jobless Pay Tens of thousands of Michiganders would receive an extra six months of unemployment benefits under a U.S. House bill that moved ahead Wednesday, but a partisan fight between congressional Democrats and the Bush administration could derail the plan. 4/17/2008

Roseville Couple's Letter Read in Washington For all their economic anxiety, Donna and Steven Bidigare of Roseville may take some solace in the fact that their story could help unemployed workers across the nation. 4/17/2008

Jobless Benefits May Extend A push is under way in Congress to extend unemployment benefits, with even greater help targeted to Michigan and other states with the highest unemployment rates.  4/14/2008

Levin Seeks To Capitalize On Olympic Uproar With worldwide condemnation growing over China's position as host of the summer Olympic Games, U.S. Rep. Sander Levin has emerged as a central figure in Washington's bid to reform Chinese human rights policies. 4/13/2008

Miller, Levin Push Jobless Pay Michigan's struggling jobless workers would see their unemployment benefits extended for 26 weeks under House legislation that has the bipartisan backing of both Macomb County lawmakers, Reps. Sander Levin and Candice Miller. 4/11/2008

Us Econ Woes Mean Bush Should Tackle China Yuan -dems With the U.S. economy in a rut, the Bush administration should crack down on China's currency manipulation, a group of U.S. House Democrats wrote Wednesday in a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush.  3/27/2008

Leadership Needed To Fund The Great Lakes The Macomb Daily recently editorialized on the lack of funding for the Great Lakes in President Bush’s 2009 budget and urged swift adoption of the proposed Great Lakes Compact [“Compact would give Great Lakes states more clout,” February 15] .  The Macomb Daily is right to encourage the Compact’s adoption, as it will give us more legal clout to prevent the diversion of Great Lakes water to other regions, but it would not bring any new federal resources for Great Lakes restoration.  The real problem is that the Bush Administration continually seeks to cut funding for programs that benefit the Great Lakes. 3/2/2008

Levin Calls For Release Of CDC Report U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, has called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to release a long-delayed report that highlights increased health risks for Michigan residents living in more than a dozen areas. 2/23/2008

Taxes Must Be Filed To Receive Rebate Officials are warning that millions of seniors, disabled veterans and low-income workers must file a federal income tax return this year in order to receive the tax rebates awarded under the economic stimulus package approved by Congress. 2/21/2008

Levin Educates Seniors On Federal Rebates OAK PARK - Now that Congress has passed an economic stimulus program that includes rebates for seniors and the disabled, the efforts are shifting to make sure they file the forms necessary to receive the cash rebate.  2/21/2008

Veterans Deserve Top Benefits Last week, as part of National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week, students and volunteers throughout Oakland County brought Valentine’s cards, gifts and warm wishes to local hospitalized veterans.  2/19/2008

U.s. Must Extend Unemployment Benefits, Fix Free Trade    In his State of the Union Address, the President said, “Our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty.” But for millions of people across our state and country, our economic difficulties are very, very certain indeed.  2/12/2008

Macomb County, Ou Eye Business Incubator Macomb County officials are in talks with nearby Oakland University in Rochester Hills about the possibility of creating a defense-themed business incubator in the county. 2/10/2008

Beyond Uncertainty, The Need For New Economic Policies In his State of the Union Address, the President said, “Our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty.”  But for millions of people across this country, our economic difficulties are very, very certain indeed. 1/31/2008

Local Veterans Tell Their Stories Local men and women who served in the military or helped during wartime as civilians are getting the chance to recount their stories for the nation.  1/24/2008

Making History SOUTHFIELD — The first time William Burnett set foot on an airplane, it was the day he was scheduled to jump tens of thousands of feet into war-plagued Vietnam. 1/23/2008

$1 Million Grant Aids Military Testing At Lawrence Tech SOUTHFIELD — Lawrence Technological University’s Center for Innovative Materials Research got a financial boost when the federal government awarded it $1 million to further its cutting-edge efforts in military testing. 12/19/2007

Lawrence Tech Receives $1m For Testing Chamber Lawrence Technological University has received a $1 million federal appropriation to build an environmental chamber for testing vehicle components for the military.  12/9/2007

Veterans Share War Stories East Detroit High School students found out first-hand Monday that the Vietnam War of the 1960s and the current war in Iraq may be similar.  11/13/2007

Better To Address Lake Threats Now Than Respond To Catastrophe Later President George W. Bush just vetoed a major water infrastructure bill critical to the health of the Great Lakes and other water resources around the country. This veto demonstrates that the White House has not learned any lesson from past catastrophes that occurred when infrastructure needs were ignored.  11/6/2007

The Oakland Press Children’s Health Care Program Must Continue Some issues Congress considers are complicated. Others are quite simple. Consider the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). In 1997, this bi-partisan program was created to provide health care coverage for children in families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to afford private insurance.  10/16/2007

The Macomb Daily Levin Embraces New Role After studiously toiling in Congress for 25 years as a champion of blue-collar workers, U.S. Rep. Sander Levin has emerged as a Democratic lightning rod for critics on Wall Street and in the Washington lobbying corps. 10/14/2007

Roll Call: Regulations Raise Fairness Question What do a waitress earning tips, a real estate agent earning a commission, and a private equity executive managing other people’s money have in common?  9/24/2007

The Detroit News Text: Letter from Michigan House delegation to HHS The Honorable Mike Leavitt 9/19/2007

The Macomb Daily New Walking Path to Open Saturday Clinton Township’s new walking path near the Civic Center isn’t finished, but area residents are using it for leisurely strolls and bicycle rides. 9/9/2007

The Macomb Daily Bill includes $600,000 for dredging Clinton River A shallow section of the Clinton River that causes havoc for some boaters would be dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under a bill approved this week by the House of Representatives.  7/20/2007

The Macomb Daily: Sander Levin, Candice Miller split on Iraq troop Redeployment House votes to withdraw by next spring, though 223-201 margin will not withstand veto Macomb County’s two lawmakers split again Thursday on a vote to withdraw U.S. troops from the Iraq war, with Rep. Sander Levin supporting legislation to draw down forces and Rep. Candice Miller opposed.  7/13/2007

The Macomb Daily: Veterans tell Rep. Levin of struggles to get benefits U.S. Rep. Sander Levin came to Macomb County on the eve of Independence Day to discuss recent congressional action to improve care for military veterans.  7/6/2007

New York Times: For Democrats, New Challenge in Age-Old Rift "We're building a Democratic trade policy," Representative Sander M. Levin of Michigan said. "There's no guarantee of success."  5/8/2007

The Macomb Daily: Four-year university needed to reshape county's future Michigan is undergoing an economic transformation like we have never seen before in our lifetimes. The dramatic effects of globalization are reverberating throughout our state and challenging us to build from our strong manufacturing base to an economic future driven by advanced manufacturing technologies, alternative energy and complemented by new emerging sector industries.  4/29/2007

St. Clair Shores Sentinel: Levin leading effort toward lake restoration A local congressman in leading the charge to acquire annual funding to put into action restoration projects for Lake St. Clair.   4/18/2007

The Detroit Free Press: House sends president trade rules The two top House Democrats who oversee trade gave the Bush administration an outline of their requirements for current and future trade deals on Tuesday and said their proposals enjoy broad support in Congress.  3/28/2007

New York Times: Michigan's Levin Introduces Bill to Halt "Front Loading" Trend Many political analysts and party officials have bemoaned the recent trend of states advancing the dates of their presidential primaries and caucuses earlier than ever on the nomination calendar. California and New York are among the states that are planning 2008 nomination contests for Feb. 5 - which could be a de facto national primary election nine months before the Nov. 4 general election.  3/27/2007

The Detroit Free Press: South Korean trade studied A federal official said Tuesday that a proposed trade agreement with South Korea would address some concerns of Detroit automakers, but suggested the benefits for Korean automakers would be limited because of their plans to boost U.S. production.  3/21/2007

The Detroit News: Michigan's Levin questions Chinese trade practices U.S. Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan today called the United States' current trading relationship with China "unbalanced and unsustainable."  3/15/2007

The Oakland Press: Officials fight to save drain fund from cuts When the Twelve Towns Drain was overfl owing after heavy rains and dumping half-treated sewage into the Clinton River, it was time to improve the drain.   3/9/2007

The Detroit Free Press: Congress seeks U.S. auto protections U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., warned the Bush administration Monday that trade deals with South Korea and other nations would not pass Congress without protections for workers and U.S. automakers.  3/6/2007

The Detroit News: Levin warns Bush to change trade policies Flexing his new clout, U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, warned President Bush Monday to change his trade policies or expect to lose votes on four key trade agreements under way.  3/6/2007

The Macomb Daily: Bush budget would slash funds for Macomb's poor Macomb County would take a big hit in funding for numerous programs that aid the poor under the federal budget proposed by President Bush.  2/21/2007

The Washington Post: Democrats, White House Clash on Trade For a time yesterday, it seemed as if a new bipartisan spirit was flowering between the Bush administration and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill over trade policy. Until, that is, flowers themselves entered the conversation during a Valentine's Day hearing.  2/15/2007

Detroit Free Press: Toyota fears U.S. backlash over gains Toyota Motor Corp. is bracing for possible political and consumer backlash caused by its rapid U.S. growth, according to an internal report obtained by the Free Press.  2/13/2007

Financial Times: Democrats flex their muscles over yen Claims by powerful US Democrats that Tokyo is deliberately keeping its currency weak to encourage exports shows that the new leaders in the House of Representatives are ready to expand their range of economic targets beyond Beijing.  2/9/2007

Financial Times: Democrats press Bush as yen weakness hits industry Powerful House Democrats are pressing the Bush administration to persuade Tokyo to strengthen the yen, claiming the currency's weakness is bolstering Japanese imports at the expense of US manufacturers.  2/9/2007

Macomb Daily: Lawmakers grapple for homeland security funds The 9-11 Commission recommendations adopted by the U.S. House last week could boost Department of Homeland Security funding for Macomb County, particularly to pay for high-tech, twoway radios for police and firefighters.  1/22/2007

Daily Tribune: Student Relief Act would cut interest rate Local parents and legislators applauded the College Student Relief Act passed this week by the U.S. House of Representatives, saying it should help students across Oakland County pay for higher education.   1/19/2007

The Macomb Daily: Rep. Miller joins GOP critics of Bush plan U.S. Rep. Candice Miller criticized President Bush?s plan to deploy an additional 21,500 troops in Iraq, saying Thursday that American forces have shouldered enough of the burden of stabilizing the wartorn nation.  1/12/2007

The Macomb Daily: Lawmakers Support Democrats Macomb County's two lawmakers joined in a rare show of bipartisanship Thursday as jubilant Democrats took control on the first day of Congress and Nancy Pelosi ascended as the nation's first female speaker of the House.  1/5/2007

Daily Tribune: Family fights through senseless loss Johanna Silver Gordon was strong and fit and loved her life as a teacher at Southfield Lathrup High School.  12/13/2006

The Detroit News: Women get help in cancer battle Southfield schoolteacher Johanna Silver Gordon died in 2000, but her memory will live on in legislation Congress approved over the weekend.  12/11/2006

The Macomb Daily: War "not working,"report on Iraq says President Bush's policy in the Iraq war, after the loss of 2,900 American troops and a price tag that may hit $1 trillion, is "not working," according to a bleak assessment offered by a bipartisan commission Wednesday.   12/7/2006

The Financial Times: Seoul trade deal faces Congress hostility Democrats warned last night that a trade deal with South Korea - the most commercially significant bilateral US pact in more than a decade - was likely to "face strong opposition in Congress".  12/5/2006

The Washington Post: Social Security Up for Discussion With the elections over and Democrats poised to take control on Capitol Hill, the Bush administration is making a fresh push to persuade them to help rein in the rising costs of Social Security and government health-care programs by offering to open talks with "no preconditions."  11/22/2006

The Detroit News: U.S. bill named for Michigan woman directs funds for gynecological cancer awareness The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill named in memory of a Michigan woman that would direct the federal government to carry out a national campaign to educate and raise awareness about gynecological cancers.  11/16/2006

The Washington Post: Democrats Set to Press U.S. Automakers' Case Allies of the American auto industry, brought to power in last week's elections, are set to challenge the Bush administration to level the playing field for U.S. manufacturers.  11/14/2006

The Detroit News: More seniors will fall into Medicare gap Thousands more Michigan seniors in 2007 could find themselves paying hundred s of dollars more out of pocket for prescriptions, following an insurer's decision not to cover gaps in Medicare coverage.  10/6/2006

The Detroit News: 200,000 seniors may get caught in Medicare gap Nearly 200,000 Michigan seniors enrolled in the state's 40 Medicare prescription drug plans could experience a gap in coverage that would cost thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses until their insurance kicks back in, according to a congressional report to be released today.  9/21/2006

The Detroit News: Levin flexes muscle on trade U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, talks with UAW Local 909 President Alan Benchich, left, and GM employee Barbara Lazotte. Levin is pushing for provisions in a U.S.-Korea free trade agreement that opens the Asian nation's market to more imports, particularly U.S. cars.  9/8/2006

The Macomb Daily: U.S. House: Michigan can block trash from Canada Bill likely to fail in Senate The U.S. House unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would allow Michigan to block Canadian trash coming into Michigan, but it appears that the legislation will quietly die in the Senate as Capitol Hill winds down for 2005-06.   9/7/2006

Gannett Newspapers: Report slams EPA on spill prevention EPA accused of not doing enough to protect St. Clair, Detroit rivers Michigan lawmakers and Congress' investigative arm want the Environmental Protection Agency to spend more money and time preventing toxic spills in the St. Clair River-Detroit River corridor, the drinking-water source for millions of people in Michigan and Canada.  9/1/2006

Mirror Newspapers: Levin briefs locals on stem cell research The debate on stem cell research continues locally, even though President Bush vetoed last week the embryonic stem cell bill that would provide federal funding for the research.  8/4/2006

Macomb Daily: Local group questions energy technologies A group of Macomb County voters gathered at a Mount Clemens coffee house on Wednesday complained that too many Lansing and Washington politicians don't know beans about solving the nation's energy crisis.  8/3/2006

Oakland Press: Interest in embryonic stem cell issue growing, forum shows President Bush may have just vetoed legislation easing restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, but proponents of expanding the science are signaling the beginning of a public awareness campaign.   8/2/2006

The Macomb Daily: 'Doughnut hole' robs seniors of drug coverage Jean Wright fell into the 'doughnut hole' of the Medicare prescription drug program in late May, receiving just five months of insurance coverage from a plan she hoped would provide protection from huge medical costs throughout the year.   7/31/2006

The Detroit News - Editorial Rebuttal: Medicare prescription drug law still flawed Michigan seniors who struggled to figure out the new Medicare drug insurance program may be surprised to read U.S. Rep. Candice Miller's July 12 commentary ("Drug prescription plan works for seniors") asserting almost 1.3 million seniors in Michigan have signed up and suggesting Democrats tried to confuse seniors so they wouldn't enroll.  7/24/2006

The Macomb Daily: Levin, Miller split over stem cells The emotional Capitol Hill debate over stem cell research last week divided Macomb County's two representatives, with Rep. Candice Miller "agonizing" over the issue before voting to uphold President Bush's veto and Rep. Sander Levin expressing dismay over the loss of a significant medical research tool.  7/23/2006

Royal Oak Daily Tribune: Response to stem cell defeat Several local leaders and researchers on the front lines were frustrated when President George Bush flexed veto muscle to effectively kill the advance of embryonic stem cell research.  7/23/2006

Detroit News and Detroit Free Press: Higher Ed in Macomb County Gov. Jennifer Granholm visited Macomb County on Monday to announce two efforts aimed at increasing access to higher education.  7/17/2006

The Macomb Daily: Panel formed to study benefits of 4-year university in Macomb Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Monday created a 15-member panel to study the prospects of a 4-year state university for Macomb County, with a recommendation expected by the end of the year.  7/17/2006

Macomb Daily: Artwork By Warren Teen A Winner For U.S. Congress A Warren teenager who has loved art since the age of 3 will have her portrait of her youngest sister displayed for a year by the Congress of the United States.  7/8/2006

Associated Press: EPA asked to improve data collection on oil, chemical spills The Environmental Protection Agency needs to update its data collection involving oil and chemical spills in the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and Detroit River areas, three Michigan Democrats said Friday.  7/7/2006

Detroit News: Macomb County program fights Social Security fraud The Macomb County Clerk and the Mount Clemens Social Security Office have developed a new program that will allow the federal agency to verify identification with a click of a mouse.  7/6/2006

Associated Press: Granholm, Democrats press Bush administration on trade relations Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm urged the Bush administration on Monday to strengthen its enforcement of trade laws and use ongoing talks with South Korea to help give U.S. automakers greater access to the country's consumers.  6/12/2006

The Macomb Daily: Sojourner Truth inspires Flynn Middle School student The dramatic life of a slave who became one of the leading voices for freedom during the U.S. Civil War was cited by both a member of Congress and a student at Flynn Middle school of Sterling Heights.  6/1/2006

Royal Oak Daily Tribune: Deadline Looms for Seniors Monday is the last chance for seniors across Oakland County who were confused by the Medicare drug benefits or didn't know the clock was ticking to get Medicare Part D, the government's efforts to help pay for pricey prescription drugs.  5/14/2006

Associated Press: Michigan delegation splits over tax cuts Michigan's Republicans in Congress supported a $70 billion package of tax cuts that extends lower rates for investors and provides billions in savings for families with above-average incomes. 5/14/2006

The Macomb Daily: Medicare drug benefit signup deadline looms Macomb County seniors on Friday rushed to sign up for the Medicare prescription drug program as Monday's deadline loomed.  5/13/2006

The Oakland Press: Officials fight cuts in grant program Saying the program is responsible for helping low-income residents find affordable homes and other assistance, a veteran congressional member is calling for help in opposing proposed cuts to the Community Development Block Grant program.  4/25/2006

Woodward Talk: Congressman hears it straight from the source When addressing the issue of drug and alcohol abuse among today's youth, who better to help research the topic than teenagers themselves?  3/31/2006

Ferndale Mirror: Federal cuts may hurt SADD Ferndale High School senior Erin Furze knows what drugs can do.  3/30/2006

Macomb Daily: Congressman Levin learns value of drug prevention classes With federal funding for drug education programs threatened, U.S. Rep. Sander Levin visited a Center Line school to "learn what this funding means."  3/26/2006

Royal Oak Daily Tribune: Levin: Anti-drug programs threatened By Christy Strawser  3/24/2006

Royal Oak Daily Tribune: Levin Meets with Seniors on Prescription Drugs Seniors clear air on Rx plan confusion  2/26/2006