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Lawmakers call on IRS to allow deductibility and flex spending for breastfeeding equipment and supplies 11/24/2010
Representatives Sander Levin (D-MI), Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) today sent letters to Commissioner Douglas Shulman of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging him to reverse a ruling that denies equipment used to help women breast feed as a health care expense-- excluding them from coverage under flexible health spending accounts and making them non-deductible on tax returns.

New Consumer Protection Will Help Families Get More For Their Health Insurance Premiums 11/22/2010
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) and Subcommittee on Health Chairman Pete Stark (D-CA), today praised the implementation of the "medical loss ratio" consumer protection in the health reform law.  This provision calls for health insurers to spend at least 80 cents of every premium dollar on medical care.  Those insurers that spend less on medical care will be required to issue rebates to policyholders.

Republicans Desert Millions of Unemployed Americans Before the Holidays 11/18/2010
House Republicans today blocked passage of legislation that would help millions of unemployed workers make ends meet this holiday season.  H.R. 6419, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act would extend Federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs for three months preventing approximately two million unemployed workers from losing their benefits by the end of the year.

Levin, McDermott Introduce Bill to Extend Unemployment Benefits 11/17/2010
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) and Income Security and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Jim McDermott (D-WA) today introduced the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act. The legislation would extend Federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs for three months (through February 28, 2011) preventing approximately two million unemployed workers from losing their benefits by the end of the year and over another two million by the end of February.

Chairman Levin and Ranking Member Camp Joint Statement on U.S. - South Korea FTA Negotiations 11/11/2010
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) and Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following joint statement on trade negotiations between the U.S. and South Korea:

 



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