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Levin, Stark, Criticize Republicans Nocare Proposal 1/4/2011
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin (D-MI), and Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Pete Stark (D-CA) criticized the Republican plan to jeopardize health reform after legislative text was posted yesterday.

Tri-Committee Chairmen Decry Republican Efforts to Repeal Health Care Reform 1/4/2011
Today Democratic leaders of the Committees with jurisdiction over health policy, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman, and Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, sent a letter to their respective incoming chairmen regarding plans of the House Republican leadership to bring major legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act to the floor.  The Republican leadership plans to vote on repeal without any public hearings on the widespread disruption repeal would cause to consumers, businesses, and health care providers and without paying for the trillion dollar cost of repeal.

Levin Statement on Tax Cut, Unemployment Insurance Legislation 12/16/2010
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) delivered the following statement today on the House Floor during debate of H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010:

Johanna's Law Renewal Wins Congressional Approval 12/16/2010
Legislation to renew Johanna's Law, a bill that created a federal campaign to educate women and health care providers about the risk factors and early warning signs of gynecologic cancers, has been approved by both Houses of Congress and will head to the President for his signature.  Rep. Levin, who authored the original legislation that passed Congress in December 2006 and was signed into law in early 2007, co-sponsored the renewal legislation earlier this year. 

House Passes Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 12/15/2010
The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6517, the Omnibus Trade Act of 2010, as amended, by voice vote.  The legislation, introduced by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) on December 13, 2010, promotes the competitiveness of American manufacturing and extends important expiring trade provisions.

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