Press Releases
As the COVID situation worsens, schedules and protocols are being disrupted. We are concerned that the Fenster family’s weekly calls with Danny might be cancelled, and that the crisis could upset plans to move his case along. I intend to press this possibility with our embassy in Yangon and the Burmese ambassador in DC as we work urgently to mitigate any such issues.
WARREN, MI – Today Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) released the following update on the case of Danny Fenster of Huntington Woods, MI, a journalist unjustly imprisoned by the Myanmar military since May 24:
“It has been 53 days since Danny Fenster of Huntington Woods, MI was arrested in Myanmar. I’m reaching out to provide a few important updates on his case:
The roundtable began as news broke that the Senate reached an agreement to further extend the Child Tax Credit expansion. A stunning 293,500 children in Michigan’s 9th and 13th Congressional Districts will gain from the expanded and improved Child Tax Credit.
WARREN, MI – Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) held a virtual roundtable to encourage working families to watch for advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per month, per child beginning July 15th through December.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Co-Chairs of the House Haiti Caucus released the following statement:
With these final projects approved to improve workforce development, accessibility and community enrichment, Rep. Levin officially achieved inclusion of all his community project funding requests.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) released the following update on the case of Danny Fenster of Huntington Woods, MI, a journalist unjustly imprisoned by the Burmese military since May 24.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Haiti Caucus released the following statement regarding the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse.
WARREN, MI – Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) member of the House Education & Labor Committee and workforce policy expert released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) released the following update on the case of Danny Fenster of Huntington Woods, MI, a journalist detained in Myanmar since May 24.
I wanted to share recent developments in Danny’s case since my update last week:
The bill contains over $20M in funding for projects recommended by Rep. Levin, including $11M for the Mound Road Innovation Project in Macomb County, $1.2M for 14 Mile Road Rehabilitation in Oakland County and two amendments written by Rep. Levin to promote EV charger deployment.
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