Press Releases

March 30, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Andy Levin (D-Mich.) today announced legislation to use the enormous breadth of U.S. federal procurement to help fight the climate crisis, spur innovation, and boost demand for American-made clean energy products at home and in the rapidly-growing markets for green products abroad.

March 25, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Andy Levin (D-MI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) led 45 House Members in calling on President Joe Biden to make workforce training a central part of his recovery agenda and include a $50 billion investment in the U.S. workforce system in the next recovery package.

March 19, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the House of Representatives voted to pass a bipartisan resolution introduced by Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI) and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH), condemning the February 1 coup by the Burmese military (Tatmadaw) and calling for the Tatmadaw to release all political prisoners.

March 18, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI), along with Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV), Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Congressman John Katko (R-NY), Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman

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March 18, 2021 Press Release
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Andrew Levin (D-Mich.), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), today unveiled the BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act. Modeled after the Department of Transportation’s successful BUILD grant program, BUILD GREEN would invest $500 billion over ten years in state, local, and tribal projects to jumpstart the transition to all electric public vehicles and rail and help modernize the nation’s crumbling infrastructure.
March 17, 2021 Press Release
“My amendment that we’re passing today will allow funding from this bill to be used to implement vertical prosecution systems. I want every survivor’s case to get the attention and care it deserves and, most importantly, I want every survivor to feel like they are truly heard and represented.”

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which will secure more funding for services that help survivors heal and make sure they can get justice. The House just voted to include an amendment offered by Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) in the final package and he released the following statement:

March 11, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) hosted a Facebook Live event after the passage of the American Rescue Plan, which President Biden signed into law this afternoon.

March 9, 2021 Press Release
“I think this is probably some of the best legislation that we've seen in a long time that's going help the middle class. I know you know it as well as I do: the middle class is struggling. And it has nothing to do with just COVID-19. They were struggling before COVID-19 hit us." - James Harris, Assistant Director, UAW Region 1

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) member of the House Education & Labor Committee, hosted Facebook Live calls with local union leaders about the importance of passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The House is scheduled to vote on the bill this evening.

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March 3, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI) teamed up with Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to introduce the House companion of S.127, the Build America's Libraries Act, which provides long-term improvements to library facilities and updates library infrastructure, prioritizing libraries in predominantly low-income and underserved communities.

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March 3, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) joined the majority of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 1, the For the People Act.

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