Press Releases

August 18, 2020 Press Release
“He has already proven himself unfit for the job by using his time as Postmaster General to sabotage the agency and invest tens of thousands of dollars in stock options at USPS competitors.”

WARREN, MI – Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) today released a statement calling for the resignation or removal of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, after the Postmaster General gained national attention for his operational changes to the United States Post Service (USPS), which delayed mail delivery and degraded postal service quality.

August 14, 2020 Press Release
Assistant Secretary Clarke Cooper Offered False Timeline before Foreign Affairs Committee

Washington—Representative Andy Levin, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Eliot Engel, Chairman of the Committee, today called on Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R.

August 11, 2020 Press Release
State Department Official Provided False Testimony to Rep. Levin During Hearing Last Year

Congressman Andy Levin, member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today made the following statement on the State Department Office of Inspector General’s Review of the Department of State’s Role in Arms Transfers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE):

August 10, 2020 Press Release
“If the president is serious about supporting students and the frontline workers serving our nation, he should work with Congress on a comprehensive relief package that helps working families instead of the patrons of his luxury golf club.”

Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), Vice Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, today released the following statement after reviewing the president’s executive action:

August 7, 2020 Press Release

Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), Vice Chair of the House Education & Labor Committee, released the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reorganization plan:

August 5, 2020 Press Release

Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), Vice Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, today released the following statement after a federal court struck down the Department of Labor’s (DOL) restrictions on workers’ access to paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. 

August 4, 2020 Press Release
This bill would establish a taskforce to promote convenience, safety, and equitable access to Women, Infants, and Children supplemental nutrition programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­– Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) today introduced legislation that would modernize the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) supplemental nutrition program and address issues of accessibility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 31, 2020 Press Release

Congressman Andy Levin, Vice Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, released the following statement after learning that his teenage constituent, known as “Grace” to protect her identity as a minor, was released to her mother’s custody. Grace’s incarceration over failing to complete her online assignments garnered national attention:

July 30, 2020 Press Release
“The Department has distorted the plain language of the CARES Act potentially to divert federal emergency aid dollars intended for public schools to private school students.”
July 29, 2020 Press Release
Lawmakers urge Department of Education to open civil rights investigation and Department of Justice to immediately review court decision.

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