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July 31, 2025
Reps. Levin, Lawler Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Require On-Site Inspectors at Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants
—Today, Reps. Mike Levin (D-CA-49) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) reintroduced the bipartisan Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers (INSPECT) Act, ahead of the seventh anniversary of the August 3, 2018 near-canister drop at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The bill would increase safety and oversight at decommissioning nuclear power plants by requiring the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to keep a resident inspector at decommissioning plants until a… Continue Reading
July 30, 2025Rep. Mike Levin Honors Michael Meyers as July 2025 Constituent of the Month
Michael Meyers Carlsbad, CA - Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) recognized Michael Meyers, a Carlsbad native and founder of North County San Diego’s first local goalball team for the blind and visually impaired, as his July 2025 Constituent of the Month. Michael was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease, during high school and turned his disability into a force for local advocacy. While attending a rehabilitation program in Colorado, he discovered goalball, a team sport… Continue Reading
July 29, 2025Rep. Mike Levin, Health Leaders & Patients Expose Devastating Medicaid Cuts That Threaten Access to Health Care
Rep. Levin, health leaders & patients discuss impacts of devastating Medicaid cuts View full press conference here Vista, CA — On the eve of the 60th anniversary of Medicaid becoming law, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), health leaders, and patients condemned deep Medicaid and health care cuts enacted under the Republican budget law that threaten access to health care services for millions of Americans. The Republican budget will harm seniors, low-income families, and California’s health care sys… Continue Reading
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November 17, 2024
How to save $2 million a day … and remove radioactive waste from earthquake country
Memo to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: We can imagine how excited you must be to star in “Honey, I Shrunk the Government!” We suspect you’d frown upon the idea of a brand new agency, sprouting like a delicate green tendril from the federal forest, but we’re here to argue that’s wrong. If you’re truly interested in governmental efficiency, here’s a no-brainer: Immediately stop the half-century of federal dithering that has let highly radioactive nuclear waste pile up in neighborhoods all over th… Continue Reading
September 25, 2024Levin introduces bill aimed at moving nuclear waste out of San Onofre — and other sites across the country
A bill co-introduced on Capitol Hill this week by Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, looks to make progress in the painstaking effort to eventually remove spent nuclear fuel that has piled up over the decades at power plants across the country, including the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The bill would create a federal agency called the Nuclear Waste Administration that would manage nuclear waste issues at commercial plants. The new agency would also be in charge of finding potent… Continue Reading
September 25, 2024Citing ‘Years of Inaction,’ Rep. Levin Leads Bipartisan Bill to Update Nuclear Waste Management
Nuclear waste is stored in communities across the United States, and the systems in place to manage it are old, underfunded, and out of date — potentially putting the health of entire communities at risk. The bipartisan Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2024, authored by California Democrat Mike Levin and Texas Republican August Pfluger, would bring the country’s nuclear waste management program up to date and establish an independent Nuclear Waste Administration to oversee it. “The federal … Continue Reading
Op-Eds
July 17, 2025
Military.com: The New VA Budget Pushes to Privatize Care, Risking the Veterans Health System
While the recent headlines have been dominated by the passage of President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" and its impacts on Medicaid and food assistance, something critical is happening that every veteran -- and every American who honors their service -- needs to know. On the surface, the new Department of Veterans Affairs budget proposal from the Trump administration and House Republicans looks generous. It increases total VA health care funding. However, nearly 75% of all new medical ca… Continue Reading
June 12, 2025THE LEVIN LETTER: A Warning About the ‘Big Ugly Bill’
House Republicans recently passed a sweeping budget bill that slashes health care, cuts food assistance, raises energy costs, and adds trillions to the national debt—all to pay for massive tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. They call it the “Big Beautiful Bill.” I call it the “Big Ugly Bill.” But don’t take my word for it Nonpartisan experts at the Congressional Budget Office, Moody’s, and Wharton—the President’s own alma mater—have all reviewed this legislation. Their verdict is clear: it’s a … Continue Reading
May 15, 2025THE LEVIN LETTER: This Deportation Exposes Flaws in Immigration System
For the past 35 years, Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez lived in our community and made it their home. Laguna Niguel residents, they raised three daughters and recently welcomed their first grandchild. Nelson worked as a phlebotomist, and Gladys was a stay-at-home mom. They went to church, paid their taxes, and never had a criminal record, not even a traffic ticket. But on Feb. 21, they were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine check-in appointment. Handcuffed … Continue Reading
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