Press Releases
Rep. Mike Levin Secures $152.5 Million in Authorizations for Camp Pendleton Construction Projects in Bipartisan NDAA
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, including authorizations Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) successfully secured totaling $152.5 million for construction projects at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The NDAA also includes provisions Rep. Levin supported to increase pay for troops and expand housing, health care, and legal benefits for veterans. For Camp Pendleton, the bipartisan NDAA includes authorizations of $25.2 million … Continue Reading
December 08, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Highlights Key CA-49 Priorities in Water Resources Development Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 with key priorities for the 49th District. The bill authorizes the development of locally-led projects in partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers, and includes authorizations for the San Luis Rey River Flood Protection Project in Oceanside and the Del Mar bluffs shoreline project. It also includes language directing the Army Corps to expedite the long-delayed Oceanside Special Shoreline Study. … Continue Reading
December 03, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Calls for Bipartisan Compromise on COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) spoke on the House floor to address the urgent need for bipartisan compromise on a COVID-19 relief bill. Rep. Levin has repeatedly called for bipartisan relief legislation to ensure that state and local governments can continue providing essential services, to keep small businesses afloat, to support health care professionals and frontline workers, and to help unemployed, housing insecure, and hungry individuals. Click here to … Continue Reading
November 16, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin to Lead Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19
San Juan Capistrano, CA - U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) will lead a virtual town hall on Wednesday to answer constituents’ questions and provide updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Levin will be joined by Dr. Andrea LaCroix, Distinguished Professor and Chief of Epidemiology in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at UC San Diego. Dr. LaCroix is also the Director of the Women’s Health Center of Excellence at UC San Diego. WHAT: Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 WHEN: … Continue Reading
November 12, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Solar Jobs Through the Investment Tax Credit
San Juan Capistrano, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced the Solar Jobs Preservation Act with Rep. Dave Schweikert (R-AZ) to protect jobs in the solar industry by strengthening the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Since the ITC was created in 2006, it has helped create hundreds of thousands of jobs and generate billions of dollars in investment. However, the tax credit ?has become more difficult to use ?due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is … Continue Reading
November 11, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Honors Oceanside VFW Post and DAV Chapter Chaplain William E. Walker Senior
San Juan Capistrano, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) announced that in celebration of Veterans Day, North County resident Chaplain William E. Walker Senior is the November Constituent of the Month. Chaplain Walker has dedicated his life after service to supporting veterans and their families, currently serving as Post Chaplain of Oceanside Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post 10577 and Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Tri-Cities Chapter 95. See below for Rep. … Continue Reading
November 11, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Convenes Advisory Panel of Veterans to Propose Naming Local VA Facility After Woman Veteran
San Juan Capistrano, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) announced the formation of a panel of servicemembers, veterans, and other community leaders who will work together on recommendations to name a local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility after a woman veteran. The “VA Facility Dedication Advisory Panel” will compile a report on notable women veterans with ties to the region who are worthy of this honor. Currently, neither the San Diego VA Medical Center nor the … Continue Reading
November 02, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Announces $39 Million Federal Grant for UCSD Renewable Energy Research
San Juan Capistrano, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) announced that the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) will receive a $39 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid. UC San Diego will build a first-of-its-kind testbed called DERConnect that will allow universities, utilities, industry leaders, and other entities to better understand how to integrate renewable energy … Continue Reading
October 26, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Statement on Senate Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
San Juan Capistrano, CA - U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) issued the following statement on the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court: “This is a dark day for the Senate, the Supreme Court, and our democracy. Instead of allowing the American people to decide who should nominate the next Supreme Court Justice, Senate Republicans broke institutional rules and the precedent they set four years ago to rush through a confirmation process just eight days … Continue Reading
October 26, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Announces $9.8 Million Grant for North County Transit District to Modernize Systems
San Juan Capistrano, CA - Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Levin (D-CA) announced that the North County Transit District (NCTD) will receive $9,836,917 to modernize its train and crossing control systems. The funding comes from the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair program and was secured following a letter from Rep. Levin to the Federal Railroad Administration in support of NCTD’s application for the grant. “The rail corridor through North County San Diego is vital for our … Continue Reading
October 23, 2020
President Trump Signs Rep. Mike Levin’s Bill to Expand Access to Vet Center Counseling
San Juan Capistrano, CA - President Donald Trump signed legislation introduced by Representatives Mike Levin (D-CA) and Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) to expand eligibility to receive counseling from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vet Centers to members of the National Guard, Reserves, or Coast Guard who served during emergency situations, such as a major disaster, civil disorder, or drug interdiction operation. The Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act is the fifth bipartisan bill from Rep. Levin … Continue Reading
October 23, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Introduces Bill to Require NRC Inspectors at Nuclear Power Plants During Spent Fuel Transfers
San Juan Capistrano, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced the Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers (INSPECT) Act. The bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to keep a resident inspector at decommissioning nuclear power plants until all spent fuel is transferred from its spent fuel pools to canisters. While the NRC refused to implement a resident inspector at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) during its spent … Continue Reading
October 22, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin and Bipartisan Group of 244 House Members Stand Up for Health Care Providers in Letter to HHS
San Juan Capistrano, CA - Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Levin (D-CA) and David B. McKinley (R-WV) led a letter with more than 240 Members of Congress to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing concerns over recent changes that placed stricter limits on the way health care providers can use federal aid from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). The PRF funds authorized under the CARES Act helped providers, including community health centers and hospitals, … Continue Reading
October 20, 2020
Reps. Mike Levin, Joe Neguse, and Senator Jeff Merkley Introduce Legislation to Transition America to 100% Zero-Emission Vehicles
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2020 with Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR). The bill would position the United States to lead the world in vehicle innovation, combat the climate crisis, and reduce premature deaths caused by the pollution that gasoline engines produce. Pollution created by gasoline engines is widely understood by the medical community to cause premature deaths and asthma … Continue Reading
October 09, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Honors Oceanside Youth Outreach Leader as his Constituent of the Month
San Juan Capistrano, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) announced that Oscarin Ortega, Founder and Executive Director of Lived Experiences, is the Constituent of the Month. A born and raised resident of Oceanside in California's 49th Congressional District, Oscarin Ortega created Lived Experiences to provide support and guidance to underrepresented youth whose challenges he understood firsthand. See below for Rep. Levin's statement recognizing Oscarin Ortega in the … Continue Reading
October 07, 2020
Reps. Davis and Levin Unveil Legislation to Provide Free or Reduced-Cost School Meals to Eligible Military Children
WASHINGTON - Many military families, facing the challenge of affording food, find themselves ineligible for federal food assistance due to how their income is counted. To help alleviate this problem, Reps. Susan Davis (CA-53) and Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced legislation to automatically enroll children of eligible servicemembers into school meals programs. The Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act (H.R. 8534) authorizes the Department of Defense to alert the state agencies … Continue Reading
September 28, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin to Lead Virtual Town Hall
San Juan Capistrano, CA – U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) will lead a virtual town hall on Wednesday to answer constituents’ questions and provide updates on the COVID-19 pandemic, his legislation that recently passed the House to support veterans, and more. His guest this week will be Marshall Burke, an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth System Science at Stanford University, who will discuss Rep. Levin’s legislation to improve wildfire smoke emissions … Continue Reading
September 24, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Passes Energy and Climate Legislation Included in Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, which includes legislation Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced to create a spent nuclear fuel research and development program at the Department of Energy, improve wildfire smoke emissions modeling and develop better smoke forecasts, and promote the development of renewable energy on public lands. Overall, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act develops renewable and distributed energy … Continue Reading
September 23, 2020
House Passes Major Legislation Introduced by Rep. Mike Levin to Support Veteran Housing and Employment
Rep. Levin spoke on the House floor about the DELIVER Act. Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Dependable Employment and Living Improvements for Veterans’ Economic Recovery (DELIVER) Act, legislation led by Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) that includes six bipartisan bills he introduced to strengthen and expand services for homeless and unemployed veterans. The legislation will allow the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide more services for homeless veterans, … Continue Reading
September 21, 2020
Rep. Mike Levin Introduces Legislation to Foster Innovation in Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced the Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Research and Development Act, H.R. 8258, to foster innovation in the storage and disposal of spent nuclear fuel. The bill would create a spent nuclear fuel research and development program at the Department of Energy, which would support options for dry cask storage, consolidated interim storage, deep geological storage and disposal, and used nuclear fuel transportation. In total, the program … Continue Reading