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February 21st, 2008, 2:54 pm
Biography largely from Congresspedia.com
EMUJeff
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Carl Milton Levin, a Democrat (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Democratic_Party), has been a Senator (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._Senate) from Michigan (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:Members_of_the_U.S._Congress_from_Michigan) since 1979.
Levin was born June 28, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1956 and from Harvard Law School in 1959. Soon after earning his law degree, he was admitted to the Michigan bar and opened a practice in Detroit, where he still lives.
Levin was state assistant attorney general and general counsel for the Michigan civil rights commission from 1964-1967. He was special assistant attorney general for the State of Michigan and chief appellate defender for the city of Detroit from 1968-69. He was a member of the Detroit City Council 1969-77, the last four years as council president.
Levin's family has long been active in Michigan politics. His older brother, Sandy Levin (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Sandy_Levin), has served in the U.S. House since 1983. His uncle, Theodore Levin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Levin), was a federal judge. His first cousin, Charles Levin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Levin), was a Michigan Supreme Court judge. His first cousin, Joseph Levin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Levin), was a candidate for the House.
According to his Senate biography (http://levin.senate.gov/levbio.htm), Levin has earned a reputation as a strong supporter of our national defense and an effective waste fighter.... In 2002, as chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Permanent_Subcommittee_on_Investigations), Levin led Congress' most in-depth examination into the collapse of Enron Corporation (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Enron_Corporation). Levin also initiated an investigation into gasoline price spikes, and in April 2002 he issued a 400 page report and chaired hearings detailing how U.S. retail gasoline prices are manipulated.
Levin's Whistleblower Protection Act (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Whistleblower_Protection_Act&action=edit) protects federal employees who expose wasteful practices. Levin also helped author the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Taxpayers_Bill_of_Rights&action=edit), which protects individuals and small businesses from IRS harassment. In 1995, he won passage of strict disclosure requirements for lobbyists, the first major overhaul of those laws in 50 years. He has fought for increased funding for the Head Start (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Head_Start&action=edit) preschool program, Title I (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Title_I&action=edit) for educationally disadvantaged students, and Pell Grants (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Pell_Grant&action=edit) and loans for college and vocational school students.
Family: Wife: Barbara Halpern
3 Children: Kate, Laura, Erica
4 Grandchildren.
Committees-
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship)
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Senate_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence)
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Senate_Committee_on_Homeland_Security_and_Governmental_Affairs)
Subcommittee on Investigations
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Senate Committee on Armed Services (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services) - Chairman
EMUJeff
http://sourcewatch.org/images/4/46/Carllevin.jpg (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Image:Carllevin.jpg)
Carl Milton Levin, a Democrat (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Democratic_Party), has been a Senator (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._Senate) from Michigan (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:Members_of_the_U.S._Congress_from_Michigan) since 1979.
Levin was born June 28, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1956 and from Harvard Law School in 1959. Soon after earning his law degree, he was admitted to the Michigan bar and opened a practice in Detroit, where he still lives.
Levin was state assistant attorney general and general counsel for the Michigan civil rights commission from 1964-1967. He was special assistant attorney general for the State of Michigan and chief appellate defender for the city of Detroit from 1968-69. He was a member of the Detroit City Council 1969-77, the last four years as council president.
Levin's family has long been active in Michigan politics. His older brother, Sandy Levin (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Sandy_Levin), has served in the U.S. House since 1983. His uncle, Theodore Levin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Levin), was a federal judge. His first cousin, Charles Levin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Levin), was a Michigan Supreme Court judge. His first cousin, Joseph Levin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Levin), was a candidate for the House.
According to his Senate biography (http://levin.senate.gov/levbio.htm), Levin has earned a reputation as a strong supporter of our national defense and an effective waste fighter.... In 2002, as chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Permanent_Subcommittee_on_Investigations), Levin led Congress' most in-depth examination into the collapse of Enron Corporation (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Enron_Corporation). Levin also initiated an investigation into gasoline price spikes, and in April 2002 he issued a 400 page report and chaired hearings detailing how U.S. retail gasoline prices are manipulated.
Levin's Whistleblower Protection Act (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Whistleblower_Protection_Act&action=edit) protects federal employees who expose wasteful practices. Levin also helped author the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Taxpayers_Bill_of_Rights&action=edit), which protects individuals and small businesses from IRS harassment. In 1995, he won passage of strict disclosure requirements for lobbyists, the first major overhaul of those laws in 50 years. He has fought for increased funding for the Head Start (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Head_Start&action=edit) preschool program, Title I (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Title_I&action=edit) for educationally disadvantaged students, and Pell Grants (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Pell_Grant&action=edit) and loans for college and vocational school students.
Family: Wife: Barbara Halpern
3 Children: Kate, Laura, Erica
4 Grandchildren.
Committees-
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship)
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Senate_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence)
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Senate_Committee_on_Homeland_Security_and_Governmental_Affairs)
Subcommittee on Investigations
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Senate Committee on Armed Services (http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services) - Chairman