Mike Levin
Liberal
Democrat
House Representative
California - District 49
Current Position: US House Representative CA-49
Running For: House Representative - District 49
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to strengthen supply chains and create union jobs
- For the CHIPS and Science Act to bring microchip production back to America
- For the Inflation Reduction Act to lower prescription drug and health care costs
- Against Trump's tariffs as harmful to consumers and small businesses
- For requiring largest corporations and very wealthy to pay their fair share
- For expanded Child Tax Credit as part of the American Rescue Plan Act
- For defending Planned Parenthood funding
- Against privatizing the VA healthcare system
- For preserving and strengthening Social Security and Medicare; opposes privatizing Social Security or raising retirement age
- For significant federal real estate transfer tax on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes
- For refundable tax credit for first-time homebuyers and no down payment loans for first responders and educators
- For eliminating veteran homelessness and expanding VA housing programs
- For expanding public transit and arterial roads as alternatives to toll road expansion
Business & Labor
- For the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act to stop corporate price gouging
- For the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act to prohibit retail food store price gouging
- For the GENIUS Act, CLARITY Act, and FIT21 Act regarding cryptocurrency regulation
Health Care
- For Medicare negotiating lower prices for highest cost drugs
- For protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act
- For Medicare prescription drug price negotiations and cost caps
- For exploring Medicare public option and early buy-in programs
- For the PACT Act expanding healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic substances
- For improving nursing home transparency by requiring public reporting of medical directors
Education
- For parity in GI Bill benefits for National Guard and Reserve members
- Against disbanding the Department of Education; supports federal resources for public schools
- For eliminating interest on federal student loans
- For expanding Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and stronger student protections
Environment
- For the Energy Bills Relief Act to tackle rising energy costs through affordable clean energy deployment
- For aggressive climate action including the Inflation Reduction Act's $370 billion investment
- For prohibiting new offshore oil and gas drilling along Southern California coast
- For expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure and clean energy investments
- For removing spent nuclear fuel from San Onofre and prioritizing nuclear waste removal from highly-populated areas
- For considering nuclear energy's full environmental impact including long-term risks when promoting nuclear development
- Against the Toll Road Extension through South Orange County due to environmental concerns and impact on communities and schools
- For protecting endangered species and their habitats; cosponsored the Recovering America's Wildlife Act
- Against new offshore drilling off Atlantic and Pacific coastlines; cosponsored the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act
- Against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; cosponsored the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act
- For permanent funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund; cosponsored the Great American Outdoors Act
- Against animal cruelty; cosponsored the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act
- Against shark fin sales; cosponsored the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act
- Against private ownership of big cats; cosponsored the Big Cat Public Safety Act
Civil Rights
- For abortion rights and codifying Roe v. Wade into law
- For reproductive freedom including Medicare and Medicaid abortion coverage
- For equal pay for equal work and ending pay discrimination against women
- For LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination protections in employment, housing, education, and public services
- Against transgender military service ban; supports qualified LGBTQ+ individuals serving in Armed Forces
- For prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ+ couples in foster care and adoption services
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For banning members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks to prevent conflicts of interest
- Against taking corporate PAC money; supports limiting influence of big money and special interests
- For restoring the Voting Rights Act and making elections more transparent
- For targeted exceptions to Senate filibuster rules to pass voting rights legislation
- For excluding corrupt politicians from receiving retirement benefits if convicted of campaign finance violations
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For withholding foreign aid from countries that allow fentanyl production
- For secure borders and deporting violent criminals
- Against ICE funding without guardrails to rein in reckless behavior
- For the DIGNITY Act providing bipartisan comprehensive immigration and border legislation
- For comprehensive immigration reform including stronger border security and earned path to citizenship
- For an independent investigation of ICE killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
Public Safety
- Against defunding the police
- For increased police funding to help them stay safe and do their jobs effectively
- For the Invest to Protect Act to strengthen smaller police departments
- For funding the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program
- For universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers
- For assault weapons ban and red-flag laws
- For safe firearm storage requirements through tax credits for gun safes
- For federal research funding into gun violence epidemic
- For updating federal domestic violence definitions to include stalking and dating violence