Carl Levin, a former US senator from Michigan who served in Congress for 36 years, has died at age 87
"Whether he was chairing a hearing on critical national security issues or working on behalf of his home state, he believed that collaboration and compromise served our common purpose better than partisanship and political brinkmanship. He was a clarion voice for a military strong enough to defend our nation and uphold American values.
"An understated public servant, Levin had won most of his elections by a wide margin even as he confronted thorny political issues at home and abroad -- including voting against then-President Ronald Reagan's tax cuts and, later, the Iraq War.He announced his retirement in 2013, calling it an"extremely difficult" decision because of his"love for representing the people of Michigan in the U.S. Senate and fighting for the things that I believe are important to them.
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Ex-Sen. Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, has diedFormer Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. The Harvard-educated civil rights attorney and former taxi driver, who for decades carried his faded 1953 auto union membership card in his wallet, died Thursday, his family and the Levin Center at Wayne State University’s law school announced in an evening statement. First elected to the Senate in 1978, Levin represented Michigan longer than any other senator, targeting tax shelters, supporting manufacturing jobs and pushing for military funding.
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Ex-Sen. Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, has diedDETROIT (AP) — Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died.
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Ex-Sen. Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, has diedFormer Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died. The Harvard-educated civil rights attorney and former taxi driver, who for decades carried his faded 1953 auto union membership card in his wallet, died Thursday, his family and the Levin Center at Wayne State University’s law school announced in an evening statement. First elected to the Senate in 1978, Levin represented Michigan longer than any other senator, targeting tax shelters, supporting manufacturing jobs and pushing for military funding.
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Ex-Sen. Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, has diedDETROIT (AP) — Former Sen. Carl Levin, a powerful voice on military issues in Washington and a staunch supporter of the auto industry back home in Michigan during his record tenure in the U.S. Senate, has died.
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