Top Ways and Means Democrat Won't Seek Re-election for Committee Leadership
House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sandy Levin, D-Mich., on Nov. 29 announced he will not seek re-election as the top Democrat on the trade policy-writing committee (here). Levin said his decision was based on allowing younger House members…
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to assume leadership positions and the greater freedom he believes he will have to focus on healthcare and trade outside of such a position. Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, commended Levin’s service on the committee since 1987, and said he looks forward to working with him on important issues in the future. “Ranking Member Levin is a friend and a dedicated public servant who has spent years fighting for Americans of all walks of life,” Brady said. “He is an institution on the Ways and Means Committee.”