Congressman Mike Levin – Key Issue Summaries

Issue: Unsustainable storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at decommissioned reactors.
Position: Federal promise to take waste must be honored; improve NRC-public dialogue; remove SNF from San Onofre.
Support: INSPECT Act; Spent Fuel Prioritization Act (adds to NWPA); NRC Office of Public Engagement Act; $20$ -million federal funding for interim SNF storage; bipartisan Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus.

Issue: Heat waves, sea-level rise, droughts threaten CA and beyond.
Position: Aggressive climate action; protect coastline from oil spills; grow green jobs.
Support: Public Land Renewable Energy, Restoring Input in Leasing, Climate Action Now, ZEV, Green Spaces/Green Vehicles, American Coasts Protection, Resilient Coasts Acts; defended Paris Agreement; secured $107$ -million for Scripps research; supports ESA, LWCF.

Issue: Gaps in affordable, quality care; women’s health, addiction, future pandemics.
Position: Strengthen ACA; defend reproductive rights; equal VA contraception; prep for disease threats.
Support: Lower Drug Costs Now; EACH, Women’s Health Protection, Momnibus; SOBER Homes; SUPER BUGS; National Health Literacy Day; field hearings on federal cuts.

Issue: Low wages, high living costs, pandemic fallout.
Position: Grow jobs, raise minimum wage, restore full SALT deduction, fund research, deliver relief.
Support: Raise the Wage Act ( $15$ ); FY $2020$ appropriations (NIH/NSF); bipartisan SALT bill; CARES & American Rescue Plan; oversight on tariffs & stock trading.

Issue: Budget cuts threaten Social Security, Medicare, nursing-home care.
Position: Protect benefits; improve nursing-home transparency.
Support: Social Security Fairness; Supporting Older Americans Act $2020$ ; Nursing Home Disclosure Act; speeches opposing cuts.

Issue: High seismic risk, sea-level rise demand priority SNF removal.
Position: More oversight, resident inspectors, consent-based storage, DOE funding.
Support: SONGS Task Force; Spent Fuel Prioritization, INSPECT, SNF R&D, STORE Acts; secured $27.5$ -million DOE restart + $55$ -million management; Nuclear Waste Administration Act $2024$ .

Issue: Hunger, homelessness, unequal benefits.
Position: Highest-quality VA services; focus on Camp Pendleton; GI Bill parity.
Support: $15$ House-passed veteran bills; H.R. $3665$ (Jennifer Moreno VAMC); $250$ -million Camp Pendleton projects; Guard & Reserve GI Bill Parity; Ensuring Safe Housing Act (NDAA); THRIVE Act; Purple Heart Education Act.

Issue: Gender pay gap, LGBTQ discrimination, racial injustice.
Position: Explicitly ban gender discrimination, protect LGBTQ rights, inclusive military service.
Support: ERA deadline removal; Paycheck Fairness; VAWA; SAFE Act; Equality Act; Stop Child Hunger Act; Justice in Policing Act; statements on Supreme Court and protests.

Issue: Corruption, voter suppression.
Position: Expand ballot access, end dark money, require consent for donations.
Support: For The People Act; Voting Rights Advancement Act; Uncheck the Box Act; End Corruption Caucus; task forces vs. Trump actions.

Issue: Broken system, family separations, border security.
Position: Comprehensive reform, path for Dreamers, smart tech border security.
Support: Dream & Promise Act; bills to reunite families & end Muslim Ban; smart-security funding; Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act; calls for $60$ -million anti-smuggling funds.

Issue: Student debt, child hunger, underfunded schools.
Position: Federal funding for safe, quality schools; end child hunger; affordable higher ed.
Support: College Affordability Act (with Student Loan Contract, Higher Ed Standards, Veteran Service Equity provisions); field hearings on cuts; Summer EBT rollout; childcare roundtables.

Issue: Rising gun violence; unchecked war powers.
Position: Universal background checks; repeal outdated AUMF; safe firearm storage.
Support: Bipartisan Background Checks Act $2021$ ; Prevent Family Fire Act $2019$ ; secured $25$ -million gun-violence research; Assault Weapons Ban, ERPO, Jaime’s Law; votes on NDAA to protect troops.

Issue: Aging infrastructure, coastal erosion, pollution, TCA toll-road threat.
Position: Climate-integrated investments; oppose toll-road extension into communities.
Support: INVEST in America Act (≈ $20$ -million district projects + Tijuana River amendment); $300$ -million USMCA cleanup; Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act; $9.3$ -million for San Clemente Shoreline start + $505$ -k PED; Desalination Development Act ( $28.5$ -million); $100$ -million FRA grant for LOSSAN rail + $7.4$ -million sand replenishment; total $1.03$ -billion secured for district.