WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement following the selection of Paul Ryan as the new Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in the 114th Congress:
I extend warm congratulations to Paul Ryan on becoming the next Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and I look forward to working with him. I have admired his determination, his interest in a broad range of issues, and the humor with which he has approached his intensive work in Congress. With our offices next door to one another, we don’t have far to go as we strive to honor the esteemed history of the Committee and serve the best interests of the American people."