Carl Levin actually said...

"Future instances of what Mr. Kendall has labeled 'acquisition malpractice' are unaffordable and unacceptable especially with the budget cuts that we are facing."

"We believe that is the wrong approach. It is just too early to decide that conditions 2 or 3 years from now will allow a one-third reduction in the size of the Afghan security forces."

"the President also committed to modernization of the nuclear weapons complex. That commitment has been undercut in the fiscal year 2013 budget request which seriously underfunds the weapons complex mo..."

"Yesterday, Senator McCain, Senator Lieberman, Senator Graham, and I sent a letter to President Obama stating our concerns about these proposed reductions in the Afghan security forces."