Carl Levin actually said...

"There is nothing heinous in that. There is nothing illegal in that."

"Is it then clearly in Microsoft's interest in terms of reducing U.S. taxes to have its offshore subsidiaries pay as little as possible to the United States and then sub-license the intellectual proper..."

"The resulting loss of revenue is one significant cause of the budget deficit and adds to the tax burden that ordinary Americans bear."

"So Microsoft takes some of the money that it has and sends it over to Puerto Rico."