Political Quotes

Carl Levin: “It is incredible to me that an affiliate of HSBC, an affiliate which is located in the United Kingdom, could even…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2012
It is incredible to me that an affiliate of HSBC, an affiliate which is located in the United Kingdom, could even consider owning an account for a Taliban-affiliated organization and continue the relationship after the September 11, 2001 attack.
Said by
Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin expresses disbelief over HSBC's relationship with a Taliban-affiliated organization post-9/11.

Share

More from Carl Levin

Jan 13, 2021

For 2 months, Donald Trump used the biggest megaphone in the world to organize a campaign of outright lies to overturn a free and fair election. On January 6, he summoned and incited a mob of domestic terrorists to fight like hell and sent…

govinfo.gov
Mar 9, 2021

I thank the chairman so much for his leadership. Madam Speaker, at base, what we are talking about here is whether workers in this country are free to come together and form a union. All of these amendments are designed to undermine that…

govinfo.gov
Dec 19, 2019

It incentivizes companies to ship jobs to Mexico and out of our communities like mine in southeast Michigan. Mexico has not demonstrated the will, meaningfully, to reform its labor system, and the weakness of USMCA's enforcement mechanisms…

govinfo.gov
Feb 6, 2020

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation