Carl Levin actually said...

We have done a lot for the big banks, but the lifeblood of our local communities are these small banks, community banks.

The percentage of the reduction in the number of loans going to small businesses is dramatic.

the real lifeblood of many local economies--local banks--don't have it nearly so good.

Unemployment in my State is almost 15 percent, and it is unacceptably high in most States.