Carl Levin actually said...

dependent care and flexible spending accounts should be evaluated as options . . . to further assist families as well as to build additional...

The security situation in Afghanistan is serious, and the fight with al Qaeda and the Taliban has reached a crucial stage.

If we take the right steps, we can help ensure that Afghanistan does not revert to a Taliban-dominated government.

a failure in Afghanistan would have, I think, a devastating effect on our efforts to stabilize neighboring nuclear Pakistan.