Political Quotes

Carl Levin: “Now the Swiss banks sought out U.S. clients. They traveled here. They sold Swiss secrecy to U.S. taxpayers.”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
Now the Swiss banks sought out U.S. clients. They traveled here. They sold Swiss secrecy to U.S. taxpayers.
Said by
Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin discusses how Swiss banks actively pursued U.S. clients for tax evasion.

Share

More from Carl Levin

Feb 5, 2021

I look forward to discussing with my colleague a program that allows workers to unionize in the United States as freely as they do in Europe, and we achieve the same level of unionization those countries with larger numbers of…

govinfo.gov
Dec 19, 2019

I thank my colleague for yielding. The threshold question for any NAFTA replacement must be whether it will finally stop the outflow of American jobs and raise the standard of living for Mexican, Canadian, and, of course, American workers…

govinfo.gov
Jan 10, 2020

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan has 45 seconds remaining.

govinfo.gov
Jan 10, 2020

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, while people may have all kinds of opinions on the underlying issue, this amendment is simply about sunshine. It simply is about good government: Will our…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation