Carl Levin actually said...

"Because there has been some confusion about that. The living, breathing person that we are looking for is the beneficial owner, the person that controls."

"U.S. corporations with hidden owners have created a serious law enforcement and a national security problem."

"Senator Levin's bill--and it is, as I said at the outset, Senator Levin, Senator Grassley, and Senator McCaskill particularly--is designed with these law enforcement investigations in mind."

"Secretary Stackley, we all know that the Navy will have difficulty affording the shipbuilding procurement programs that will meet our requirements and maintain the 313-ship fleet."