Carl Levin actually said...

"You never have to live up to a contract. You can pay a penalty."

"It was their choice to cancel or not cancel."

"It is always an option. Break the deal or not. You are free in that sense. We are all free to break deals."

"I do not think there is. But my question is, in any event, should there be a legal prohibition, not just a voluntary policy adopted by a company whose economic interest runs in the opposite direction ..."