Carl Levin actually said...

"Now, why did Credit Suisse ignore its own policies and pay for Swiss bankers to do this, to transact business?"

"Swiss secrecy protections is preventing us from going after behavior which is criminal behavior, allegedly, and is this going to be cured by the treaty?"

"UBS' actions sent a powerful signal that U.S. tax cheats using offshore accounts better pay up or face prosecution."

"the U.S. interest in criminal prosecutions outweighs the foreign jurisdiction's interest in secrecy."