Carl Levin

And this bill is aimed at providing credit, and it was filibustered by the Republicans.

Now I hear a complaint that it is not being implemented fast enough? A filibuster against this bill which was so desperately needed by small business, supported by community bankers, still supported very strongly by Main Street bankers?

Thank you for your extraordinary leadership in getting this bill passed. It took your laser-like determination to get it passed. You had to overcome a filibuster.

The larger the residual force the greater the risk of creating the impression of a U.S. 'occupation force' in Iraq.

It is inappropriate in my view for the United States to be publicly soliciting a request... from the Government of Iraq for the retention of U.S. troops in Iraq.

The end of this year will mark the completion of the transition of responsibility for Iraq's security to the Government of Iraq.

A positive relationship with Pakistan remains an important objective, but in order for there to be a normal relationship between our two countries, it is imperative that Pakistan actively break its ties with the militant extremists using…

It is simply unacceptable that these deadly attacks on our forces continue, while Pakistan's leaders decline to go after the Haqqanis.

Pakistan must bear some responsibility for attacks on us.

Did you happen to ask the Department of Defense why they have not complied with Section 2333 of the 2007 act?

They had to designate specific people under----

That is long overdue.

In the fiscal year 2008 defense authorization bill act, we had a section called Section 862.

Our report has the first official statement that it is the second largest source of money for the Taliban.

The proliferation of private security personnel in Afghanistan is inconsistent with our strategy.

Senator McCaskill came to this body determined that she was going to focus on oversight.

July 28, 2011 Letter to Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration from Senator Tom A. Coburn, M.D. and Senator Carl Levin.

We need for Ola Kaso to be able to stay in this country. We need her and the people like her in our communities and our schools and universities and our businesses.

A deadline focuses the mind.

If you look at all of them, they're unbelievable--that we use chemical weapons, that we are occupiers, that we may use a nuclear bomb.

It's very hard to sustain what has increasingly become an unpopular war--because we believe we need to do it if we're ever going to stabilize that part of the world and prevent terrorism from growing.

That comment and that speech of his, as Eikenberry said, was really totally unacceptable and dismaying and plays into the hands of our common enemy.

I was absolutely dismayed because I thought that comment of his, talking about us as occupiers, plays right into the hands of a common enemy, the Taliban.

I also want to thank Senator Stabenow for co-sponsoring this bill and for supporting it as a member of this subcommittee.

Thank you, Chairman Udall and Ranking Member Burr for holding this hearing on the Sleeping Bear Dunes Conservation and Recreation Act.