Political Quotes

“Senator Carl Levin has been my Senator for 36 years, and it has been one of the great honors of my life to serve for the last 14 years as his partner, as well as his friend, representing Michigan. The year he was elected, ``Grease'' was the year's highest grossing movie and ``Staying Alive'' was music's biggest hit, and you should see Senator Levin dance. So Senator Levin has outlasted disco, the Soviet Union, and all six of the people who challenged him in elections, including an astronaut. That is because integrity never goes out of style. Senator Levin has never wavered in his devotion to Michigan and to his country. As we heard today and as we each know, he has brought that patriotism to the Armed Services Committee. No one has done more to ensure that our men and women in uniform are battle-ready, with the supplies and technology they need to be the best military in the world, than Senator Carl Levin, or to make sure they receive fair pay and full health benefits. Carl Levin puts his coalition together year after year to make that happen. He has never lost faith in government's capacity to be a force for good, and we heard that again in his comments today. This was passed down to him from his parents, who saw how the New Deal rescued families from desperate poverty.…”