Senator Carl Levin

Democrat  •  Michigan  •  6th Term  •  Sworn In 1979
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02/08/12
Great Lakes dredging

The Army Corps of Engineers will allocate additional funding to Great Lakes dredging projects that support economic development and job creation, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced Tuesday. The Corps made the decision after Levin pressed Corps officials .

Source: Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
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02/08/12
US Senators say "disastrous" break in relations with Egypt is possible

"“It is kind of hard to have a normal relationship with the country when we’ve got so many Americans tied up in our embassy,” Sen. Carl Levin told Bloomberg. Jay Carney, White House spokesman, told Reuters, "Many of these groups have worked in Egypt

Source: GlobalPost
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02/08/12
EPA gives S.S. Badger approval to apply for individual permit

Our appreciation extends to Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Congressman Bill Huizenga, Congressman Dan Benishek, Sen. Carl Levin, Sen. Ron Johnson, Congressman Tom Petri and Sen. Herb Kohl.” In May, LMC officials met with the EPA in Washington ...

Source: Herald Times Reporter
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02/08/12
EPA gives S.S. Badger approval to apply for individual permit

...an individual permit. Our appreciation extends to Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Congressman Bill Huizenga, Congressman Dan Benishek, Sen. Carl Levin, Sen. Ron Johnson, Congressman Tom Petri and Sen. Herb Kohl. In May, LMC officials met with the EPA in Washingto

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02/08/12
EPA gives S.S. Badger approval to apply for individual permit

...an individual permit. Our appreciation extends to Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Congressman Bill Huizenga, Congressman Dan Benishek, Sen. Carl Levin, Sen. Ron Johnson, Congressman Tom Petri and Sen. Herb Kohl. In May, LMC officials met with the EPA in Washingto

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02/07/12
Feds come through with cash for Holland Harbor dredging, other state projects

The Holland Harbor will receive $590,000 while Manistee will get $500,000, according to U.S. Sen. Carl Levin. The money is aimed at navigational improvements and job creation, Levin said. Holland area companies last month were grappling with ...

Source: MLive.com
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02/07/12
Army Corps will raise Michigan funding by $6.9 million

SAULT STE. MARIE — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.9 million increase in funding for dredging, maintenance and other water projects in Michigan. The Michigan Democrat said Tuesday that the corps ...

Source: Port Huron Times-Herald
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02/07/12
Holland harbor to be dredged for $600K provided by Army Corps of Engineers

Six Michigan harbors, including Holland’s, will benefit from additional money allocated for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operation and maintenance, a Tuesday statement from U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said. The city of Holland, the Holland Board of ..

Source: Holland Sentinel
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02/07/12
Funding Increase Will Help Sault Ste. Marie

U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.9 million increase in funding for dredging, maintenance and other water projects in Michigan. The Michigan Democrat said Tuesday that the corps increased allocations for six ...

Source: 9&10 News
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02/07/12
US should mull arming Syrian opposition, says senator McCain

WASHINGTON: Warning that "diplomacy is pretty well exhausted," top Republican US Senator John McCain said on Tuesday ... Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, a Democrat, did not immediately rule out McCain's suggestion but ...

Source: Channel NewsAsia
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02/07/12
Republican Senators Seek Fewer U.S. Workers to Stop Defense Cuts

Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who leads the Senate Armed Services Committee, has said he wouldn’t support any approach that doesn’t involve raising new revenue. The defense cuts are half of automatic spending reductions mandated ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/07/12
Army Corps will raise Michigan funding by $6.9M

...you noticed all the derailments around town lately? The broken wagons? All those stuck wheels? SAULT STE. MARIE U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.9 million increase in funding for dredging, maintenance and oth

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02/07/12
CDC: Breads top list of salt sources in US diets

...page you want to view in seconds. Golfing in February? In Michigan? Thanks to the mild weather we're having, West ... U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.9 ... Police are searching for Samuel Steel, who is wanted

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02/07/12
Holland, other harbors getting money for dredging

...to our ... Martin Hanzal scored twice to lead Phoenix over Detroit, 3-1, on Monday. SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.9 million increase in funding for dredging, maintenance and

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02/07/12
Amtrak gets OK for 110 mph travel in Mich., Ind.

...City commissioners are moving forward to preserve the city's history. SAULT STE. MARIE U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.- 5:17 pm The youth movement the Capac varsity girls basketball team went through a year

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02/07/12
Payroll tax cut talks adrift on Capitol Hill

...City commissioners are moving forward to preserve the city's history. SAULT STE. MARIE U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.- 5:17 pm The youth movement the Capac varsity girls basketball team went through a year

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02/07/12
Murder suspect back in court

...City commissioners are moving forward to preserve the city's history. SAULT STE. MARIE U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.- 5:17 pm The youth movement the Capac varsity girls basketball team went through a year

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02/07/12
BREAKING: Multiple injuries in 16th Street accident

...City commissioners are moving forward to preserve the city's history. SAULT STE. MARIE U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.- 5:17 pm The youth movement the Capac varsity girls basketball team went through a year

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02/07/12
Power outage reported in Port Huron

...City commissioners are moving forward to preserve the city's history. SAULT STE. MARIE U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.- 5:17 pm The youth movement the Capac varsity girls basketball team went through a year

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02/07/12
Army Corps will raise Michigan funding by $6.9M

...you noticed all the derailments around town lately? The broken wagons? All those stuck wheels? SAULT STE. MARIE U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $6.9 million increase in funding for dredging, maintenance and oth

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02/07/12
Egyptians Break off D.C. Visit in Confrontation over NGOs

...Egyptian delegation had been scheduled to see Sens. Carl Levin and John McCain, the Democratic chairman and ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, among others in Congress this week. Senate aides said they did not know why the meetin

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02/06/12
Lockheed's F-35 fighter jet under renewed pressure

Senator Carl Levin, the committee's chairman, and Senator John McCain, its top Republican, cited continuing cost overruns on the F-35 program and said Panetta had wasted a chance to "focus Lockheed Martin's attention and disrupt 'business as ...

Source: Yahoo Finance
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02/06/12
U.S. senators-Pentagon move on F-35B model premature

Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator John McCain, the top Republican on the panel, questioned the decision and lack of consultation in a strongly worded letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Panetta threw his

Source: Inside Fidelity
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02/06/12
Senators-Pentagon move on F-35B model premature

Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator John McCain, the top Republican on the panel, questioned the decision and lack of consultation in a strongly worded letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Panetta threw his

Source: msnbc.com
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02/06/12
Pentagon move on F-35B model premature: senators

Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator John McCain, the top Republican on the panel, questioned the decision and lack of consultation in a strongly worded letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

Source: Hartford Courant
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02/06/12
Republican Senators Seek Fewer U.S. Workers to Stop Defense Cuts

Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who leads the Senate Armed Services Committee, has said he wouldn’t support any approach that doesn’t involve raising new revenue. The defense cuts are half of automatic spending reductions mandated ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/06/12
Carl Levin on Romney's defense budget: 'just a political statement'

Michigan Senator Carl Levin, a Democrat, is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He was the guest speaker at the Jan. 26 Monitor breakfast in Washington. Mitt Romney's charge that ...

Source: Alaska Dispatch
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02/06/12
Carl Levin on Romney's defense budget: 'just a political statement'

Michigan Senator Carl Levin, a Democrat, is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He was the guest speaker at the Jan. 26 Monitor breakfast in Washington. Mitt Romney's charge that ...

Source: Alaska Dispatch
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02/06/12
Senator Levin praises state on its 175th birthday

(Editor’s note: U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) made a statement on the Senate floor Thursday to commemorate Michigan’s 175th anniversary of statehood.) Mr. President, the state of my birth, the state I am honored to represent in the Senate ...

Source: News-Herald
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02/06/12
Inside Politics

...a letter to Mr. Panetta, panel chairman Sen. Carl Levin and the top Republican, Sen. John McCain, questioned whether the F-35B built by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. had met the criteria to warrant an end to its probation. Mr. Panetta’s predecessor,

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