Senator Carl Levin

Democrat  •  Michigan  •  6th Term  •  Sworn In 1979
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
  • Votes with party 97%
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11/06/09
Senate tables amendment on 9/11 trials

...Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (Vt.) and Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (Mich.) said Graham's amendment would bar the Obama administration from pursuing justice. “If this amendment passes,

Source: The Hill
11/05/09
PBS documentary on World War I Polar Bears features two local men

...conditions, watching their buddies die, knowing that all other soldiers fighting in the World War had already come home.” Sen. Carl Levin appears in the documentary film, recalling how the duty of The Polar Bears was known as “the acid test of loyal

11/05/09
Killing of 5 British soldiers raises doubts about Afghan police

...Peter Galbraith, the former top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, told BBC Radio 4. In September, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., called for increasing the size of the Afghan army and police "much faster than presently planned" instead of

Source: Deseret News
11/05/09
Lax Laws Allow US Companies to Be Used for Crimes

...Bout used a network of shell companies around the world, including a dozen U.S. corporations, to carry out his activities, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. One Delaware-based ho

Source: ABC News
11/05/09
Lax Laws Allow US Companies to Be Used for Crimes

...Bout used a network of shell companies around the world, including a dozen U.S. corporations, to carry out his activities, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. One Delaware-based ho

Source: ABC News
11/05/09
Sisters star in PBS documentary

...headquarters in the city of Archangel, Russia and is also seen in several still photographs depicting life there. Sen. Carl Levin also appears in the documentary film, recalling how the duty of The Polar Bears was known as “the acid test of loyalty to

11/05/09
Policeman kills 5 troops

...Peter Galbraith, the former top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, told BBC Radio 4. In September, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., called for increasing the size of the Afghan army and police "much faster than presently planned" instead of

Source: GoErie.com
11/05/09
Afghan cop kills 5 Brits; training rush questioned

...hired," Peter Galbraith, the former top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, told BBC Radio 4. In September, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., called for increasing the size of the Afghan army and police "much faster than presently planned" ins

11/04/09
U.S. Senate OKs unemployment extension

...first emergency extension and 20 weeks of the states extended benefits program -- between May and the end of the year. Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan Democrat, said that during the debate, about 7,000 unemployed Americans lost their benefits each day and th

11/03/09
USW Declares Support for 'Trade Enforcement Priorities Act' to Create Jobs

...Stabenow added, "This bill will hold countries accountable for violating our trade rules." Sens. Russ Feingold (D-WI), Carl Levin (D-MI), and Arlen Specter (D-PA) are all original cosponsors of the bill. The Brown-Stabenow Super 301 bill would ensure th

11/01/09
The Color of Money: Debt collection law needs more bite

...crisis and many people struggling to pay their bills, debt collectors have responded by becoming more aggressive," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., in a prepared statement after the release of the GAO report. "Debt-collection abuses are not getting the at

10/31/09
Reform due in business of collections

...in crisis and many people struggling to pay their bills, debt collectors have responded by becoming more aggressive," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., in a prepared statement following the release of the GAO report. "Debt collection abuses are not getting

Source: Recordnet.com
10/30/09
GM CEO says Volt on track for end of '10, vows to increase market share

...But some have questioned the strategy, given that GM is in the process of eliminating four of its eight brands. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, asked Henderson about the status of the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt -- a vehicle that will be able to

10/29/09
U.S bill aims to crack down on rich overseas tax cheats

...he proposed this year. Lawmakers have been working for years on proposals to stop tax cheats from hiding assets overseas. Sen. Carl Levin, a Democrat, who has worked on the issue, estimated the U.S. loses US$100 billion a year in tax revenue because of

Source: China Post
10/29/09
Defense Chairmen Push Obama To Resist Big Troop Buildup in Afghanistan

...up their pressure on President Obama to resist Pentagon recommendations for a troop surge in Afghanistan. Michigan Sen. Carl Levin , chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Pennsylvania Rep. John P. Murtha , chairman of the House Defense Ap

Source: CQ Politics
10/29/09
Reform to federal law overdue for collection of old debt

...crisis and many people struggling to pay their bills, debt collectors have responded by becoming more aggressive," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., in a prepared statement following the release of the GAO report. "Debt collection abuses are not getting th

10/29/09
Carl Levin in the Crossfire

...on Afghanistan and didn't like what he heard from the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman: I stayed on to hear Sen. Carl Levin. He argued that in Afghanistan a “change in strategy is essential and more important than force levels.” His implica

10/29/09
Cheney's 'cheap and easy lines' criticized by Sen. Levin

...-- Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan today criticized former Vice President Dick Cheney for "cheap and easy lines" in his recent sharp criticism of President Barack Obama over Afghanistan. Levin, D-Detroit, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee

10/28/09
Tax cheats hiding funds overseas are target of bill

...proposed this year. Lawmakers have been working for years on proposals to stop tax cheats from hiding assets overseas. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who has worked on the issue, estimated the U.S. loses $100 billion a year in tax revenue because of internat

10/28/09
Obama revives military trials at Guantanamo

...House in Washington. From left are, Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. and the president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) - AP WASHINGTON President Barack Obama brought back Bush

10/28/09
Defense bill includes money to sway Taliban

...whether to send thousands more U.S. troops into Afghanistan next year. Several prominent Senate Democrats, including Sen .Carl Levin, D-Mich., have publicly backed more money to develop Afghan security forces instead of sending more U.S. troops there. O

10/27/09
Michelle Singletary: The Color of Money: FTC Eye on Debt Collectors

...in crisis and many people struggling to pay their bills, debt collectors have responded by becoming more aggressive," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., in a prepared statement following the release of the GAO report. "Debt collection abuses are not getting

Source: Town Hall
10/27/09
Kerry Urges Caution in Adding Troops

...include senior military officials.Although Sen. Kerry's views have been articulated in the past by others -- particularly Sen. Carl Levin (D., Mich.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee -- his recent high-profile role in Kabul is likely

10/27/09
Dems to Unveil Offshore Tax Evasion Bill

...file their tax return. Failure to do so could incur a penalty of up to $50,000.The bill also includes a provision from Sen. Carl Levin, (D.,Mich.) that would close a loophole by which U.S. banks helped foreign account-holders to avoid dividend withholdi

10/27/09
OBITUARY: Leonard Haggerty served his country, city, county

...sincere, wise and always a pleasure to be around." "Leonard always greeted everyone with a warm smile," said U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan. "He had an indomitable spirit that lifted up his community and all of us privileged to know and work with him.

10/27/09
Bill aims to crack down on overseas tax cheats

...he proposed this year. Lawmakers have been working for years on proposals to stop tax cheats from hiding assets overseas. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who has worked on the issue, estimated the U.S. loses $100 billion a year in tax revenue because of inter

Source: WCAX
10/26/09
Congress ends NSPS: DoD bill also includes new benefits for feds

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., blasted the Pentagon in 2004 for what he called its “needlessly confrontational” approach in crafting the system, ...

Source: Federal Times
10/26/09
Gillibrand says she would add gay rights amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act

She lobbied Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) to hold hearings on the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy that bans openly ...

Source: The Hill
10/26/09
The Humane Society of the United States Applauds Congress for Introducing Bill to Prevent Theft and Abuse of Pets

...was introduced on Wednesday with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. as original cosponsors. The bills would amend the Animal Welfare Act to make it illegal for Class B D

Source: YubaNet
10/26/09
Atlanta veteran elected national AVER president

However, he notes that he agrees with Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, that “Congress must consult with senior ...

Source: Sovo.com

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