60 Quotes by Carl Levin

Dr. Rice’s record on Iraq gives me great concern. In her public statements she clearly overstated and exaggerated the intelligence concerning Iraq before the war in order to support the President’s decision to initiate military action against Iraq.

The American people deserve a budget that invests in the future, protects the most vulnerable among us and helps to create jobs and economic security.

It is of the utmost importance that our service members are adequately compensated for their duties, and that we offer them a quality of life that will enable them to continue to serve and to live comfortably.

The intelligence failures with respect to Iraq were massive and have damaged our credibility around the world.

The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny and enemies of freedom still exist.

It’s unclear how air strikes on our part can succeed unless the Iraqi army is willing to fight, and that’s uncertain given the fact that several Iraqi army divisions have melted away.

If our intelligence is either manipulated or if it’s shaded or if in some way it is exaggerated, it is very, very dangerous for us, particularly as we go down the road and look at other threats,.

If you like what Wall Street did for the housing market, you’ll love what Wall Street is doing for commodities, Goldman’s ability to influence any portion of the price for a key component of the industrial economy is simply unacceptable.

Sadly, the President’s budget proposal for the upcoming year once again puts cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans over addressing our country’s severe fiscal problems.