Honorable Carl Levin
United States Senator, Michigan, Democrat
Senator Levin was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978. He was a member of the Detroit City Council from 1969 to 1977, and President of the City Council from 1973 to 1977. He chairs the Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The following is from Senator Levin’s opening statement before the Armed Services Committee’s February 2, 2010, hearing on the Defense Department’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. The committee continues our hearing this afternoon to receive testimony from the senior leadership of the Department of Defense…
