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 December 4, 2010, Senate floor debate on two amendments relating to the expiring 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. Let’s start with a basic fact: The legislation we soon will vote on represents a tax cut for every single American taxpayer. From…