levin: mr. president, it would be my intent if we need additional time, unless there is something else that is needed about 9:30 or so when this time runs out to seek additional time for both -- for anyone who needs it, frankly. i don't know about both sides because this is a multifaceted debate we're going to have here tonight on this issue. so i would yield myself ten minutes and would ask to be notified when i get to ten minutes. mr. president, the feinstein amendment provides that no authorization for the use of military force may be construed to authorize the detention of u.s. citizens or lawful resident aliens who are captured inside the united states unless -- and this is a big "unless" -- an act of congress expressly authorizes such detention. as i read the amendment, it says that the military detention of u.s. citizens may be authorized in accordance with the law of war as long as this action is expressly authorized by congress. further, the amendment's requirement for express authoriza

levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent that the proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: i apologize to the chair for a premature request for recognition. mr. president, we are now going to turn to a, an amendment of senator whitehouse which has been cleared, and we've worked to make sure that everybody understands that he's going to proceed to the amendment. and then i understand there's not going to be a need for a roll call vote on it. and also i would ask the senator from rhode island about how much time does he believe he would need on his amendment before we hopefully voice vote it. mr. whitehouse: i would say just a few minutes, two or three minutes. mr. levin: i thank the presiding officer and yield -- mr. whitehouse: but i do believe, mr. chairman, that the senator from oklahoma wishes to respond to whatever i say. mr. levin: i a

levin levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that at 2:00 p.m. today, the senate proceed to vote in relation to the udall amendment number 2985. further, there be no second-degree amendment in order to the amendment prior to the vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, i want to commend chairman levin, who has brought his usual thoughtful approach to these issues for his help specifically in two areas. i've been especially interested in. i also see my friend, senator mccain, on the floor. he and i have worked together often on these issues and other matters and i want to thank him for his wise counci counsel as . i ask unanimous consent that lieutenant colonel matt groves, a department of defense fellow assigned to my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the date on s. 3254, the national defense authorization act. the presiding officer: w

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levin. mr. levin: i now yield two minutes to the ranking member on trade, mr. mcdermott from the great state of washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i rise in support of this bill to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia and muldova. let's begin with russia. russia joined the w.t.o. this summer. congress does not have veto power on that. all we can do is decide here whether to allow u.s. businesses and workers to see the benefits of russia's w.t.o. obligations. will russia always honor these obligations on its own initiative? probably not. but russia's w.t.o. membership means we can at least hold them to those obligations, and we must be prepared to enforce those obligations. that is a lesson we learned the hard way over the last few years. this bill actually does that. this bill has strong anti-bribery and anti-corruption provisions. it has mechanisms to help strengthen our intellectual p

levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings on the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: mr. president, what senator mccain and i and our staffs are going to attempt to do tomorrow morning and -- is that shortly after the fourth vote that is now scheduled, the fourth roll call vote, we hope to be able to announce a finite list of amendments which would need to be disposed of before completion of this bill. that's going to be our goal. and we'll repeat that goal first thing in the morning. but it's important that people know -- that is now something that is important that we do because we expect there will be a cloture vote tomorrow -- excuse me, a cloture petition tomorrow, it will be filed, and if we can put together a finite list of amendments that need to be disposed of before final passage of this bill, that step may be unnecessary. mr. mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain:

levin: mr. president, -- mr. president, somewhere on this desk i have a unanimous consent request. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: i ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: i ask that senator baucus are added as a cosponsor of my amendment, 3018. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. feinstein: i also ask a u.c., dorothy engelhart from my office be granted floor privileges during the remainder of the debate on this pill. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: thank you. i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: i ask it be

thing, the whole levin strand of the narrative, including whom levin falls in love with, wha what happenst respect, all that is treated in a different way in this film. i don't know that an audience will or needs to rationalize what i have just been talking about, but you might be left with a sense that there is a different approach to as it were town and country. >> rose: is the he strip narrative as interesting to you as the anna narrative with bronsky? >> possibly more interesting. >> rose: really? >> yeah. because i aspire to be more like levin. i don't aspire to be like anna and bronsky. >> rose: meaning? >> meaning that levin is seeking a more authentic form of living, love to him is something that is about his aspirations for a closeness with the universal and he is much more soulful character. >> rose: here is a clip. take a look. >> >> can i be of service to you? >> why are you leaving moscow? >> what else can i do? i have to be where you are. >> stop. that is enough. go back to kiev. >> this is wrong. >> you have no right. >> it makes no difference. >> you must forget me. >> you

i agree with senator levin. israel is our main ally in the middle east. israel has a right to defend itself. all of us republicans and democrats that stand with the president in supporting israel and, quite frankly, i'm not the military expert, i was a spec 5 in the army but having said that israel should do whatever it has to to defend itself. the president will work diplomatic channels and i'm not in a position nor do i want to to second-guess what israel should do. israel has to determine what it wants to do to preserve its security. >> senator levin, president obama has been in touch with both sides. what do you think of the response by the egyptians? >> it's pretty weak so far from what i can tell. the egyptians have a real interest here in the region not exploding in the peace agreement continuing to be abided by by them, the agreement that they have with israel, but i think that they're going to have to take some very serious steps diplomatically to make it clear to hamas that they're going to lose support in the arab world if they continue these r

to accept some reform of immigration laws, i think they're bound not-- >> and let's listen to mark levinho has this to say and i'll get kimberly and brian in here. >> we conservatives, we do not accept bipartisanship in the pursuit of tyranny, period. we will not negotiate the con servitude, we're the alternative, we will resist. we're not going to surrender to this. we will not be passive, we will not be compliant in our own demise, we're he not good losers. you better believe we're sore losers. a good loser is a loser forever. >> so that's one perspective and listen to peggy noonan who has a different thought. >> oh, i'm sorry, i have to read the quote, excuse me. i thought we had-- that's because i love listening to peggy, but i'm going to read it for her. hopefully i'll be able to rise to the occasion. >> she says what it needed is mag nimty. not about him, his party, about self and one's deepest, and suggest in subtle ways to help them save face and quietly that you're not the best negotiator and neither were they. the nation faces a real challenge and there will be economic repercu

senator levin, thank you for being here. hope you had a good holiday. >>> i want to turn to the republican side. peter king of new york. congressman, hope you had a good holiday. good to see you this morning. >> i had a great holiday, especially because notre dame beat southern cal. >> my poor step dad. he is not so happy this morning. >> i don't care about him. >> let me continue on the issue of taxes because this is important. and as i say, it's going to be the defining issue. you hear republican saxby chambliss say it's not going to govern what i do. norquist saying he promised the people of georgia that he would reform the government rather than raise taxes. where do you stand on the pledge? can this be overcome? with revenues be raised? >> first of all, i agree with chambliss. a pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago, is for that congress. for instance, if i were in congress in 1941, i would have signed the declaration of war against japan. i'm not going to attack japan today. the world has changed. the economic s

however, congressman sandra levin isn't one of them. he says we have to deal with it and he'll deal with those who feel that way. he's on the cliff next. >>> plus, no one's talking about what expenses need to be cut. in fact in the last hour we heard the white house is taking social security reform off the table as far as the fiscal cliff talks go. we'll get more details on on exactly what the president is willing to cut, alan krueger, council of economic advisers. that's on the other side of the break. >>> cyber monday, is it hot or not? we'll break down the numbers, check in with a pair of retail analysts for the latest must-have apps. >>> pet smart sells couture dog collars for -- guess how much? how about $150. and they're moving, too. no wonder pet smart stock has jumped 150% in the last year. pet smart ceo joins us in the back half of this half hour to talk about his company's past, present and future success. >> lucky would look great in one of those. erstand the importance of your goals. today, our financial advisors lead from a

i'm wallace levin. i am a longtime member of the veterans affairs commission. i feel it would be in the best interest of the city and county of san francisco and the veterans affairs commission if for the first time in the almost 30 year history of the commission that an attorney veteran, veteran staff member of the county veterans service office, and a city college student veteran be appointed to the commission. michael -- is a veteran and still reserves in the navy reserve as a jag officer. john gallagher was a marine. and a san francisco county veterans service office. leo burnett was in the navy an is an officer in the city college. 1500 are now attending classes at the city college. he would bring a direct contact with these veterans. all three are young and would bring much-needed knowledge, experience and expertise to the veterans affairs commission. with the addition of these outstanding candidates, the veterans affairs commission will be much more able to move forward our mandate to act in the best interest of veterans. thank you. >> supervisor kim: th

levin: mr.president? the presiding officer: morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of s. 3254, which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 419, s. 3254, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the department of defense and so forth and for other purposes. mr. levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: mr. president, before senator reed leaves the floor, i want to just first thank him for his comments about myself and senator mccain and the other members of our committee. senator reed of rhode island i is -- has and will continue to make and hopefully for many, many decades to come an extraordinary contribution to the work of this body. and i've seen it firsthand on the armed services committee, where he's chairman of the seapower subcommittee but way beyond that he brings a experience and a thoughtful commitment to this work which

let's head over to the trading floor now where we find larry levin of trading advantage. good monday morning to you. > > hi angie. > > what will you be watching for direction in this market? bonds? the vix? the dollar? > > certainly the vix, i would first keep an eye on that, because that had some moves when we had those down moves. but then on friday, angie, when we saw the markets pick back up, the vix dropped a little bit. so that would be the first indicator. you see the vix pick back up, and i think we will see a big downdraft, at least at the first part of this week. so traders are still watching the vix this week. let's move on to politics and money. there's a lot to talk about there, including the fiscal cliff. what do you see as the likelihood that we are going over that cliff? > > you know, i do think that that is not going to happen. i think they're going to figure out a way to put it off again, even though that's not what's supposed to happen, but that's certainly what our government does best, and we only have a short seven weeks left. so they really don't ha

probably pam. >> pamela levin, every day there's different news on that. kind of to step backwards about 3 or 4 weeks ago, we got notice they were holding recommendations across the city for placement of people who were being laid off. they have grabbed many of our requisitions and we have a person starting in records management on monday that's coming in. the 1406 is the clerks. monday they were, we were told we could go ahead and recruit. tuesday we were told we couldn't, yesterday we were told -- yesterday afternoon we were told we could. as of today we have 200 people on the list that we have canvased so now we have to go through on the next level, which is they say they can meet the requirements, the special conditions are not -- just the general requirements of our job, then we go down and try to figure out how many people we can actually interview and what the level is. so it's being very, the whole thing is being really controlled right now. there are, they don't have building inspectors, they don't have electrical inspectors. one inspector that yo

i don't see senator levin here. senator levin is here. senator mccain was here earlier. i have had conversations with senator levin. i haven't spoke to senator mccain this week, but i spoke to him previously on a number of occasions. this is a bill we should get done. it's an important piece of legislation. i know we have the defense appropriation bill at a later time, but, mr. president, this is something we have to do now because it changes policy toward our fighting men and women around the world. it does a lot of good things for them. we need to get this bill done, i repeat. probably what we're going to do is move to the bill. i don't know why in the world we have to file cloture on a motion to proceed to it. i don't quite understand that, but i haven't understood that about almost 400 times in the last few years. so what we're going to do is -- everyone should understand, listen to this, everybody. we're going to move to the bill. if we get permission to move to the bill, we'll have an open amendment process on this bill. i have been assured by senator levin and mcc

sandra levin joins us from capital to tell us why he thinks it's a baddied.since i was about 16.n you know, one job or the other. the moment i could access the retirement plan, i just became firm about it -- "i'm done. i'm out of here." you know, it's like it just hits you fast. you know, you start thinking about what's really important here. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. shares of auto nation down sharply at this hour. kayla stepping in to tell us why. >> the volume that's leading auto nation down better than 5%, that stock has seen an unbelievable amount of weakness throughout the last month during which a bunch of insiders decided to sell their shares. you can see it's down better than 5% today. there was some bullishness after hurricane sandy that a lot of consumers would be buying cars. that's all but waneed and trickling through to the stock market today. >> thank you very much. looking beyond the u.s., there are many big global events causing major waves in our markets. and your money from europe to egypt, you're our international correspondent, what are you w

who is ted levine?f the lambs." >> jimmy: oh. tomorrow, i don't know if you're aware of this, tomorrow is election today in these united states. you are a foreigner to our country. here we elect our officials. they are not crowned first. they are chosen by mostly idiots. and so, you will be left out of that process, i assume. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you feel left out? jealo jealous? would you like to be part of it? >> i don't like any kind of responsibili responsibility. [ laughter ] i would vote for people like me to not be able to vote. >> jimmy: you would? if you showed up down there and said i'm not an american but i'm a celebrity, i think they would probably let you check off a few boxes. >> when obama won last time, i was in the press for the first "twilight." didn't know what was going on people screaming in the streets of new york and had no idea what was happening. >> jimmy: maybe if obama gets reee legitimated there will be more "twilight" movies. that would be in my commercial. we'll take a quick

apologize for taking your time and to commissioners levin and wong for being here.their experience. you had members of the public speak on your behalf so we we would like to hear you speak today and we will not ask you to come back again. thank you again. i appreciate your time. i served -- after law schoololi u.c. haisings i served in the united states navy as a jag. i assisted service members who issues, where one would seek an defender in the navy, which means i defended service members who were accused of

who is ted levine?>> jimmy: oh. >> just hear it like -- really strange. >> jimmy: so, tomorrow, i don't know if you're aware of this, because tomorrow is election day in these united states. you are a foreigner to our country. here we elect our officials. they are not crowned first. they are chosen by mostly idiots. and so, you will be left out of that process, i assume. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you feel left out? do you feel jealous? would you like to be part of it? >> i don't know. i don't like any kind of responsibility. >> jimmy: no responsibility? >> i would vote for people like me to not be able to vote. >> jimmy: you would? because i think if you showed up down there, said, listen, i'm not an american, but i am a celebrity, and i think they would probably let you at least check off a few boxes. >> it was weird. when obama won last time, i was doing the press for the first "twilight." i didn't know what was going on. people were screaming in the streets of new york and i had absolutely no idea what was

then we -- senator levin and mccain have asked to go to defense authorization. i think if this bill is as important as they say it is -- and they say it is important; i know how senator levin and senator mccain feel about it -- looks like they would clear away some of this stuff that's getting in the way. but that's where we are. i think it is religionly a bridge too far to complete the defense authorization bill before we leave but we need to get on this bill. we're not going to stall around on this and spend weeks on the defense authorization bill. i have told the two managers of that bill, senator mccain and levin, that that's the case. so having said that, that's what we have to do before thanksgiving. i would like to be able to get out of here so we could go home to our states, to our families for thanksgiving early, but if we have to stay here until the day before thanksgiving, we're going to do it. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: i'd as

coming up next, representative sander levin.esterday, mitch mcconnell had comments about the republican position on eliminating the fiscal cliff. [video clip] >> if the president is serious about solving current crisis and avoiding future ones, he has to step up and to lead. let me be clear. when it comes to the great economic challenges of the moment, saying that you want a balanced approach is not a plan. saying that people need to pay their fair share is not a plan. the tedious repetition of poll- tested talking points is simply that, and as long as the president uses them as a substitute for leadership, the more difficult it will be to solve problems. the time for the president to lead is now, and that means a concrete plan that takes into account that half of the congress approaches tax hikes, that because we are selfish, stubborn, but we know it is the wrong thing to do. we know it will hurt the economy. we know it will destroy jobs. this is not partisan politics. it is economics. as the president might say, it is math. ac

i talked to senator carl levin, senator from michigan where my dad lives.or levin wrote a letter to the defense department, and the next thing we knew we had a letter back from the army secretary saying we would like to perform this symphony. >> i was kind of worried what i was see and i was so grateful when i opened the score and saw that it was a tonal piece of music, very accessible, very melodic, neoromantic. it has a special meaning when you sit down and you play something and you know exactly what's behind it. ♪ >> so the first movement of my symphony is about the sadness of that period, the extreme sadness and sorrow of the holocaust and the terrible loss of life. the second movement is sort of being geared for war. and the third movement is the warfare itself. the boys going to omaha beach and invading germany. the end of that movement i have a victory march. [ applause ] >> wonderful. >> very nice. congratulations. >>> new details are still trickling in in the after math of david petraeus's interview. next a provocative theory on how all of this ma

no movement at all from the president or from senator carl levin.ital expenditures are way down. companies are refusing to hire in this environment. there's a huge level of uncertainty. liz: there's a danger for republicans, they don't want to be looked at as tax collectors for a growing welfare state. that's the danger for the g.o.p. in caving right here. stuart: you have got it. it used to be the best investment you could make was a single family home in a good neighborhood. that's what you always thought. buy a house, you will do okay. but people don't think like that anymore. here's the latest poll from rasmussen. the question was is buying a home the best investment most families can make? 48% either said no or they're not sure. you know, company, that's a huge shift in the way we look at what used to be the ultimate investment, the middle america made to earn them some money and see them through retirement. it's changed. liz: you know i'm not surprised at this because it is basically an investment. they are thinking a home should be regarded a