is a naval destroyer currently being built in maine that will probably bear his name the uss carl m levin it washe so inspiring carl always believed our government could be a force for good. this belief was passed down to him from his parents who saw firsthand how the new deal rescued families from desperate poverty. a youngry carl levin admired harry s truman. who drove cross-country investigating defense contractors who were committing fraud and wasting billionsnk of dollars, i think truman himself would have been incredibly impressed with carl's leadership of the subcommittee on investigation. a formal civil rights attorney, carl levin relished the chance to cross-examine those he suspected of ripping off taxpayers and the public. his committee room was never a literal trier by fire but he certainly turned up the heat. unscrupulous executives, special interest or anybody who tried to get rich at the expense of everyday americans. those executives were sweating becauseon they knew senator levin's done his homework. hager topple a tycoon until nothing more subpoenaed documents we saw him

and it was the same with my mother and my father came from glee in levine and the former austro hungarian m embedded in lived with his parents in berlin, shawn infertile district. and he grew up at a very interesting time. he said to his father, i know what i think is the bar mitzvah is the last thing i'm going to do for you. and then you can stick it for the one across the street. there was the central committee of the communist party on low plot, and that's now rosa luxembourg plot. but you just switch to the other side of the street. us like to better there and decided to join the movement of if you and there were also many, many jews. there is. so he went into exile in 1933 and then fought in the spanish civil war and the french resistance and so on. with a gun in his and i sent you the, the ass. and so when he came back to east germany, it was the question of cognitive resonance. he had to be on this side of socialism or everything he done, there would be meaningless. wonder in socialism, religion was seen as unnecessary, superfluous and reactionary. there was no longer a jewish cultur

m. levine, former senator from m. levine, former senator from u.s. ascendant today working on a one truly no infrastructure plan for details of the bill still being negotiated and written and provide money for roads, bridges, transit across the country as well as national broadband and electric vehicle charging stations. also today votes on confirming president biden's immigration services. live coverage and centers returned here at cspan2. ♪ ♪ c-span is your unfiltered view of government funded by these television companies and more including media. >> the world changed an instant, media, was ready, internet tracking sold we never slowed down. schools and businesses went virtual and we powered a new reality. were built to keep you ahead. >> media come supports c-span as a public service along with other television providers giving a front row seat to democracy. >> weekends on sleep span to american history and nonfiction books. saturday on american history tv, at 1:00 p.m. eastern long discussed how u.s. history and government should be taught in sc

m. levin. it is a great and formidable ship bearing the name of a great and formidable man. i wish more than anything that carl could be there to witness the tremendous honor of his namesake ship's commissioning, but carl always did prefer to avoid the spotlight and the fanfare, and i think perhaps he'll be smiling even wider as he looks from above at the christening of that ship. carl's life was defined by service and we should all be grateful to be a part of the legacy that he created in this very chamber. his loss is immeasurable, but i am grateful for his lifetime of contribution to the people of michigan and the people of our nation. and we can honor best senator levin by carrying out his ideals and example he set in what we do here and what we do for the nation, and particularly what we do for the brave young men and women who serve that nation. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: madam president, i rise today to add my voice to my colleagues in remembering and paying my respects to our dear friend