Debbie Stabenow actually said...

"Thank you very much. It is easy to see that you are moving on all fronts, and we greatly appreciate that."

"It did require bipartisan support, and I think it represents the best of the kind of work that can occur in this democracy."

"It sent, I think, a message of hope throughout the countryside and obviously would not have happened without the great work of this Committee and without your leadership."

"When you say things are getting better, come to Michigan. We have several missing persons reports of people who found the potholes."