Debbie Stabenow actually said...

"I continue to hear from small businesses in my State who can't access credit to grow their company."

"I had a conversation yesterday with a banker in Michigan who was right on point with what we are talking about in terms of collateral."

"Well, at this point, in order for them to expand it, they would need support from the Federal Government to do that given the economic crisis in the State as well."

"It's important to separate the large financial institutions that benefited from TARP from the vast majority of banks."