Debbie Stabenow actually said...

"If pensions are going to be cut, then those people's salaries and benefits should be cut as well."

"a promise is a promise, and so it needs to be kept."

"I think there is a broader discussion that needs to happen here about the undermining of the middle class in this country by undermining the pension system."

"I also think that we should not see pension funds being used to lobby."