Debbie Stabenow actually said...

"It is critical, I think, that the Fed and other regulators help banks, community banks, take full advantage of the lending initiatives."

"I was proud in 1997 to cast a vote with many of my colleagues to balance the budget for the first time in 30 years under President Clinton and very dismayed that we are right back in a worse position ..."

"We should, at a minimum, recognize that the model we are relying on is not working."

"I would just answer, as the person who had the legislation to completely fix the doc fix, or what has been called the sustainable growth rate problem, which does not work at all."