Debbie Stabenow

This goes to the fundamentals of a level playing field and whether or not we have a middle class in this country

Michigan workers cannot compete when their labor standards, particularly in Mexico, go unenforced and wages in other countries are too low.

We want to export our products, not our jobs.

The President said that he was going to pull out of TPP because it was a bad deal for workers.

There were no efforts to close loopholes that were actually helping to send jobs overseas.

It is critical that all Americans suffering from mental health and substance abuse disorders have access to the care they need.

I share the concerns of Senator Wyden in terms of what happened when you were at Eli Lilly.

I appreciate that you say that it is too high. Yet in that position, with this system, you doubled the price.

I first thank our distinguished leader from Illinois, not only for his eloquence and passion but his unfettered commitment to the young people who were brought here as children, who maybe had never set foot in the country their parents…

First to my friend from Oklahoma, happy 58th anniversary. That is wonderful. You have a beautiful family. Every year, I enjoy getting the Christmas card with the picture of your beautiful family on it. It is a wonderful milestone to…

I have always said that food security is national security.

I am very concerned that pipeline safety is not improving as we are talking about all these issues.

I really do think this is something, particularly the Chinese investments in U.S. gas projects, of concern to me...

I don't believe the shipments of these magnitudes of gas could possibly be in the public interest.

How many years do you think it will take before folks get their $4,000--2021, 2022?

I think it is very important to our success with the next farm bill.

It is important that it be addressed before the next farm bill.

I know our dairy farmers are operating without an effective safety net.

Ensuring that citizens have access to the right to vote is a bedrock principle of our democracy.

I first wish to thank my friend, the distinguished Senator from Connecticut, for his very important words.

I am very, very concerned about the direction of where this is going, and one of the reasons I did not support the budget resolution was because of the provision that would assume $1 billion coming from opening ANWR.

Our farmers deserve strong and qualified leaders who will fight for all of American agriculture.

Should their workers, the community, through their taxes, pay for the move?

One of the most important things for me is closing tax loopholes that send our jobs overseas, and basically supporting American businesses.

I wondered if you could talk a little bit more about the REAP program, and the fact that it is consistently oversubscribed.