Debbie Stabenow

Senator Roy Blunt and I have been leading the effort to make sure that we are doing to more equalize and understand serious mental health issues.

I have to say that as somebody who is a mental health advocate, I am glad since the 1980s we recognized that there are diseases above the neck as well as below the neck.

I think there is a general sense that during the recession more people apply for disability and, therefore, more people are receiving disability.

In my judgment, the short term is a phony crisis.

Social Security is something that is an insurance program that everyone pays into, and it is probably the best deal in town.

The House has voted over 50 times to repeal health reform.

I could not agree with you more that the only way that works is to stop talking about trickle-down economics and actually do something that makes sure the next steps are laser focused on the middle class.

$1.5 trillion in spending through the tax code seems to me a worthy place for us to scrutinize.

We should do what works and we should look at the past to know what works.

Let us give it all to those at the top, two different large trickle-down tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans hoping it would trickle down to everybody else.

It was because of an arrangement that asked those at the top to pay a little more and also to invest in education and innovation and, basically, a middle class economy.

Let me just stress again, as you know, this is an absolutely critical issue in terms of making sure that American workers and the American people are getting a good deal on trade agreements, and so far I have not seen anything, any…

The key is to export our products, not our jobs. That is the fundamental debate: exporting products, not jobs.

If something works, we should do more of it, and, if it does not work, we should do less of it.

I have always felt that Social Security was the great American success story.

I am wondering if anyone would also want to comment about the fact that, if we want to deal with the retirement crisis and what is happening to women, raising the minimum wage and enforcing equal pay laws would go a long way to help with…

Thank God for Social Security.

Women in Michigan earn 75 cents for every dollar a man earns.

I'm going to be working very closely and urging FERC to make the right decision as it relates to distribution of costs regarding a very critical project in the UP.

I will not be able to stay for the hearing, but I did want to indicate for the record 2 things.

I was unable to attend last night's cloture votes on the nominations of Randolph Moss to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Leigh Martin May to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. I was with…

I thank my friend from New York, who has been so passionate on the broad question of how do we have a fair shot as Americans to get ahead and particularly as it relates to affordability and college loan debt. We are so pleased to have…

It is now my great pleasure to yield to the distinguished Senator from New Hampshire. I have to say that Senator Shaheen's voice has been strong and clear. She has been one of our strongest advocates as far as what we need to do on student…

The reality is that we have had a permanent tax policy since 1916 in some way incentivizing and supporting oil.

This is a very important discussion, I think, in terms of the future of our country in so many ways, in terms of jobs and energy.