Debbie Stabenow

I am very confident that we are going to be able to work together on this Committee and be able to move forward a bipartisan farm bill that works for those across the country.

It is so important that we actually have accurate provider directories, and this is just part of the whole big picture.

Last year, Senators Stabenow and Daines introduced legislation to increase Medicare funded graduate medical education (GME) slots specifically for psychiatry.

It is so important that we actually have accurate provider directories, and this is just part of the whole big picture.

30,000 law enforcement jobs gone. What does that do to our public safety?

The message we should send today to our Republicans in the House is don't default.

80,000 VA jobs. How do we do veterans healthcare if that's cut?

One million seniors no longer getting Meals on Wheels.

Don't default, but let's have that debate about what's fair for the majority of American people.

The only people that want chaos, and want to play politics would even be considering this.

We need to stress that while republican colleagues are concerned about the debt, we know that about 25 percent of all the debt of the country ever came from four years of Donald Trump's presidency.

I want to ask a broader question now because I am very confident that we are going to be able to work together on this Committee and be able to move forward a bipartisan farm bill that works for those across the country.

For the country. It is for our national security, for a lot of things.

You said you cannot insure your way out of a disaster. That is why it is so important that we be supporting these efforts to deal with the disasters.

I always tell folks that criticize crop insurance that you are not getting a payout unless you have a loss.

Thank you again, Chairwoman, for the opportunity to introduce my constituent, Greg Ackerman.

We need all of it to make this happen.

I worry about the folks who have never done a farm bill.

One of the ways to get more assistance to farmers would be to repeal that 5.7 percent yearly cut.

I have serious concerns about the potential of default that is hanging over our heads.

For the country. It is for our national security, for a lot of things.

You said you cannot insure your way out of a disaster. That is why it is so important that we be supporting these efforts to deal with the disasters.

The combination of the two really limits the effectiveness of the program when it is trying to compensate for some of those disastrous losses.

I always tell folks that criticize crop insurance that you are not getting a payout unless you have a loss.

Thank you again, Chairwoman, for the opportunity to introduce my constituent, Greg Ackerman.