Honorable Debbie Stabenow
United States Senator, Michigan, Democrat
Senator Stabenow was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000. She served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1978 to 1990, in the Michigan Senate from 1990 to 1994, and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1996 to 2000. She chairs the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and also sits on the following committees: Budget; Energy and Natural Resources; and Finance, where she chairs the Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy. The following is from a March 12, 2012, statement on the Senate floor regarding an amendment to extend certain expiring tax cuts relating…
