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 sits on the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, where she is the Ranking Minority Member; Budget; Energy and Natural Resources; and Finance. The following is from the December 2, 2015, Senate floor debate on H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. I come to the floor today to speak on behalf of millions of…