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 Representative 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 Finance Committee; the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; and the Budget Committee. The following is from the December 11, 2008, Senate floor debate on the automotive industry crisis. First let me say that this is not a bailout this evening; this is a bridge loan of $14 billion to stop us potentially, if one…
