US Senator Debbie Stabenow

Ladies In The Legislature: Michigan's Women Leaders

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 03.30.2012

As Women's History Month winds to a close, HuffPost Detroit takes a moment to honor the women leaders who are toiling away for the good of Michigan an...

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House Republicans Drive More Nails Into Livestock Rule Coffin

Wenonah Hauter | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Usda, Super Committee, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Tom Vilsack, Livestock, Factory Farms, Antitrust, Farm Bill, Barack Obama, Republicans, Food News

While the big news among food activists has been the unsettling possibility that a secret farm bill could be snuck into the super committee's recommendations and passed with no public input, Republicans have furtively dealt a crippling blow to family farmers and consumers.

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Bring It On: New Mobile Clinic Set to Provide Free Health Care to Detroit's Kids

Irwin Redlener, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Simon, Detroit, Health Care, Children, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Home News

In April 2009, Children's Health Fund (CHF) and its supporters, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and signer/songwriter Paul Simon, kicked off the Kids Can't ...

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The White House Answers My Question About 99ers (Video)

Janet Ritz | Posted 05.25.2011

The 99ers are talented and good American citizens who would do anything to work and apply for everything that comes along -- mostly to no avail.

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Science Says Asian Carp Are a Serious Threat to the Great Lakes

Sen. Debbie Stabenow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asian Carp, Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Green News

Scientists call Asian carp the "greatest immediate threat to the Great Lakes." We have an obligation to listen to the facts and act with urgency to do everything in our power to stop this grave threat to our Great Lakes ecosystem.

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Much Needed Currency Reform Bill Is Only a Small First Step Towards Dealing with China

Ian Fletcher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Kearns, Free Trade, Protectionism, China Currency, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, China, Business News

America should impose an across-the-board tariff on Chinese goods sufficient to offset not only the effects of currency manipulation, but also all the other tricks Beijing has pulled in the past and will continue trying to pull in the future.

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Asian Carp Now Spawning in Indiana and Threaten Lake Erie: Fish and Fatalism Flourish

Henry Henderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asian Carp, Lake Michigan, Maumee-River, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Nrdc, Dick Durbin, Invasive Species, Wabash-River, Lake Erie, Chicago News

Those Asian carp are certainly determined and energetic. Every time it seems like we might be getting them bottled up and rebuff their efforts to enter the Great Lakes, they pop up somewhere else.

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"Game Changing" Carp Capture Spurs Leadership

Henry Henderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asian Carp Great Lakes, Natural Resources Defense Council, Asian Carp, Lake Michigan, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Nrdc, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Senator Durbin, Chicago News

Sen. Dick Durbin spoke in Chicago on Friday afternoon to address the ongoing Asian carp issue, stating that the capture of a live Asian Carp beyond all locks and barriers to Lake Michigan is a "wake up alarm."

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A Domestic Proposal: No More Babies

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Longevity, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Satire, Work-Life Balance, Jonathan Swift, Jon Kyl, No More Babies, Birth Rate, Politics News

Senator Jon Kyl made headlines recently by proposing that maternity care shouldn't be covered by health insurance because he didn't need it. When S...

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You Weren't Elected to Congress to Bargain Our Rights Away and Make Deals

Rebecca Sive | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harry Reid, Vice President, Congress, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Nancy Pelosi, Stupak Amendment, Abortion Rights, Chicago News

A memo to the Democratic women members of the House and Senate: You weren't elected to Congress to become a "player," to go to fancy parties, and to deal away our constitutional rights.

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In Reversal, Insurance Plan Will Cover Boy's Prosthetic Arm

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Danielle Ivory | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Benjamin French, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Health Insurance, Health Reform, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Kristen French, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Impact News

[This story was updated Dec. 4, 2009. See editor's note below.] A Michigan health insurance plan will make a one-time exception and cover a $30,000...

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Could Barack Obama Make a David Paterson Move in Michigan?

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John-Cherry, Jennifer Granholm, John Cherry, David Paterson, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Andy Dillon, Debbie Stabenow, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Michigan, Barack Obama, Politics News

In New York, Paterson is down 17 points in general election polling and a whopping 46 percent in a primary. Could it really be that bad for John Cherry in Michigan? Actually, yes.

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The Wyden - Bennett Healthy Americans Act: Why Not Just Say Yes?

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Nelson, Ron Wyden, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Wyden-Bennett-Healthy-Americans-Act, Maria Cantwell, Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, Judd Gregg, Tom Carper, Daniel Inouye, Ezra Klein, David Brooks, Mike-Crapo, Politics News

What exactly does the HAA accomplish that could possibly attract such broad, bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate? Universal health insurance coverage and immediate deficit neutrality in the first two years.

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Scott O'Malia: Obama Appoints Ex-Lobbyist For Enron-Like Company To Top Regulator Position

Mother Jones | David Corn and Daniel Schulman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Public Utilities Commision, Mirant, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Maria Cantwell, Lobbyists, George W. Bush, President Obama, Enron, Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee, Scott O'malia, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Politics News

During his confirmation hearing last year, Scott O'Malia, a Republican Senate aide nominated to be a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Com...

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10 Senate Dems Send Obama Warning Letter about Climate Bill

Treehugger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Russell-Feingold, Senate Climate Bill, Al Franken, John Rockefeller, US Climate Bill, Barack Obama, Letters, Robert-Casey, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Robert C. Byrd, Carl Levin, Climate Bill, Green News

A group of 10 moderate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama on Thursday saying that they will not support any domestic climate change bill that ...

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Lots of Smoke, Little Fire

Shawn Healy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Evan Bayh, Jay Rockefeller, First Amendment, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Flag Desecration, Harry Reid, David Vitter, Politics News

Our elected officials have decided to put national health care and cap and trade legislation on hold to diminish the 45 words of the First Amendment via a flag desecration amendment.

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We Almost Lost Detroit: Round Two

Michael Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lisa Murkowski, Fermi, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Nuclear Power, China Syndrome, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Detroit, Dte, Business News

Michigan may become one of the early adopters of a new round of nuclear power plants, a move some say is not only dangerous but economically foolhardy.

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The Geography of Climate Politics

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Red States, Politics, Geography, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Sherrod Brown, Blue States, Clean Technology, Climate Change, Democrats, Energy Policy, Coal, Global Warming, Claire McCaskill, Green News

When it comes to the geography of climate politics, it doesn't break down along the much-ballyhooed "red state/blue state" divide.

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Debbie Stabenow Gets It Right On Iran

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Iran, John McCain, Video, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Iran Missiles, Iran, Barack Obama, McCain Iran, Politics News

Iran's missile launch has helped to renew a focus on foreign policy in the Presidential campaign diminished by economic issues. As a result, the comp...

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Senator Debbie Stabenow's Husband Admits To Sex With Alleged Prostitute Alycia Martin

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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***UPDATES BELOW*** AP reports: The husband of U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow told police he paid a prostitute $150 for sex at a hotel, according to a po...

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Alycia Martin: Alleged Prostitute Connected To Debbie Stabenow's Husband

Posted 05.25.2011

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Following revelations that Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow's husband, Thomas Athans, told police he had paid $150 for sex with a prostitute, the AP r...

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