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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, today met with dozens of local community leaders in Lansing on the impact of Farm Bill reforms on the region and urged passage of the bill in the House of Representatives. Stabenow discussed how the 2012 Senate Farm Bill benefits the local community and creates jobs at a roundtable with local farmers, agribusiness owners, conservation leaders and other interested citizens.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, today met with dozens of local community leaders in Frankenmuth on the impact of Farm Bill reforms on the region and urged passage of the bill in the House of Representatives. Stabenow discussed how the 2012 Senate Farm Bill benefits the local community and creates jobs at a roundtable with local farmers, agribusiness owners, conservation leaders and other interested citizens.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, applauded new strategies announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designed to improve the integrity of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, who was born in Gladwin, today delivered the keynote address at the Gladwin County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, continued her statewide "Jobs of the Future" Tour with a stop at BorgWarner, a thermal systems manufacturer.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow continues her "Jobs of the Future" Tour at Delta College, which is training workers for the jobs of the future.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Co-Chair of the Senate Manufacturing Caucus, today made a "Jobs of the Future" Tour stop at XG Sciences in Lansing where she addressed Michigan's leadership in advanced battery manufacturing and cutting-edge technologies.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today continued her "Jobs of the Future" Tour stop at Zeeland Farm Services, an innovative West Michigan bio-based company.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today met with local farmers and agribusinesses to discuss support following this year's record-setting drought.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today kicked off her "Jobs of the Future" Tour across Michigan at Ford Motor Company's cutting-edge bio-based lab in Dearborn.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding House leadership's refusal to move forward with a comprehensive, five-year Farm Bill - as many Michigan farmers are still recovering after this spring's damaging deep freezes and the worst national drought in more than 50 years continues destroying millions of acres of cropland and threatening the agriculture economy.
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Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin today welcomed the Senate confirmation of Judge Gershwin Drain to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District Court of Michigan.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow today praised the work of the Senate Finance Committee after passage of bipartisan legislation she helped shape. The bill will cut taxes for middle-class families and businesses who are investing in job creation.
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U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin today announced hiring and retention support for the Alba Fire Department. The grant comes through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
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U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin today announced support for the Ionia Department of Public Safety. The grants come through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The grants will be used to help address specific equipment, training, staffing, and other EMS related needs.
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A $1.6 million federal grant will help extend the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin announced Tuesday.
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A $3.3 million federal grant will help pay for repaving of Interstate 94 in Western Michigan, Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin announced Tuesday.
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U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Co-Chairs of the Senate Manufacturing Caucus, today introduced new bipartisan legislation, the China Fair Trade Act, which would prevent the United States government from using taxpayer dollars to buy Chinese products and services until China ends anti-competitive trade practices blocking American products.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced that further disaster designations have been issued for Michigan counties affected by crop damage and losses due to extreme drought.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow today applauded the progress of the new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Grayling.