Debbie Stabenow

senators. The woman that was first elected as a senator and made history in the United States is Debbie Stabenow, who is the senator for the state of Michigan, and part of the Democratic Party. Senator Stabenow is passionate about many issues like saving the lakes in Michigan, and making healthcare affordable for everyone, but she in not passionate about the immigration issue and fixing the immigration problems that the United States has. Senator Debbie Stabenow was born in Gladwin, Michigan, and lived there for majority of her life. She studied in the state of Michigan and got her master’s degree in social work from Michigan State University. When Senator Stabenow…

When the email appeared in my inbox, I knew it was bad. The subject heading read: “Wanted: Matt Kennamer - Attempted Murder”. I clicked the link and his old mug shot appeared on the screen. It was him alright - a picture from a previous arrest for a D.U.I., his face swollen - the eyes bloodshot. A shit eating grin that said ‘I’ve been here before and I’ll do it again. Fuck you, these walls won’t hold me.’ He’d bailed out receiving a fine and substance abuse classes. This time was different.…

be different from male legislators is the way they are treated by their colleagues. We like to believe that sexism is not present in modern times but it was only in 2008 that Senator Kay Hagan was told she could not swim in the Senate pool because it was for males only. In 1998, Senator Moseley Braun described how herself, along with two other female senators, were pushed to join the Banking Committee because many of the male senators were leery of joining in the wake of the Keating Five…

food programs. Titles in the most recent farm bill encompassed farm commodity price and income supports, agricultural conservation, farm credit, trade, research, rural development, bioenergy, foreign food aid, and domestic nutrition assistance. Because it is renewed about every five years, the farm bill provides a predictable opportunity for policymakers to comprehensively and periodically address agricultural and food issues. The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) was a lead sponsor of…

The Farm Bill is a piece of legislation that determines what farmers grow, as well as what is available in the United States food supply. In 1996 there was a switch to the more modern commodity payment system, which focused more on food safety, food assistance to the public, and the environment. There were many supporters of this bill, including Michigan Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow. Farmers all over the United States will still receive generous subsidies, and it is designed…

Dear, Mr. Gary Peters, and Mrs. Debbie Stabenow: Mankind’s need for energy has been in place since the beginning of time. Over time, innovators have found different sources for energy. Around the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, oil, coal, and other fossil fuels integrated into everyday culture. People used every resource possible to fuel their businesses and homes with little thought towards the environment. Over the years, researchers discovered the dangers and limits of fossil…

three candidates from the GOP as well as of early May 2017. (FEC, 2017). Democrats could lose Indiana, which they only won in 2012 because the Republican candidate made controversial comments. Four Republicans and one minor party candidates are trying to unseat the incumbent as of early May 2017. (FEC, 2017). Democrats may have to spend more money than necessary in Michigan to hold on to that seat, as President Trump somewhat surprisingly squeezed in a tiny victory in the Presidential election…

the U.S. District Court of Wyoming issued a decision to block Obama’s administration from putting these stricter standards on fracking on federal land. This preliminary injunction, which has not yet been resolved, was issued on the grounds that the Interior Department did not have the legal right to issue these new rules. Considerable actions in the House of Representatives as well as the Senate have also been made to take a stand either for or against fracking. On earth day 2015,…

same companies. Over the past two decades the pharmaceutical industry has moved very far from its original high purpose of discovering and producing useful new drugs. Now primarily a marketing machine to sell drugs of dubious benefit, this industry uses its wealth and power to co-opt every institution that might stand in its way, including the US Congress, the FDA, academic medical centers, and the medical profession itself. (Most of its marketing efforts are focused on influencing doctors,…