Stabenow Quotes & Sayings

We need more bodies, 'cause it's not looking enough like the last scene in Hamlet already.
Chopper Jim Chopin — Dana Stabenow

So when folks talk about the deficit and leaving the deficit for our children, we will never get out of debt had this country until people get back to work, until they have good-paying jobs, and in between times, we will not move this economy forward until we are helping people be able to keep going in this recession. — Debbie Stabenow

Unless you are Stephen King, a book signing is attended by maybe 40 or 50 people. — Dana Stabenow

Once in a while, I like to polish my halo by taking on a case pro bono. — Dana Stabenow

Privatizing Social Security doesn't make sense, and it's out of step with the fundamental value of ensuring that after a life spent working hard and contributing to the greatness of our nation, every American should have a secure retirement. — Debbie Stabenow

Climate change is very real. — Debbie Stabenow

I think the most important issue for all of us is our economy and jobs and creating opportunities for young people to be able to get the education that you need to be able to afford to go to college. — Debbie Stabenow

I think that we have a number of different health care challenges in our country, and certainly addressing the uninsured is one, and the second is making sure that those with health insurance actually get the care that they assume they'll have available to them if they get sick. — Debbie Stabenow

sartorial splendor with a long, speculative survey — Dana Stabenow

The concern right now is that families are paying for insurance, or getting insurance from their employer and trusting that health care will be available for their families. In too many instances now, the care they need isn't available. — Debbie Stabenow

It's interesting that there are only two groups of people in our country who are not held accountable for their behavior or decisions. One is exempted by the constitution, and that is foreign diplomats. The other, through a loophole, is HMOs. — Debbie Stabenow

We must continue to be diligent in protecting Americans' civil liberties while preserving critical law enforcement tools we need to keep America safe. — Debbie Stabenow

If cyberspace can screw with you, it will. — Dana Stabenow

You know, in China, they say, come on over, we'll build the plant for you. Of course, then they steal your patents, but the reality is that they are aggressively trying to take our jobs. Every other country is. They know that to have a middle class, you have to make things. — Debbie Stabenow

The library is what keeps us a step ahead of the apes. — Dana Stabenow

The first thing my writing ever earned me wasn't an advance on a book; it wasn't a fee for an article or anything like that. It was, in fact, a residency at Hedgebrook Farm. — Dana Stabenow

Everything change with mine, Katya. — Dana Stabenow

The levels of poverty in 1933's rural America were unimaginable to us now. The 1933 Farm Bill, which introduced unprecedented government control over agriculture, was a reaction to the specific problems facing producers at that time. — Debbie Stabenow

I don't know how many people there are with a million dollars who are inclined to give it to a writers' retreat. — Dana Stabenow

The administration's reckless plan doesn't do one thing to ensure the long term security of social security, rather it undermines our economy. We need a budget and a fiscal policy that reflects the values and interests of America and restores fiscal discipline. — Debbie Stabenow

How come you're always so mean?
Howie Katelnikof — Dana Stabenow

The postmistress was a large, zaftig woman with long, grayish blond hair and a floating, floral style of dress. — Dana Stabenow

Democracy is about voting and it's about a majority vote. And it's time that we started exercising the Democratic process. — Debbie Stabenow

Cops never took anything on faith, and disbelieved every story that was told them on principle until and unless they could confirm that the story was fact in all its essentials, and even then remained wary and unconvinced. Cop shops bred skeptics. Skeptics cherished few illusions about human nature, and therefore were seldom disappointed. — Dana Stabenow

Forget about whether global warming exists. My focus is on jobs. — Debbie Stabenow

She raised her head again. "Aren't you supposed to come over all manly man and forbid the little lady from taking such risks with her fragile self?"
"I like my balls right where they are," he said, and she laughed and put her head back down on his chest.
Kate Shugak to Jim Chopin
Though Not Dead — Dana Stabenow

My stories are Alaska stories, and they need to be told in Alaska. Evergreen Films is located in Alaska; the company does amazing work, and I am thrilled at the prospect of working together. — Dana Stabenow

Commodity prices are at a record high. In 1933, the world's population was just over 2 billion people. Today, there are 7 billion mouths to feed - many of them depending on American agriculture. — Debbie Stabenow

Social Security is not just the foundation of America's retirement dignity and security, it ensures the economic stability and strength of our families and our state's economy. — Debbie Stabenow

Three-hour layover in Seattle. If you were flying Alaska Airlines and you wanted to go to hell you had to fly through Seattle to get there. — Dana Stabenow

The blogosphere rewards no-holds-barred smartassery. — Dana Stabenow

As a Michigan senator, I feel a special responsibility to protect the Great Lakes. They are not only a source of clean drinking water for more than 30 million people but are also an integral part of Michigan's heritage and its economy. — Debbie Stabenow

I would be ecstatic if the very first writer to step foot in a Storyknife cabin was an Alaska Native woman writer. — Dana Stabenow

We need to build on the success of Social Security by developing bold and innovative ways for Americans to build wealth and save for retirement. I believe we can work together in a bipartisan manner to accomplish these goals. — Debbie Stabenow

Five thousand people every day lose their home because of a medical bankruptcy. Most of them had insurance. — Debbie Stabenow

We've lost 400,000 jobs in Michigan because of downsizing. — Debbie Stabenow

We need to make college affordable in price, and also have lower-cost student loans and more available grants for students. — Debbie Stabenow

Global warming causes volatility. I feel it when I'm flying. — Debbie Stabenow

Suicide by Alaska. — Dana Stabenow

We want to develop innovative ways to promote savings so more Americans can save for their future, but first we need to reject privatization schemes and work together to strengthen Social Security. — Debbie Stabenow

Doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican in Michigan. We want jobs in Michigan. — Debbie Stabenow

Over a third of the Newenhan population was under eighteen,which didn't make his job any easier, the hormonally challenged being terminally and all too often fatally prone to acts of stupidity. — Dana Stabenow

Why was it that the instant you sent someone a check, no matter how worthy the organization, the first thing they did was ask you for more? Irritating, and a waste of the money she had just sent them. — Dana Stabenow

The Patients' Bill of Rights is necessary to guarantee that health care will be available for those who are paying for insurance. It's a part of the overall health care picture. — Debbie Stabenow

When you put four Alaskans into a room, you have five marriages, six divorces, and seven political parties. — Dana Stabenow

At the moment developing a nice little inoffensive cancer somewhere on dry land seemed infinitely preferable to what she was grimly convinced was soon to be her death by drowning way too far out at sea. — Dana Stabenow

And I have to say, what motivates me every day and I know my Democratic colleagues is to remember that every day 14,000 people get up in the morning with insurance that go to bed at night without it and most of them because they lost their job. — Debbie Stabenow

I've been approached in the past to option my stories for television, but prior to Evergreen, there were no assurances the production would be filmed in Alaska. — Dana Stabenow

Where were they from originally? The Seabolts?"
"I don't know, Idaho, Oklahoma, Iowa. One of those red-neck states with vowels on both ends."
"You mean like Alaska? — Dana Stabenow

Global warming creates volatility. I feel it when I'm flying. The storms are more volatile. We are paying the price in more hurricanes and tornadoes. — Debbie Stabenow

The reality for us in America is that we will never get out of debt with more than 15 million people out of work. — Debbie Stabenow

For years, I have worked diligently to develop and implement a 21st century manufacturing strategy that will create jobs in the new clean energy economy. — Debbie Stabenow

This is critical to the region. Every other major city has public transportation going downtown. We have a world-class airport now, and this could be an important additional piece to the airport development. This is a significant investment and one that should be seen as a significant long-term commitment to making this a reality. — Debbie Stabenow

Agriculture looks different today - our farmers are using GPS and you can monitor your irrigation systems over the Internet. — Debbie Stabenow

Science fiction is the agent provocateur of literature. — Dana Stabenow

That's some f***ing doorman you've got there, Ms. Shugak. — Dana Stabenow

Lawmakers need to be held accountable and should feel the impact of a government shutdown just like many other Americans will. — Debbie Stabenow

light bright shining — Mary Tallmountain

To be a writer is to embrace rejection as a way of life. — Dana Stabenow

At a time when we are losing manufacturing jobs in this country, we should be doing everything we can to help our manufacturers stay competitive. They are the backbone of our economy. — Debbie Stabenow

We are now paying the cost of people who move jobs overseas as taxpayers, and people are appalled when they hear that. — Debbie Stabenow

As Michigan's voice on the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I will continue working to make sure the next generation of advanced technologies and alternative fuel vehicles are made right here in America. — Debbie Stabenow

The biggest challenge is to convince a woman that it's not her fault. My daughter is 25; my stepdaughter is 22. As a mother, I want them to know that if a boyfriend is abusive, you cannot ignore it ?- 'Oh, he's been drinking,' or 'He had a bad day.' There is no excuse for a man hitting a woman. Ever. — Debbie Stabenow

I support making sure that there are legal protects for everyone. — Debbie Stabenow

The Farm Bill is one of the only bills that provides substantial deficit reduction that passed the Senate this year. It only makes sense that this deficit reduction bill would be included in a larger deficit reduction agreement. — Debbie Stabenow

The Republicans have a very traditional focus over and over again whether or not it's worked. — Debbie Stabenow

Quality afterschool programs provide safe, engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and youth develop their social, emotional, physical, cultural and academic skills. — Debbie Stabenow