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As President Obama plans to deliver yet another “major speech” on the economy in an effort to jumpstart the worst approval ratings of his Presidency, the White House is signaling that he will call for another round of borrowed “stimulus” funding.  And as ABC News reports this morning, “[m]any Democrats say they want to hear a forceful presidential push for new stimulus spending and middle-class tax cuts, with less emphasis on deficit reduction and government spending cuts they say could stunt job creation and hamper economic recovery. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) today called on Senator Debbie Stabenow to step forward and make clear whether or not she agrees with President Obama and fellow liberal Democrats that more government spending is needed to jumpstart the economy. “Given Senator Debbie Stabenow’s strong support for the Obama agenda and his past failed stimulus policies, Michiganders deserve to know if she intends…

Congressional Budget Office Predicts $1.3T Deficit in 2011, Third Largest in 65 Years During her long career, Senator Debbie Stabenow has regularly railed against deficit spending by the federal government. In fact, during a debate on the Senate floor in 2004, Stabenow once said: CLICK THE SCREENSHOT TO LISTEN TO SENATOR DEBBIE STABENOW “These Large Deficits Are Bad For Our Economy And They Do Not Represent Real American Values. American Families Know They Need To Pay Their Bills. We Need To Pay Our Bills. We All Do. We Sit Down With Our Families To Figure Out How To Pay The Bills. They Cannot Pass An Increase In Their Own Personal Debt Limit Every Time They Want To Spend More, Which Is What The Senate Is Doing Today.” (Sen. Stabenow, Congressional Record, S.11410, 11/17/04) Yet, as the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed in a report released this morning, in the last…

In 2009 Debbie Stabenow voted for President Barack Obama’s government-run healthcare bill that raised taxes by $500 billion, cut $500 billion from Medicare and forced every American to purchase health insurance. Fortunately the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals – which was comprised of two judges who were nominated by President Bill Clinton and one judge who was nominated by President George H.W. Bush – ruled that the health care reform law’s requirement that nearly all Americans buy insurance is unconstitutional. As the Washington Examiner reports: “A federal appeals court has ruled that the national health care law’s individual mandate is unconstitutional, calling it “an unprecedented exercise of congressional power.” The 11th Circuit, which was hearing the case brought by 26 states led by Florida and the National Federation of Independent Business concluded: that the individual mandate contained in the Act exceeds Congress’s enumerated commerce power.” “Despite her continued attempts to…

Will Stabenow Back Second Stimulus After Rubber-Stamping First $787 Billion Debacle? As she helped ram President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus into law, Senator Debbie Stabenow promised it would create millions of new jobs and her friends in the Obama Administration projected the deficit-spending spree would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office and is now in its 30th consecutive month with higher-than-8-percent unemployment – while our national debt has skyrocketed to $14.5 trillion. So where does Debbie Stabenow stand now, as Obama calls for Michiganders to foot the bill for yet another round of costly “stimulus” spending in Washington? As Fox News reports: In his weekly address on Saturday, President Barack Obama called for Congress to approve more money for a new—and vaguely defined—program to repair roads, bridges and airports as a means of creating jobs…

Stands Against House Republican Proposal, While Ignoring Debt Limit History In yet another sign that she’s prepared to put the re-election efforts of herself and President Obama, ahead of avoiding the federal government defaulting on its debt for the first time in U.S. history, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) joined with her liberal party leaders last night in signing a letter announcing her firm opposition to the two-step plan offered by House Speaker John Boehner which will be voted on by the House later today. In her letter, Stabenow joined with Democrat leaders Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer in claiming that an initial six-month extension, as opposed to the two year extension sought by President Obama, would put America at risk.  Notably, the Boehner bill has the strong support and endorsement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  Ignoring that, Stabenow and her fellow Democrats write, “A short-term extension like the…

As a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2000, Democrat Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) routinely presented herself as a proponent of fiscal responsibility, touting her support for a balanced budget and promising Michiganders she would support efforts to “pay our bills, pay down our debt” in Washington. But today, Stabenow voted with her Washington party bosses against even considering a measure to balance the federal budget while cutting runaway spending now and capping Washington’s spending in the future – just the latest in a long pattern of Stabenow putting her liberal Washington agenda ahead of keeping her promises to Michiganders. “Sadly, it’s not surprising that Senator Stabenow would vote against even considering a balanced federal budget today.  But Michiganders are no doubt wondering how Stabenow explains her vote today in light of her previous promises to ‘pay down our debt’ in Washington.” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox today….

In yet other indication of how harmful liberal Senator Debbie Stabenow’s (D-MI) massive health care overhaul is to middle-class Michiganders, Washington newspaper The Hill reports today that one of the law’s major provisions is poised to slam families with higher insurance costs: A major provision of the healthcare reform law designed to prevent businesses from dropping coverage for their workers could inadvertently leave families without access to subsidized health insurance. The problem is a huge headache for the Obama administration and Democrats, because it could leave families unable to buy affordable health insurance when the healthcare law requires that everyone be insured starting in 2014. Some of the administration’s closest allies on healthcare reform warn this could dramatically undercut support for the law, which is already unpopular with many voters and contributed to Democrats losing the House in the 2010 midterm elections. “Debbie Stabenow ignored the best interests of her…

Shameful Threats Underscore Broken Promises, Reckless Deficit Spending As a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2000, Democrat Debbie Stabenow expressed that she would support a balanced budget.  But it’s been 806 days since Stabenow and her fellow Senate Democrats passed any federal budget, much less a balanced budget – during which time our national debt has ballooned to a record-high $14.3 trillion.  Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury now reports that our federal government’s deficit is on track to top $1 trillion this fiscal year. But rather than take responsibility for her broken promises and failure to perform this basic job function, Stabenow and her Washington party bosses are now threatening to withhold payments from Social Security recipients and members of our armed forces, unless Republicans agree to their demands for job-killing tax hikes. As the Associated Press reports: Echoing President Barack Obama’s warning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Social Security…

Washington Post Writer Pulls Back Curtain On Senate Democrats Putting Politics Ahead Of Passing Bipartisan Reforms For those who have been following the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations and questioned the difficulty of both parties reaching a bipartisan agreement, a new report out this afternoon by a left-leaning blogger for the Washington Post is instructive. The Post’s Greg Sargent reports that Senate Democrat campaign strategists who are overseeing U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s re-election bid have concluded that passing much-needed Medicare reforms will squander their efforts to score political points by scaring Michigan seniors. This comes despite even President Obama making clear that everything should be on the table to start reining-in our out-of-control federal debt. Top Democrats in charge of keeping the Senate in Dem hands and maintaining the political health of the party — DSCC chair Patty Murray and messaging chief Chuck Schumer — have privately expressed frustration that deep…

800 Days With No Budget & Now 9.2 Percent Unemployment It’s now been a full 800 days since U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and her fellow Democrats who run the U.S. Senate have passed a federal budget.  In fact, in the current Congress, Senate Democrats haven’t even proposed a budget, with published reports on Capitol Hill today saying that they’re still “discussing” it. In the meantime, the Labor Department reports today that unemployment has now climbed to 9.2 percent – a post World War II record of 29 straight months of at least 8 percent unemployment – while the federal debt continues to climb past $14.3 trillion. “These sobering numbers serve as yet another reminder that Michigan simply can’t afford another six years of Debbie Stabenow’s liberal tax-and-spend agenda,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox.  What They’re Saying About Today’s Jobs Report…. The Hill’s Sam Youngman: “Wow….