National and International News

By U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow
Thursday, December 8, 2011

Just a few minutes ago, Senate Republicans once again voted to block a middle-class tax cut and instead to raise taxes on middle-class families. If Congress doesn't pass a bill this month, a 2% payroll tax cut for the middle class will expire at the end of the year.

I am a cosponsor of the bill we voted on this afternoon. Our bill extends and expands the tax cut, putting an average of $1,400 in the pockets of Michigan taxpayers next year.

By Patrick Gaspard, Democratic National Committee
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Mitt Romney has taken a position that every woman in this country should know about: When asked on Fox News whether he would have supported a "personhood" constitutional amendment, Mitt said, "Absolutely."

By U.S. Senator Carl Levin
Friday, June 24, 2011

I wanted to share with you my comments on President Obama's address to the nation Wednesday night on Afghanistan:

"The president's decision represents a positive development, although in my view the conditions on the ground justify an even larger drawdown of U.S. troops this year than the president announced tonight.

"I will continue to advocate for an accelerated drawdown in the months ahead, and for enhanced training and partnering with Afghan forces, because only they can provide durable security for their nation.

By Robert Gibbs
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

I'm writing to you from Manchester, New Hampshire, where last night I witnessed a spectacle that every single Obama supporter needs to hear about.

The major GOP presidential candidates debated for the first time and made one thing very clear: They have no agenda but to take down President Obama.

By U.S. Senator Carl Levin
Friday, January 7, 2011

The past two years of the 111th Congress have been tough, maybe the toughest since I came to the Senate. Still, we got a lot done during 2010, making the 111th one of the most productive Congresses ever.

By U.S. Representative Gary Peters
Friday, January 7, 2011

This week, I took the oath of office to serve a second term as Michigan’s Congressman from the 9th District. While there was much more pomp and circumstance two years ago when I was a sworn in as a freshman, the occasion was no less moving for me and Colleen this week.

By U.S. Senator Carl Levin
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

I wanted to share with you the remarks I made on the Senate floor last Saturday on the occasion of the Senate's historic vote to repeal the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law that precluded openly gay and lesbian service members from serving in our nation's armed forces.

I am delighted that the President signed this legislation into law today, setting the stage for ending this unjust and discriminatory policy.

By U.S. Representative Gary Peters
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Today President Obama signs legislation into law that repeals Don't Ask Don't Tell, a shameful policy that harmed our military readiness by discriminating against patriotic Americans who sought to serve our country simply on the grounds of their sexual orientation.