Debbie Stabenow

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Debbie Stabenow, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, negotiated a deal with Rep. Frank D. Lucas to extend the 2008 “farm bill,” but the proposal was piggybacked onto the stalled “fiscal cliff” measure. (Associated Press)

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra stands with his wife, Diane, while giving a concession speech, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow was elected to a third term. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

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“We need to be exporting our products, not our jobs,” said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Michigan Democrat and author of the bill blocked by Republicans. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Michigan Democrat

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**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, is joined by fellow Democrat Sens. Mary Landrieu (left) of Lousiana and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan on Sept. 26 2011, following the short-term funding bill vote on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, is joined by fellow Democrats (from left) Sens. Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana, Chuck Schumer of New York and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan after Monday's vote on a short-term funding bill. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Former Rep. Peter Hoekstra, shown in June 2010, plans to seek the GOP nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2012, the Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Adam Bird)

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President Barack Obama, followed by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., arrive at Detroit Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama, followed by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., arrive at Detroit Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, speaks during a news conference following a cloture vote which all but ensures passage of the financial reform bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., accompanied by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, July 15, 2010, to discuss financial reform legislation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)