SADC Board Meeting 7:10 pm Tue

January 6, 2009
Quote of the Day

"All politicians should have 3 hats-
one to throw into the ring,
one to talk through,
and one to pull rabbits out of if elected."


Carl Sandburg
Born on this date 1878

    

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Federal Offices
Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State
Federal
Former First Lady, married to President Bill Clinton. Re-elected as Senator from New York in 2006. Lost a tight, historic primary campaign to Barack Obama.

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Bill Richardson
Secretary of Commerce
Federal
The current Governor of New Mexico, he has also served as a Congressman, Ambassador to the United Nations, and Secretary of Energy.

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Barack Obama
President
Federal
The President-Elect is the first American of African heritage to be elected to the office. He will be sworn in January 2009 as the 44th Chief Executive of the United States.

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Joseph Biden
Vice President
Federal
Senator from Delaware since 1972, Presidential candidate 1988 & 2008; Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. 2008 Vice Presidential selection of Barack Obama

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Debbie Stabenow
US Senator
Federal
Reelected in 2006 - Democrat Debbie Stabenow is the junior US Senator from Michigan who ran successfully for reelection in 2006.

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Carl Levin
US Senator
Federal
Carl Levin is Michigan's Senior Senator and chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee. He is one of the most distinguished statesmen in Washington. Senator Levin won re-election in 2008.

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Dale Kildee
5th District US Representative
Federal
Reelected in 2006 - Democrat Dale Kildee of Flint is the incumbent US Congressman for the 5th district.

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Candidate Details
Debbie Stabenow
US Senator
Federal

Statement
"What is happening to Michigan's economy is threatening our entire middle class way of life. We must stop corporations from breaking their promises to workers who have paid into their pensions their whole life. We must reduce health care costs and invest in education and innovation to give our children opportunities to compete. And we must get tough on countries like China and Japan who are violating our trade laws. With a level playing field, Michigan can compete with any country in the world!"

Comments
Endorsed by the Saginaw Area Democratic Club.

Her website is http://stabenowforsenate.com/

Proposals
What she has already done:

*Passed a $2 billion tax cut for manufacturers who create jobs in the U.S. rather than outsourcing jobs overseas.
*Stopped the Bush Administration's effort to double prescription drug co-pays for 39,739 Michigan veterans.
*Reduced our dependence on foreign oil by successfully passing tax incentives to develop alternative fuels, including ethanol from Michigan crops.
*Negotiated an agreement with the Canadian province of Ontario to end by 2010 the shipping of Toronto municipal trash to Michigan landfills.
*Mobilized thousands of citizens in the fight to stop the dumping of Canadian trash in Michigan, and passed laws to put high-tech equipment at the border to inspect the trucks and make Canada pay for truck inspections.
*Authored the first ever federal ban on drilling for oil and gas in our Great Lakes.
*Increased Michigan's fair share of funding for roads and bridges by $239 million, bringing 61,500 new jobs to the state.

Website: http://www.stabenowforsenate.com/