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===Corporate cronyism===
===Corporate cronyism===
Stabenow, an ally of [[Monsanto]], voted against a bill that would have required labeling for foods that contain [[GMO]]s.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/15529/40795/515/requires-labels-on-foods-with-genetically-modified-ingredients#40795 S Amdt 2310 - Requires Labels on Foods with Genetically Modified Ingredients - National Key Vote]</ref> In return, she received three-quarter million dollars from agribusiness interests.<ref>[http://eatlocalgrown.com/article/11524-the-monsanto-71-senators-who-betrayed-constituents-in-favor-of-biotech-dollars.html The Monsanto 71: Senators Who Betrayed Constituents in Favor of Biotech Dollars]</ref>
Stabenow, an ally of [[Monsanto]], voted against a bill that would have required labeling for foods that contain [[GMO]]s.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/15529/40795/515/requires-labels-on-foods-with-genetically-modified-ingredients#40795 S Amdt 2310 - Requires Labels on Foods with Genetically Modified Ingredients - National Key Vote]</ref> In return, she received three-quarter million dollars from agribusiness interests.<ref>[http://eatlocalgrown.com/article/11524-the-monsanto-71-senators-who-betrayed-constituents-in-favor-of-biotech-dollars.html The Monsanto 71: Senators Who Betrayed Constituents in Favor of Biotech Dollars]</ref>
===Trump nomination obstructions===
====Jeff Sessions====
Stabenow opposed the nomination of [[Jeff Sessions]] to become attorney general in 2017, citing his "sketchy record on civil issues".<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/19/debbie-stabenow-opposes-jeff-sessions-nomination/ Sen. Stabenow opposes Jeff Sessions' nomination as attorney general]</ref> Stabenow, either out of ignorance or sheer partisan rancor, did not mention that Sessions had previously desegregated schools, broke up the KKK, and secured the death penalty for a white supremacist who murdered a black teenager.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/in-alabama-jeff-sessions-desegregated-schools-and-got-the-death-penalty-for-kkk-murderer-updated In Alabama, Jeff Sessions Desegregated Schools and Got the Death Penalty for KKK Murderer (Updated)]</ref>
====Eugene Scalia====
Stabenow voted with her party line against the nomination of [[Eugene Scalia]] to become the [[Secretary of Labor]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26996/69146/515/nomination-of-eugene-scalia-as-the-secretary-of-labor#69146 PN 1099 - Nomination of Eugene Scalia as the Secretary of Labor - National Key Vote]</ref>
====Tom Leonard====
Stabenow, along with Michigan's junior senator [[Gary Peters]], blocked Trump's nomination of Tom Leonard to be a federal prosecutor in Grand Rapids.<ref>[https://apnews.com/7e7a5cea65e183a0f61c98819fbeb112 Trump’s U.S. attorney nominee in Grand Rapids is blocked]</ref>
==Political positions==
==Political positions==