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Haley Stevens was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham. Growing up in an entrepreneurial household, where her parents ran a landscaping business and hauled equipment in a Ford F-150, she learned the values of hard work, fiscal responsibility, and self-determination at an early age. These principles continue to guide her work in public service.
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“Hostages lose freedom. That means I wasn't earning an income. I wasn't saving for retirement,” Whelan told NPR.
Whelan said that when he returned home, his home and cars were gone and he had to rebuild his life.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens introduced the Paul Whelan Hostage Compensation and Reintegration Act, legislation to provide financial support to Americans who have been unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad as they return home and rebuild their lives.
CBS News Detroit reported on Stevens’ legislation to provide support to Americans returning home after being wrongfully detained abroad.
Whelan thanked Stevens for introducing the legislation and discussed the challenges former detainees can face after returning home.