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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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2019-2024 senatorial press releases
Senate press releases 2020-2024:
- 2024_NM_Senate Press release, "No-Answer Nella Grants Rare Press Interview, But Dodges Interview Questions," by New Mexico Democrats, June 10, 2024, (Link)
- On 2024 Veepstakes: Senate press release: "Brown, Vance Call on EPA to Provide Ohio Communities With Flexibility to Meet Compliance Standards Set by Clean Water Act," May 14, 2024, (Link)
- 2024_CT_Senate: EIN Presswire, "John J. Flynn Challenges U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy for Connecticut's U.S. Senate Seat," May 06, 2024, (Link)
- 2024 Utah Senate campaign Press release, "Caroline Gleich Calls Out 'Sickening' Republican Efforts to Ban IVF & Control Families," March 21, 2024, (Link)
- 2024 Utah Senate press release, "Mayor Staggs Speaks at CPAC!", February 23, 2024, Link)
- CA Senate 2024: VoteLibertarian.us press release: "Issue: Drug War", by Gail Lightfoot, downloaded 2/2/2024, (Link)
- 2024_ND_Senate Press release, "Judicial Rulings In Response to the 2020 Presidential Election," by Sen. Kevin Cramer, downloaded 2/9/2024, (Link)
- 2024_NY_Senate Press release: "Gillibrand Announces Legislation To End Food Deserts," by Kirsten Gillibrand, Jan 26, 2024, (Link)
- 2024_PA_Senate Press release, "Casey Leads Most Significant Congressional Review of Assisted Living Facilities in 20 Years," by Sen. Bob Casey, 1/26/2024, (Link)
- 2024_WA_Senate Press release, "NOAA NW Fisheries Science Center Gets $16.2 Million Boost to Aid Salmon Recovery," by Sen. Maria Cantwell, 01.26.2024, (Link)
- 2024_TX_Senate Press release, "Sens. Cruz, Scott, Rep. Moolenaar Lead National School Choice Week Resolution," by Sen. Ted Cruz, 01.25.2024, (Link)
- Senate.gov press release on 2024_WI_Senate, "Senator Baldwin Joins Group of 49 Senators in Announcing Amendment to Reaffirm U.S. Support for a Two-State Solution", by Tammy Baldwin, 01.24.2024, (Link)
- 2024_OH_Senate Press release, "We Need a China Policy For the World We Live In Today," by Sen. Sherrod Brown, 1/18/2024, (Link)
- Senate.gov press release on 2024_WY_Senate, "Barrasso Joins Fight Against Taxpayer Funding of Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants," by Sen. John Barrasso, January 11, 2024, (Link)
- 2024_WY_Senate Press release, "A Call for Fiscal Responsibility: Balancing the Budget, Preserving the USD, and Ending Two Decades of Reckless Compromises," 1/2/24, by Reid Rasner, (Link)
- 2024_WY_Senate Press release, "Putting America First: Lowering Drug Costs for Every American," 12/21/23, by Reid Rasner, (Link)
- WisPolitics.com press release on 2024_WI_Senate, "Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate calls on Congress to oppose FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act," by Phil Anderson, December 13, 2023, (Link)
- 2024 CT Senate press release, "Murphy: How Can the Richest Country in the World Justify Leaving Working Families Unable to Afford Child Care?" November 30, 2023, (Link)
- 2024 VA Senate press release, "Warner and Kaine Announce Over $90 Million in Federal Funding to Lower Virginians' Home Energy Costs," Oct. 24, 2023, (Link)
- 2024 Utah Senate press release, "Mayor Staggs Statement on Hamas Attack," October 7, 2023, Link)
- Ernst.Senate.Gov press release: "Letter to Secretary of Education," [from ten Senators regarding Supreme Court ruling overtuning college affirmative action] Sept. 12, 2023, (Link)
- 2024_IN_Senate: Press release, "Marc Carmichael Announces Run for Open US Senate Seat," Aug. 19, 2023, (Link)
- The Times Record, "'All-of-the-above' approach would best counter gun violence," by David Costello, July 14, 2023, (Link)
- 2024 Maine Senate Press release, "Democratic Senate Candidate David Costello Says an All the Above Approach Would Likely Work Best to Tackle Gun Violence in the United States," June 26, 2023, (Link)
- Press release on 2022_PA_Senate, "Fetterman Statement On House Gop Proposal To Cut Snap Funding," by John Fetterman, 4/12/2023, (Link)
- Orlando Sentinel, "DeSantis says gun-permit law will make us safer. It won't," by Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, April 15, 2023, (Link)
- Press release on 2022_PA_Senate, "Fetterman Statement On House Gop Proposal To Cut Snap Funding," by John Fetterman, 4/12/2023, (Link)
- 2024_PA_Senate: press release, "China has a plan to lead the world. What's ours?," by David McCormick, March 15, 2023, (Link)
- Senate.gov press release, "The Braun Budget Guide," July 17, 2022, (Link)
- Reno Gazette Journal press release (Op-Ed) on 2024 Nevada Senate race, "We need new leaders and a new direction," by Sam Brown, June 6, 2022, (Link)
- 2024 Texas Senate: Stonewall Democrats of Dallas "Questionnaire", January 17, 2020, (Link)
- Texas Right to Life Press Release, "Pro-Life Scorecard for the 86th Texas Legislature," 11/1/2019, (Link)
- Press release on 2024 Utah Senate race, "Equality Is Not a Zero-Sum Game," by Rep. John Curtis, May 16, 2019, (Link)
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Nathan Dahm: Taking an innocent life through abortion must be stopped.
Caroline Gleich: No place for the government in intimate, personal decisions.
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Civil Rights
Roger Wicker: Worked to get Medgar Evers home declared national monument.
Eric Schmitt: Enforce Court decision ending college affirmative action.
JD Vance: Enforce Court decision ending college affirmative action.
Katie Britt: Enforce Court decision ending college affirmative action.
Mike Braun: Enforce Court decision ending college affirmative action.
Carl Sherman: Support for the LGBTQ is a deeply held moral obligation.
John Curtis: As the mayor of Provo I prioritized inclusion and love.
John Curtis: Opposed Equality Act for not protecting religious liberty.
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Corporations
Catherine Cortez Masto: Introduces bill to encourage diversity on corporate boards.
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Crime
Catherine Cortez Masto: Supports peer-to-peer counseling & privacy for law officers.
Chuck Grassley: Supports peer-to-peer counseling & privacy for law officers.
Cindy Hyde-Smith: Voted for First Step Act, bipartisan criminal justice reform.
Nathan Dahm: Jan. 6 insurrection arrestees are political prisoners.
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Drugs
Cindy Hyde-Smith: Mississippi to get $7.5 million to fight opioid abuse.
Tom Cotton: Stiffer penalties for deceptively trafficking in fentanyl.
Sherrod Brown: FEND Off Fentanyl Act: stop flow from China & Mexico.
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Education
Nathan Dahm: Don't single out homeschool, non-accredited school students.
Nathan Dahm: Education dollars should fund students not systems.
Jon Tester: Ban cell-cultivated meat from school breakfast & lunch.
Mike Rounds: Ban cell-cultivated meat from school breakfast & lunch.
Ted Cruz: School choice is the civil-rights issue of the 21st Century.
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Energy & Oil
Jeanne Shaheen: Allow efficient use energy that would be wasted.
Jeanne Shaheen: Easier for citizens to participate in energy regulation.
Nathan Dahm: End tax credits for wind energy companies.
Lisa Blunt Rochester: Investing in energy efficiency helps reduce carbon emissions.
Tom Carper: Cleanest energy is the energy we save and never have to use.
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Environment
Catherine Cortez Masto: Applauds EPA funding to protect Nevada's surface water.
Maria Cantwell: $16M for Fisheries Science Center's salmon life-cycle models.
JD Vance: Too many unfunded Clean Water Act mandates in Ohio cities.
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Families & Children
Bob Casey: Help me find the true cost of assisted living.
Chris Murphy: Affordable child care in the richest country in the world.
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Foreign Policy
Trent Staggs: America stands with Israel; stop UN funding allies of Hamas.
John Flynn: Address foreign wars and international relations.
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Free Trade
Nathan Dahm: Promotes economic, cultural ties between Oklahoma, Romania.
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Government Reform
Ben Sasse: Push back against overly strict, dumb regulations.
Cindy Hyde-Smith: Reverse one-size-fits-all rules on livestock haulers.
Nathan Dahm: Serious doubts about the integrity of the 2020 election.
Nathan Dahm: Absentee ballots only for those physically unable to go.
Theresa Greenfield: Vital that Iowans can vote without fear of falling ill.
Reid Rasner: We must cut regulations and incentivize American businesses.
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Gun Control
Dan Sullivan: Opposed rule reporting impaired people for background checks.
Eddie Melton: Opposes funding NRA gun training for teachers.
Jeanne Shaheen: Stop those convicted of domestic violence from buying guns.
Jeanne Shaheen: If you can't pass a background check, no gun.
Nathan Dahm: 2nd Amendment among most important in Constitution.
David Costello: Strengthen our nation's gun safety laws and regulations.
David Costello: Strengthen our nation's gun safety laws and regulations.
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Health Care
Mike Rounds: Co-sponsored bill to repeal "Cadillac Tax" on healthcare.
Nathan Dahm: Allow over the counter sale of unproven COVID remedies.
Nathan Dahm: Prohibit gender reassignment medical treatment for minors.
Nathan Dahm: Health care is not a right; it is an enterprise.
John Barrasso: Protect Medicaid Act: don't fund noncitizens.
Reid Rasner: Allow importing lower-cost prescriptions from Canada.
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Homeland Security
Nathan Dahm: Revitalize Oklahoma militia to protect its citizens.
Tina Smith: Preserved funding for state-owned National Guard facilities.
Marc Carmichael: Keep our military strong; take care of veterans and families.
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Immigration
Catherine Cortez Masto: Joined on bill to reverse funding diverted for border wall.
Nathan Dahm: No citizenship for "illegal alien anchor babies".
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Principles & Values
Nathan Dahm: Require reading of historic Thanksgiving proclamations.
Nathan Dahm: Filed resolution declaring 2020 "Year of the Bible".
Nathan Dahm: Proposed renaming part of Route 66 "Trump Highway".
Brian Schatz: Democracy is still threatened one year after Jan. 6th.
Kevin Cramer: FAQ resource on judicial rulings from 2020 election.
Trent Staggs: We need leaders who will put America first!
Nella Domenici: OpEd: Dubbed "No-Answer Nella" by Dems for dodging questions.
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Social Security
Mike Braun: Balanced budget plan doesn't touch Social Security/Medicare.
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Tax Reform
Eddie Melton: Authored property tax amnesty program.
Jeanne Shaheen: Bipartisan effort to correct error in tax code.
Mike Rounds: Supports states collecting tax for online sales.
Reid Rasner: Eliminate the IRS; Implement Flat Tax or National Sales Tax.
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Technology
Catherine Cortez Masto: Co-sponsored bill to protect small business from cyberattack.
Jim Risch: Co-sponsored bill to protect small business from cyberattack.
Mike Rounds: Proposes joint cybersecurity effort with Israel.
Sherrod Brown: Export controls: deny China access to U.S. technology .
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War & Peace
Ben Sasse: US military can bring Iranian "butchers" to their knees.
Jeanne Shaheen: Trump needs Congressional approval for Iran military action.
Tammy Baldwin: Two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
Demi Kouzounas: Israel is our greatest ally in the Middle East.
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Welfare & Poverty
Kirsten Gillibrand: $50 million annually to end food deserts.
John Fetterman: Fight GOP cutting SNAP benefits for families & kids.
Chris Murphy: Raise $41,500 salary limit for subsidized childcare.
Mark Warner: $93M for LIHEAP: home heating for low income families.
Tim Kaine: $93M for LIHEAP: home heating for low income families.
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The above quotations are from 2019-2024 senatorial press releases.
Autobiographies and Biographies of Governors:
- American Crisis, by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D,NY)
- What A Party!, by gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe (D, VA)
- The Last Line of Defense, by gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli (R, VA)
- Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power, by Bob Ingle and Michael Symons
- Can`t is Not an Option, by Gov. Nikki Haley, April 2012
- Governor`s Travels, by Gov. Angus King, Oct. 2010
- The Governator, by Ian Halperin (about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-CA), Aug. 2011
- A Governor`s Story, by Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Oct, 2005
- The Agenda for America, by Gov. Haley Barbour (R, MS), April 1996
- Blue Man in a Red State, by Greg Lemon, (about Gov. Brian Schweitzer, D, MT), June 2008
- Scorpions for Breakfast, by Gov. Jan Brewer (R, AZ), Nov. 2011
- Crossroads: The Future of American Politics, by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D, NY), Oct. 2003
- A Reason to Believe, by Gov. Deval Patrick (D, MA), April 2011
- Against the Tide, by Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I, RI), April 2008
- Teachers Under Attack, by Mike Spina, about Gov. Chris Christie (R, NJ), Feb. 2011
Press Releases etc. from Governors, Mayors, and Justices:
- Gubernatorial Press Releases, 2019-2021
- Gubernatorial Press Releases, 2016-2019
- Gubernatorial State of the State speeches, 2019
- Gubernatorial State of the State speeches, 2018
- Gubernatorial State of the State speeches, 2017
- Gubernatorial State of the State speeches, 2016
- Gubernatorial State of the State speeches, 2011
- Gubernatorial State of the State speeches, 2010
- Mayorial State of the City speeches, 2007-2011
- Gubernatorial Press Releases, 2020
- Gubernatorial Press Releases, 2016-2019
- Gubernatorial Press Releases, 2011-2015
- Gubernatorial Press Releases, 2010
- Gubernatorial Press Releases, 2001-2009
- Gubernatorial Ad-Watch, 2018-2020
- Gubernatorial Ad-Watch, 2014-2017
- Mayoral Press Releases, 2011
- Senatorial Press Releases, 2020
- Senatorial Press Releases, 2020
- Senatorial Press Releases, 2010's
- Mayoral Campaign websites, 2011-2019
- Gubernatorial Campaign websites, 2010-2019
- Gubernatorial Campaign websites, 2010
- Gubernatorial Campaign websites, 2001-2009
- My Grandfather's Son, by Justice Clarence Thomas, Oct. 2008
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