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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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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) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
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Abortion
Ben Ray Lujan: Roe v. Wade is law of the land; should not be overturned.
Ben Ray Lujan: Ensure that abortion remains safe and legal.
Ben Ray Lujan: NARAL Endorsement: Has a 100% pro-choice record.
Bob Walsh: Right to privacy including all medical treatments.
Bob Walsh: Supports a woman's unrestricted right.
Gary Johnson: Personal aversion but recognizes as law of the land.
Gavin Clarkson: Oppose taxpayer funded abortions, & Planned Parenthood.
Gavin Clarkson: Ban late-term abortions; no tax dollars to fund abortions.
Joe Cervantes: Fund abortion organizations; some parental notification.
Mark Ronchetti: Unborn babies just happen to be living inside their mother.
Mark Ronchetti: Oppose late term abortion, support ban on federal funding.
Mark Ronchetti: No federal funding for abortion.
Martin Heinrich: Legal without restrictions, including Planned Parenthood.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Support Planned Parenthood; support employer contraceptives.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Repeal outdated criminal abortion laws.
Mick Rich: Abortion rips the moral fabric of our nation.
Mick Rich: Sees abortion as a divisive tragedy that must be stopped.
Mick Rich: Life begins at conception; de-fund Planned Parenthood.
Rebecca Dow: Pull back the reins on the radical abortion agenda.
Rebecca Dow: Let health care professionals refuse to perform abortions.
Steve Pearce: Ban abortion after 20 weeks; de-fund Planned Parenthood.
Mark Ronchetti: 15-week abortion ban with exceptions for rape & incest.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Repealed New Mexico's criminal abortion law.
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Budget & Economy
Bill Richardson: Grow the trade link to Mexico and attract Hollywood business.
Bill Richardson: Hiring freeze & 7% budget cut in state agencies.
Bob Walsh: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.
Bob Walsh: Need surplus, not balanced budget, to reduce national debt.
Dennis Kucinich: Steel, automotive, and shipping are critical to US economy.
Dick Gephardt: I led 1990s boom-I can get economy moving again.
Gary Johnson: Cut government spending by 20%.
Gary Johnson: Cut taxes and cut spending.
Gavin Clarkson: Frack China: Seize Treasury bonds held by Communist China.
Gavin Clarkson: Support Penny Plan: cut spending by 2% for 5 years in a row.
Jeff Apodaca: State reserves can prime pump for new jobs.
Jeff Apodaca: Use state reserves to boost economy.
Jeff Apodaca: Build international film school in Santa Fe.
Joe Cervantes: State funding for job training, infrastructure, & some homes.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Create a "One-Stop-Shop" Business Portal to cut red tape.
Mark Ronchetti: COVID: Responsibly re-open economy, help small businesses.
Martin Heinrich: Measure distribution of growth, not just overall GDP growth.
Mick Rich: Government red tape destroys job growth.
Rebecca Dow: The legislature must rein in unsustainable spending.
Susana Martinez: Post-stimulus, balanced the budget without raising taxes.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Boost state spending to local businesses.
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Civil Rights
Ben Ray Lujan: Graded "A" by Center for Freethought Equality.
Ben Ray Lujan: Voted for Equality Act, expanded Violence Against Women Act.
Ben Ray Lujan: Create true partnerships with Tribal communities.
Ben Ray Lujan: Endorsement: One of LGBTQ community's strongest advocates.
Ben Ray Lujan: Navajo Equality endorsement; indigenous LGBTQ advocates.
Bill Richardson: Let gay and lesbian servicemembers serve openly.
Bill Richardson: Extend Domestic Partnership rights as anti-discrimination.
Carol Moseley-Braun: “Sticky floor” pay gap for women still persists.
Dick Gephardt: We’re all in it together.
Gary Johnson: No affirmative action in college admissions nor state jobs.
Gavin Clarkson: Organizations such as Black Lives Matter divide this country.
Hector Balderas: Absolutely supports gay marriage.
Howard Dean: Profiling doesn't work.
Joe Cervantes: Civil unions ok; same-sex marriage ok.
Joe Cervantes: Require state agencies to address institutional racism.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports marriage equality.
Mick Rich: Public leaders need to set example to help diffuse racism.
Rebecca Dow: Chosen to ally herself with anti-LGBTQ groups.
Rebecca Dow: Oppose making state agencies address institutional racism.
Steve Pearce: Opposes gay marriage but accepts it as settled law.
Susana Martinez: People should vote on gay marriage, not leave it to Court.
Susana Martinez: Vetoed making state agencies address institutional racism.
Yvette Herrell: Oppose making state agencies address institutional racism.
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Corporations
Dennis Kucinich: Iraq: no more Halliburton sweetheart deals.
Gary Johnson: Scrap Dodd-Frank and CFPB consumer protections.
Joe Cervantes: Corporate tax cuts failed to create jobs.
Joe Cervantes: Celebrate small business to create job opportunities.
Martin Heinrich: Fund Dodd-Frank and CFPB consumer protections.
Mick Rich: Less government oversight but more federal funding.
Mick Rich: Roll back Dodd-Frank and CFPB consumer protections.
Steve Pearce: Trump tax cuts are a shot in the arm to manufacturers.
Susana Martinez: Exempt small business from gross receipts tax.
Susana Martinez: Expand "angel investor" tax credit: help fund new companies.
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Crime
Ben Ray Lujan: End for-profit prisons, cash bail, mandatory minimums.
Ben Ray Lujan: Voted for George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020.
Bill Richardson: Toughened DWI and sex offender laws.
Bill Richardson: Domestic violence incidents start with drinking.
Bob Walsh: Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime.
Bob Walsh: Police should not be allowed to arrest without a warrant.
Joe Cervantes: Underfunding, lack of reform leads to more crime.
Joe Cervantes: Supported restricting use of solitary confinement on minors.
John Sanchez: Reduce age for prosecuting youth offenders from 15 to 13.
Mark Ronchetti: Strongly opposes efforts to defund the police.
Mark Ronchetti: Federal laws have teeth; we will go after criminals.
Mark Ronchetti: COVID: relief bill releases violent criminals from prison.
Mark Ronchetti: Welcomes federal intervention against violent crime.
Mark Ronchetti: Federal economic relief would free violent criminals.
Mark Ronchetti: Opposed to defunding the police.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Dangerous, repeat offenders have got to be in jail.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: We need tougher penalties for the worst of the worst.
Rebecca Dow: Fire bad cops but don't eliminate qualified immunity.
Rebecca Dow: Supported restricting use of solitary confinement on minors.
Susana Martinez: Mandatory prison time for child abuse.
Susana Martinez: Do away with bail for dangerous criminals.
Susana Martinez: Beef up three strikes law, allow for curfews.
Susana Martinez: Collect DNA from felons.
Susana Martinez: Increase penalties for many crimes.
Susana Martinez: Vetoed restricting use of solitary confinement on minors.
Yvette Herrell: Opposed restricting use of solitary confinement on minors.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Millions invested in police departments .
Mark Ronchetti: State has been soft on crime with some offenders.
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Drugs
Ben Ray Lujan: Change approach to minor non-violent marijuana arrests.
Ben Ray Lujan: Hold opioid manufacturers accountable for role in epidemic.
Ben Ray Lujan: Co-sponsored federal decriminalization of marijuana bill.
Bill Richardson: Crack down on illegal drug labs.
Bob Walsh: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug.
Gavin Clarkson: Supports local drug courts & opioid treatment.
Jeff Apodaca: Legal pot, in-state tourism can boost economy.
Joe Cervantes: Look into pot decriminalization.
Martin Heinrich: It's time to legalize marijuana.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports medical marijuana and recreational legalization.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Cannabis is the next frontier of economic expansion.
Mick Rich: Ending illegal drugs crossing the border will be #1 priority.
Mick Rich: Opposes legalizing recreational use.
Rebecca Dow: Voted against the legalization of cannabis.
Rebecca Dow: Expand medical cannabis; oppose legal recreational marijuana.
Steve Pearce: Questions Colorado's model on pot legalization.
Steve Pearce: Opposes recreational marijuana.
Susana Martinez: Crack down on repeat drunk drivers.
Mark Ronchetti: Focus on 1 million fentanyl pills crossing the border .
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Education
Ben Ray Lujan: Dismantle skyrocketing costs of higher education.
Bill Richardson: Equip every 7th grader with a laptop computer.
Bill Richardson: Increase the salary of school teachers.
Bill Richardson: A plan that can reach straightforward education goals.
Bill Richardson: Charter schools show tremendous promise.
Bill Richardson: Expand the lottery scholarship program for college students.
Bob Walsh: Supports vouchers for school choice.
Bob Walsh: Taxpayers shouldn't help pay off existing student loans.
Gary Johnson: Favors charter schools as one priority to improve education.
Gary Johnson: Competition improves choices.
Gary Johnson: Cut Pell grants; eliminate all student loans.
Gary King: School report cards OK if resources go to low-score schools.
Gavin Clarkson: Concealed carry in the classroom for select teachers.
Gavin Clarkson: Constitution doesn't mention education, so keep feds out.
Gavin Clarkson: YOU agree to pay back student loans, not the taxpayers.
Jeff Apodaca: Make state's Pre-K a year-round program.
Joe Cervantes: Emphasis on testing misguided.
Joe Cervantes: Expand pre-K to all students.
John Edwards: Two school systems: one for the have's, one for have-not's.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Focus on best education within our public school system.
Mark Ronchetti: Give parents opportunity to choose the right public school.
Martin Heinrich: Privatization especially hurts rural schools.
Martin Heinrich: Address the significant loss in value of Pell Grants.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports universal pre-K; opposes school vouchers.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Expand Pell Grants; lower student loan interest.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Raise school salaries; pay for supplies; universal pre-K.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Target aid for Native American & bilingual students.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Pay teachers more; hire more teachers: education a priority.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Make tuition-free higher education a reality.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Enact an equity-first budget for public education.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports tuition-free two-year higher education.
Mick Rich: Supports vouchers, savings accounts, & scholarship programs.
Mick Rich: Let Pell grants cover job training.
Rebecca Dow: Sponsored bill for individual education savings accounts.
Rebecca Dow: Fully embrace educational freedom, consider all ideas.
Steve Pearce: Competition through choice helps schools.
Steve Pearce: Vouchers break link of low-income & low-quality schools.
Steve Pearce: Cut Pell Grants; no more tax money for colleges.
Susana Martinez: Kids First, New Mexico Wins: 4 key initiatives.
Susana Martinez: $97M to improve our local schools; invest in reform.
Susana Martinez: $17M for reading reforms; don't pass failing kids.
Susana Martinez: Prioritize reading in early education.
Susana Martinez: Change higher education system to boost graduation rates.
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Energy & Oil
Allen Weh: Explore every potential energy source, including oil & gas.
Ben Ray Lujan: Invest in and expand renewable energy projects.
Ben Ray Lujan: Highest-ranking co-sponsor of the Green New Deal.
Bill Richardson: $6M for energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.
Bill Richardson: Green Jobs Cabinet: lead renewable energy export.
Bob Walsh: Don't prioritize green energy.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Invest in environmental technology.
Dick Gephardt: Apollo 2: Make US independent of foreign oil.
Gary Johnson: Humans contribute to climate change, but no government role.
Gary King: Encourage cleaner burning fuels via tough standards.
Gavin Clarkson: Opposes Green New Deal; no fracking bans.
Jay Block: No drilling near urban areas; need to strike a balance.
Jeff Apodaca: Solar power will bring money & jobs.
Jeff Apodaca: Old and new energy industries must adapt.
Jeff Apodaca: Fracking ok for now; move away from oil & gas over time.
Joe Cervantes: Research snd develop renewable energy.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Unabashed support of the Green New Deal.
Mark Ronchetti: Strongly opposes ban on fracking, safely done for 60 years.
Mark Ronchetti: Green New Deal would destroy New Mexico's energy economy.
Mark Ronchetti: All-of-the-above approach to developing energy resources.
Mark Ronchetti: 50% of our oil and gas comes from public lands.
Mark Ronchetti: Pro fracking and continue to use cost effective oil and gas.
Martin Heinrich: Moral obligation to prevent devastating climate change.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Limit greenhouse gases, lead on renewable energy.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Pro-active on climate change: 50% renewable by 2030.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: New Mexico to have nation's largest single wind complex.
Mick Rich: Make public lands accessible for energy production.
Mick Rich: Protected public lands could be a source of energy and jobs.
Mick Rich: Support oil & gas industry for fuel independence.
Mick Rich: Coal plant filters can solve CO2 emissions without subsidies.
Rebecca Dow: Against radical environmental rules for oil/gas industries.
Rebecca Dow: Would oppose a moratorium on fracking.
Steve Pearce: Must include fossil fuels as well as green energy.
Steve Pearce: No one believes the crap about climate change.
Susana Martinez: Cap-and-Tax does not move us toward a cleaner environment.
Susana Martinez: Eliminate gross receipts tax on locomotive fuels.
Susana Martinez: Diversify so we're not at mercy of federal government.
Tom Udall: Do it all, do it right.
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Environment
Allen Weh: Balance between conservation and welfare of human beings.
Bill Richardson: Expand and create new state parks.
Bill Richardson: Develop a comprehensive water management plan.
Bob Walsh: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.
Gary Johnson: EPA has an important role to play.
Gary King: More recycling; more water & wildlife conservation.
Gary King: Promote New Mexico tourism: 'Stay another day'.
Joe Cervantes: Open space preservation & comprehensive water management.
Joe Cervantes: Invest in healthy soil program to improve health & yield.
Mark Ronchetti: Oppose environmental extremism; it crushes middle class.
Mark Ronchetti: The Green New Deal is about socialism.
Martin Heinrich: EPA needed to protect health & well-being.
Melanie Stansbury: Invest in healthy soil program to improve health & yield.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: State recovered over $1 million from corporate polluters.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Invest in healthy soil program to improve health & yield.
Mick Rich: Protects environment with sustainable construction.
Mick Rich: Wants commercial use of natural resources on federal lands.
Mick Rich: Cost-benefit analyses for environmental improvement projects.
Mick Rich: Environment is fragile, but businesses are overregulated.
Rebecca Dow: Invest in healthy soil program to improve health & yield.
Steve Pearce: Burdensome regulations kill jobs, like logging industry.
Susana Martinez: $3.3M in fines from those who break environmental rules.
Tom Udall: A founder of bipartisan International Conservation Caucus.
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Families & Children
Bob Walsh: Supports same-sex marriage.
Jeff Apodaca: New jobs must come with sick leave & child care.
Joe Cervantes: Create fund for early childhood education and care.
John Kerry: Fund Head Start to leave no child behind.
Martin Heinrich: Early supporter of gay marriage.
Melanie Stansbury: Create fund for early childhood education and care.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Ban the sale of junk food in schools.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Create fund for early childhood education and care.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Create New Mexi-Care to support family caregivers.
Mick Rich: Vote for opportunities to build jobs and help families.
Rebecca Dow: Create fund for early childhood education and care.
Susana Martinez: Each image of child porn should count as its own crime.
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Foreign Policy
Allen Weh: Jihadi terrorists are face of evil that threatens our nation.
Ben Ray Lujan: Congress should reassert authority over foreign policy.
Bob Walsh: Opposes American Exceptionalism.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Reach out to our hemisphere instead of pandering to fear.
Dick Gephardt: Bush broke up alliances built over 70 years.
Gavin Clarkson: Declare independence from Communist China.
John Edwards: Need multilateral solutions for world's problems.
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Free Trade
Ben Ray Lujan: Reckless trade wars have raised prices on everyday items.
Bob Walsh: Support & expand free trade.
Dennis Kucinich: First act as president will be to cancel NAFTA.
Dennis Kucinich: Need specific worker rights written into trade agreements.
Dennis Kucinich: Companies profit from trade based on Third World misery.
Dick Gephardt: Race to the bottom if we have no trade standards.
Gary Johnson: Tariffs hurt U.S. industries.
Gavin Clarkson: Free trade is only free if it's truly fair.
Gavin Clarkson: Supports "America First" trade policies.
Howard Dean: Free trade based on labor and environmental standards.
Jeff Apodaca: Supports possibility of trade with southern neighbor.
Joe Cervantes: The border with Mexico is one of our state's greatest assets.
John Edwards: National venture capital fund for those hurt by trade.
John Kerry: FTAA needs more labor and environmental standards.
John Kerry: Fix NAFTA-canceling it would be disastrous.
Joseph Lieberman: Bush Recession will become Dean Depression.
Joseph Lieberman: I'm for fair trade for the Americas.
Mark Ronchetti: Review trade agreements; put American worker first.
Mark Ronchetti: Protect jobs and national security before trading with China.
Martin Heinrich: Tariffs are sledgehammer where surgical approach needed.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Opposes tariffs & short-sighted trade war.
Mick Rich: Aluminum & steel tariffs are a way to cut a better deal.
Mick Rich: Current trade with China is not fair;impose tariffs.
Steve Pearce: Opposes tariffs because they hurt our businesses.
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Government Reform
Allen Weh: Political spending is free speech: don't limit it.
Ben Ray Lujan: No campaign money from NRA, nor other company lobbyists.
Bill Richardson: Focus on eliminating waste and fraud from public spending.
Bill Richardson: Whistleblower protections, & ban corporate donations.
Bob Walsh: Make voter registration easier.
Gary Johnson: New SuperPAC, "Our America PAC", for principled candidates.
Gary Johnson: No limits on corporate or PAC campaign donations.
Gary Johnson: Let corporations donate as much money as they want.
Gary Johnson: Voter ID disproportionately restricts Hispanic voters.
Gary King: Spending limits on political campaigns, & state funding.
Gavin Clarkson: Getting government out of the way will grow economy.
Joe Cervantes: Open up legislative committee meetings to public.
Joe Cervantes: No voter ID; yes prohibit legislators from lobbying.
Joe Cervantes: Don't consolidate state & local elections on same day.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Supports same day voter registration & early voting.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: No campaign money from company lobbying groups.
Martin Heinrich: Overturn Citizens United via Democracy for All Amendment.
Martin Heinrich: Voter ID disproportionately affects minority communities.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Reveal political donors; reverse Citizens United.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: No voter ID laws; no purging of voter rolls.
Mick Rich: The government is killing our jobs with regulations.
Rebecca Dow: Legislators should be required to disclose appropriations.
Rebecca Dow: Regulatory reform to decrease barriers, increase opportunity.
Rebecca Dow: Don't consolidate state & local elections on same day.
Steve Pearce: Supports Citizens United.
Steve Pearce: Supports voter ID laws.
Susana Martinez: Moratorium on state car purchases; sell the state luxury jet.
Susana Martinez: Pay-to-play is a crime, not an ethical dilemma.
Susana Martinez: Lead by example: eliminate governor's chef & cut salaries.
Susana Martinez: Close revolving door: no lobbying for 2 years after office.
Susana Martinez: Consolidate state & local elections on single day.
Tom Udall: Nuclear option: Allow confirmation of Obama's appointees.
Tom Udall: Abolish Electoral College; extend vote to DC & territories.
Tom Udall: Introduced amendment to reverse Citizens United.
Tom Udall: Fought for filibuster reform: favors the talking filibuster.
Yvette Herrell: Don't consolidate state & local elections on same day.
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Gun Control
Ben Ray Lujan: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority.
Bob Walsh: Absolute right to gun ownership.
Gary Johnson: More gun laws make us less safe.
Gary King: Keep existing gun restrictions; allow concealed carry.
Gavin Clarkson: No ban on assault weapons; defend 2nd amendment.
Gavin Clarkson: Self-defense is a God-given fundamental human right.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Refused to certify proposed petition on new gun control law.
Mark Ronchetti: Gun owner and a strong supporter of the Second Amendment.
Mark Ronchetti: Opposes a ban of semi-automatic rifles.
Mark Ronchetti: Supports 2nd amendment and background checks.
Martin Heinrich: Ban bump stocks; ban sales to federal no-fly list.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Strengthen background checks; ban assault weapons.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Prioritize common-sense reforms.
Mick Rich: 2nd Amendment is a God-given right.
Mick Rich: Supports 2nd Amendment rights including "assault rifles".
Mick Rich: Background checks on all firearm purchases, no exceptions.
Mick Rich: No restrictions on semi-automatic weapons nor silencers.
Rebecca Dow: Defend our God-given right to bear arms.
Steve Pearce: Allow concealed guns across state lines.
Steve Pearce: I don't think Gun Control legislation works.
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Health Care
Allen Weh: The IRS should not supervise ObamaCare.
Ben Ray Lujan: Cancer diagnosis shouldn't lead to bankruptcy or home loss.
Ben Ray Lujan: Supports $100 million to expand children's healthcare.
Ben Ray Lujan: Increased funding for birth control and related services.
Ben Ray Lujan: Co-sponsor of Medicare for All.
Bill Richardson: Secure lower prescription drug costs for seniors.
Bill Richardson: Focus on raising childhood immunization rates.
Bill Richardson: Increase access to affordable health care.
Bill Richardson: Consolidate mental health and substance abuse therapy needs.
Bill Richardson: Restrain Medicaid costs and maintain benefits.
Bob Graham: Step-by-step common sense will reduce uninsured.
Bob Walsh: Opposes ObamaCare.
Bob Walsh: Eliminate Federal healthcare, including Medicare & Medicaid.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Single payer is only way to universal coverage.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Replace profit-driven system with rationalized quality care.
Carol Moseley-Braun: We can fund health care with no tax increase.
Dennis Kucinich: Health is a right, not a privilege.
Dennis Kucinich: Take profit motive out of health care.
Gary Johnson: Free-market approach to health coverage instead of ObamaCare.
Gary King: State funds for pre-natal care, basic care, and managed care.
Gavin Clarkson: No single-payer; repeal ObamaCare.
Gavin Clarkson: Competition and choice are only options to lower costs.
Howard Dean: Join every other industrialized country on health care.
Jeff Apodaca: Import foreign generic drugs to lower costs.
Joe Cervantes: Supports individual mandate and universal coverage.
John Edwards: Children First: insure every child, by law.
John Edwards: Cover 3m Hispanic kids & have National Translation Center.
Joseph Lieberman: Too large health programs will force tax increases.
Joseph Lieberman: Medi-Kids: guaranteed care until age 25.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Supports national health insurance plan and Medicare-for-All.
Mark Ronchetti: Opposes government-run Medicare for All, socialist ideas.
Mark Ronchetti: Against single payer, patients would lose their doctors.
Mark Ronchetti: Absolute no to government single payer health care.
Martin Heinrich: No Medicare work rules; support ObamaCare.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Support ObamaCare; keep Medicaid without work requirement.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Focus on care, not paperwork.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Against religious exemptions for medical professionals.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Mental health care is health care, we must meet those needs.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Kickstart rural hospital construction with bridge financing.
Mick Rich: Reinstate free market model for health insurance.
Mick Rich: Wants to replace Obama Care with free market insurance.
Mick Rich: Allow insurance plans to be sold across state lines.
Mick Rich: Restore a free-market approach to health insurance.
Rebecca Dow: Supported the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
Steve Pearce: Repeal & replace ObamaCare.
Steve Pearce: Repeal & replace ObamaCare; no Medicaid without work.
Susana Martinez: $45M more in Medicaid; $8M more for nursing homes.
Tom Udall: Protect Medicare & Medicaid to preserve retirement security.
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Homeland Security
Allen Weh: Oxymoron to cut military spending while al-Qaeda is growing.
Allen Weh: AdWatch: ISIL terrorist is face of evil that threatens us.
Ben Ray Lujan: Key mission to fight for veterans access to health care.
Ben Ray Lujan: Reverse past & present LGBTQ discrimination in military.
Bob Walsh: Don't expand the military.
Bob Walsh: Threat from terrorism is government trampling on our rights.
John Kerry: No new generation of nuclear weapons.
John Kerry: Automatic citizenship to immigrants who serves in army.
Mark Ronchetti: Increased defense spending brings jobs to state.
Mark Ronchetti: Protect veterans benefits, wider array of services.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: It is time that we build a new veterans home.
Mick Rich: Strong military is essential for our protection.
Mick Rich: Military & 1st responders deserve best training & equipment.
Mick Rich: Department of Veteran Affairs is a shameful failure.
Steve Pearce: Our military must be second to none.
Susana Martinez: $1,000 tax credit for hiring returning veterans.
Susana Martinez: Provide more jobs & build more cemeteries for veterans.
Tom Udall: Co-wrote 21st Century G.I. Bill to help returning veterans.
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Immigration
Ben Ray Lujan: Comprehensive immigration reform must be fair and just.
Ben Ray Lujan: Pathway to citizenship for DREAMers.
Bill Richardson: Driver’s license for illegals helps public safety.
Bob Walsh: Pathway to citizenship; there are no illegal aliens.
Bob Graham: Earned Amnesty for undocumented workers.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Amnesty & driver’s licenses for undocumented workers.
Dennis Kucinich: Extend our arms to world-immigrant amnesty and more.
Dick Gephardt: Legalize all immigrants who’ve been productive for 5 years.
Dick Gephardt: Bush tax plan is a failure-return to Clinton tax plan.
Gavin Clarkson: I support not just the wall, but a high-tech wall.
Gavin Clarkson: Oppose amnesty and path to citizenship, with exceptions.
Gavin Clarkson: End birthright citizenship; oppose amnesty.
Howard Dean: The Americas are more important than War on Terror.
Jeff Apodaca: We're not deporting DACA kids or any other kids.
Joe Cervantes: Yes in-state tuition for illegals; but no to driver licenses.
John Edwards: Hard working immigrants earn right to citizenship.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Border policy should treat people like humans.
John Kerry: Amnesty to anyone here over 5 or 6 years.
John Sanchez: Combat employment of illegals, after caught doing so.
Joseph Lieberman: Unacceptable to allow Mexicans to die trying to immigrate.
Joseph Lieberman: Bush uses 9/11 as an excuse to avoid immigration reform.
Mark Ronchetti: Against amnesty, close the asylum loophole.
Mark Ronchetti: Eliminate sanctuary city laws around the country.
Mark Ronchetti: Amnesty incentivizes even more illegal immigration.
Mark Ronchetti: Opposes illegal immigration and sanctuary cities.
Martin Heinrich: Arizona anti-immigrant law is racial profiling.
Martin Heinrich: Arizona anti-immigrant law is racial profiling.
Martin Heinrich: Tough but fair path to earned citizenship, including DACA.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Prohibit local law enforcement from enforcing federal law.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Fight funding the border wall; advocate for DREAMers.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports earned path to citizenship for DREAMers and others.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Withdraw troops from Mexican border: there's no emergency.
Mick Rich: Border Patrol lacks manpower for drug import corridor.
Mick Rich: Wants immigration pattern stopped before considering pathway.
Mick Rich: We can only accept so many immigrants, but let's negotiate.
Mick Rich: New policy on applicant merit, not family relationships.
Mick Rich: Illegals must leave & apply for citizenship like anyone.
Steve Pearce: Need secure border, but human solutions.
Steve Pearce: Supports earned path to citizenship over a 10-year period.
Susana Martinez: Stop giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrants.
Susana Martinez: Deploy National Guard troops on Mexican border.
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Jobs
Ben Ray Lujan: Republicans blocking bills to end pay discrimination.
Ben Ray Lujan: Unions built the middle class in our country.
Ben Ray Lujan: Raise the minimum wage, lower taxes for working families.
Bill Richardson: Film industry initiatives create jobs.
Bob Walsh: Opposes affirmative action hiring.
Bob Graham: Repeal Bush tax cuts that went to top earners.
Bob Graham: Need national program to rebuild infrastructure.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Rebuild schools, roads, & bridges.
Dennis Kucinich: Rebuild infrastructure with a program like FDR’s WPA.
Gary Johnson: Eliminate federal minimum wage instead of raising it.
Gary King: Increase minimum wage & whole economy will do better.
Howard Dean: We're exporting jobs if we trade with no labor standards.
Howard Dean: Invest in small businesses & renewable energy.
Jay Block: Has opposed raising minimum wage, paid sick leave.
Jeff Apodaca: Raise minimum wage, starting at $10.
Jeff Apodaca: Turn New Mexico around: equal pay for women.
Joe Cervantes: Support raising state minimum wage to $9/hour.
John Kerry: Jump start jobs at home via energy independence.
Mark Ronchetti: Lowering taxes for small business will create jobs.
Mark Ronchetti: Supports right to work laws.
Martin Heinrich: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $15.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Increase minimum wage to $10 and then higher in the future.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Opposes right-to-work law (supports unions).
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Raise minimum wage to $10 now & $12 later.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Raise minimum wage from $7.50 to $12.
Mick Rich: Remove regulations that discourage hiring, like minimum wage.
Rebecca Dow: Oppose raising state minimum wage to $9/hour.
Steve Pearce: Enact right-to-work law (no automatic union dues).
Steve Pearce: Raising minimum wage hurts small businesses.
Susana Martinez: Cover some salary when businesses hire unemployed workers.
Susana Martinez: Vetoed minimum wage law; it would kill jobs.
Susana Martinez: Vetoed raising state minimum wage to $9/hour.
Tom Udall: AdWatch: Protect jobs at military bases & national labs.
Tom Udall: Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act: equal pay for equal work.
Yvette Herrell: Oppose raising state minimum wage to $9/hour.
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Principles & Values
Ben Ray Lujan: Assistant Speaker of US House; son of speaker of NM House.
Bob Walsh: Separate religion from public sphere.
Gary Johnson: Endorsed by Rand Paul; asks Dem to drop out of Senate race.
Gary Johnson: Fiscally conservative and socially cool.
Gavin Clarkson: Christian, conservative, pro-life, pro-gun, pro-Israel.
Gavin Clarkson: Had to prove New Mexico is a state to get married.
Gavin Clarkson: Democratic processes can include voices of religious people.
Heather Wilson: AdWatch: Third generation Air Force.
Jay Block: Leaders must speak out against wrongdoing, show up to vote.
Mark Ronchetti: Senator should put the people of New Mexico first.
Mark Ronchetti: Hate for opponents can't be stronger than love of New Mexico.
Mark Ronchetti: America the greatest nation on Earth, not afraid to say so.
Mark Ronchetti: A proud New Mexican conservative.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Twelfth-generation New Mexican.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Government isn't a competition; we're all on the same team.
Mick Rich: Grid header.
Rebecca Dow: Built "Save Our Western Way of Life" PAC.
Steve Pearce: Biblical values important for government.
Tom Udall: Lost campaigns in 1982 and 1988 before winning in 1998.
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Social Security
Allen Weh: Prioritize cuts to fast-growing entitlements.
Bob Walsh: Privatize but Ponzi scheme will fail.
Bob Walsh: Transition to a voluntary system as soon as possible.
Gary Johnson: Some or all of Social Security should be privatized.
Gavin Clarkson: Put the Trust Fund in a lockbox with no government key.
Martin Heinrich: Signed Social Security Protectors Pledge.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Dedicated her life to fighting for seniors.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Eliminate taxation of Social Security benefits.
Rebecca Dow: Sponsored bill to eliminate social security income tax.
Susana Martinez: Resolved a $12 billion shortfall in state pension funds.
Tom Udall: If you paid into system, you can rely on benefits.
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Tax Reform
Ben Ray Lujan: Voted against 2017 tax cuts as fiscally irresponsible.
Bill Richardson: Continue to cut taxes and reform the tax code.
Bill Richardson: Any tax increase must expire in 3 years or less.
Bob Graham: Repeal Bush tax cuts that went to top earners.
Bob Walsh: Lower taxes for the middle class.
Gary King: AdWatch: Attacked for voting for 1987 tax hike.
Gavin Clarkson: Pass payroll tax cut, make permanent full expensing.
Howard Dean: People would rather health care than a tax cut.
Jeff Apodaca: Invest $1.4B from NM Permanent Fund in jobs plan.
Jeff Apodaca: Failed to pay property taxes for eight consecutive years.
John Edwards: Tax cuts to working people-stop Bush's War On Work.
Mark Ronchetti: Against government raising taxes & reaching into our lives.
Martin Heinrich: Trump tax cuts do little for working families.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Trump tax cuts reward the wealthy & special interests.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Haven't cut sales tax in 40 years; let's do it.
Mick Rich: Low taxes creates job opportunities.
Mick Rich: No need for businesses to make decisions based on taxes.
Mick Rich: Support Trump tax bill; 80% get a pay cut.
Mick Rich: Trump tax cuts stimulated investment & job creation.
Rebecca Dow: Get rid of senseless business taxes & burdensome mandates.
Rebecca Dow: Close loopholes and lower over all tax rate.
Susana Martinez: NM is not under-taxed. revenue enhancements vetoed.
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Technology
Allen Weh: Joint federal-state grants for water infrastructure projects.
Ben Ray Lujan: LIFT America Act: $17 billion for energy infrastructure.
Ben Ray Lujan: Hailed $165 million for rural broadband in New Mexico.
Bill Richardson: Allocate capital to education and water projects.
Gary Johnson: Left NM with new highways and a billion-dollar surplus.
Gary Johnson: Opposes Net Neutrality; government shouldn't regulate.
Jay Block: Funding infrastructure can spur much-needed growth.
Jeff Apodaca: More investment in infrastructure & aerospace.
Joe Cervantes: Create plan to deliver broadband internet statewide.
Martin Heinrich: Supports Net Neutrality; reverse FCC's repeal.
Martin Heinrich: More federal spending on transportation infrastructure.
Martin Heinrich: Hailed $165 million for rural broadband in New Mexico.
Melanie Stansbury: Create plan to deliver broadband internet statewide.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports Net Neutrality: equal access to Internet.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Lift cap on rebates for film production.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: $200 million for high-speed internet is urgently needed.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Create plan to deliver broadband internet statewide.
Mick Rich: Rebuilding crumbling infrastructure will create employment.
Mick Rich: Move funds from useless programs to rebuild infrastructure.
Mick Rich: More federal spending on infrastructure repair.
Rebecca Dow: Create plan to deliver broadband internet statewide.
Steve Pearce: Net Neutrality rules undermine the free market.
Susana Martinez: Tax credit for high-tech R&D.
Tom Udall: FactCheck: Los Alamos budget stable but Recession cost jobs.
Tom Udall: Hailed $165 million for rural broadband in New Mexico.
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War & Peace
Allen Weh: Nuclear Iran is unacceptable to Israel and US.
Bob Graham: We must support US troops in Iraq.
Bob Graham: Iraq is wrong war & wrong enemy: focus on terror instead.
Bob Graham: Must rebuild alliances to extricate US from Iraq.
Bob Walsh: Avoid foreign entanglements.
Carol Moseley-Braun: Need to exit Iraq & focus on bin Laden.
Dennis Kucinich: End Bush’s blunder: Bring US troops home & bring UN in.
Dick Gephardt: We can’t cut and run in Iraq - but use UN.
Gavin Clarkson: Get out of Afghanistan; stay out of Syria.
Gavin Clarkson: Need evidence & Congressional approval to trike North Korea.
Howard Dean: Iraq: Admit we humiliated our allies and get UN help.
Howard Dean: Iraq: Bush lied about al Qaeda, about nukes, and about WMDs.
Howard Dean: Bring US troops home.
John Edwards: Problems in Iraq are because Bush has not led.
John Kerry: Don't miss 3rd opportunity in Iraq to bring in UN.
John Kerry: Don't send more US troops to Iraq-share power & share burden.
Joseph Lieberman: Not an inch of difference from Bush on Iraq.
Joseph Lieberman: Purpose of war is to let Iraqis control Iraq.
Joseph Lieberman: Send more US troops to Iraq, with UN force.
Joseph Lieberman: Iraq was a heroic struggle against enemies of civilization.
Steve Pearce: Supports moving forward in Afghanistan.
Tom Udall: Chemical weapons are despicable, but avoid Syrian civil war.
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Welfare & Poverty
Ben Ray Lujan: End "lunch shaming" for students who can't afford lunch.
Gary Johnson: Re-negotiate gambling compacts with Native Americans.
Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Reducing poverty is the most important work of government.
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The above quotations are from State of New Mexico Politicians: secondary Archives.
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