Marvin Nelson in 2016 ND Governor's race
On Education:
Maintain investment in schools despite financial crunch
Nelson was critical the actions of state lawmakers during the special session, characterizing it as 'kicking the can down the road.' He addressed concerns over how to preserve academic programs across North Dakota, as the state continues to face the
billion dollar shortfall."There's some things we've made huge investments in that we don't want to lose that investment in just cause of a relatively short-term financial crunch;" Nelson noted that would be "throwing the baby out with the bathwater."
Source: KFYR-TV on 2016 North Dakota Gubernatorial race
Aug 12, 2016
On Environment:
Invest in flood protection, even if we have to raise taxes
We asked Nelson for his take on ensuring flood protection for Minot: "I don't care if we have to borrow the money, or if we have to raise taxes, or whatever. If it came down to raising taxes in order to provide flood control for Minot,
Minot's more important to me than the taxes are. We have to make that investment," he said. GOP candidate Doug Burgum met with Minot leaders on flood protection in May.
Source: KFYR-TV on 2016 North Dakota Gubernatorial race
Aug 12, 2016
On Immigration:
Refugees stimulate the economy but face hate in the US
When we do studies on the economy in the area where these refugees come, they stimulate the economy. They're good for the economy long term and it's not that long of a term. We don't sit there and there's people again who think we're just pouring money
into these people and we're not doing that. They're out there very hard workers. One of the really sad things is with all the hate that's going on.
They only came here from a war zone being threatened and now there's people attacking them and these people are starting to fear for their lives again here in the US and somebody's going to attack them somebody's going to shoot them somebody's going
to do this and what they've been through this is a real horrific thing for them to experience. We need to stop that. We're supposed to be a beacon of freedom and hope.
Source: Chamber Six Media on 2016 North Dakota governor race
Jul 13, 2016
On Immigration:
Refugees stimulate the economy & face all the hate in the US
When we do studies on the economy in the area where these refugees come, they stimulate the economy. They're good for the economy long term and it's not that long of a term. We don't sit there and there's people again who think we're just pouring money
into these people and we're not doing that. They're out there very hard workers. One of the really sad things is with all the hate that's going on.
They only came here from a war zone being threatened and now there's people attacking them and these people are starting to fear for their lives again here in the US and somebody's going to attack
them somebody's going to shoot them somebody's going to do this and what they've been through this is a real horrific thing for them to experience. We need to stop that. We're supposed to be a beacon of freedom and hope.
Source: Chamber Six Media on 2016 North Dakota governor race
Jul 13, 2016
On Crime:
Asked attorney general to spend more time fighting crime
We have this crime wave going on. We have gangs, we have shootings, we have burglaries, we have armed robberies; I can't even find a convenience store in a rural area that's open after 11 o'clock at night, because nobody wants to sit there and get
robbed. All those towns and all those counties out west now are doing massive cuts to their law enforcement because they don't have the money to keep funding it. The attorney general really should be spending his time on that.
Source: Grand Forks Herald on 2016 North Dakota governor race
Jun 25, 2016
On Drugs:
Invest in drug treatment, mental health, and drug courts
Q: What can the state do to help deal with the opioid addiction crisis?Nelson: Need to have treatment available and not just in a few population centers. We need to give assurance to health providers that if they invest in treatment, we aren't
going to just change our minds tomorrow. We need to look at things like tele counseling, and using our critical access hospitals to deliver necessary care. Evaluation of people at all levels of the penal system for addiction by the state.
Currently, mental health services are required by local jurisdictions, but they don't do it. The state needs to provide those services. We are in a horrible legal liability situation, just waiting for the lawsuits. Need to have things like
drug courts dealing with first time offenders instead of requiring multiple convictions before being eligible for drug court. We can't afford to wait until people are sent to the state penitentiary to evaluate and deal with their addictions.
Source: Grand Forks Herald on 2016 North Dakota Gubernatorial debate
Jun 25, 2016
On Energy & Oil:
Increase state research on global warming from $5M to $50M
The Stenehjem campaign said, "Doug Burgum is anti-coal," because Burgum acknowledged there's global warming. That means he's anti-coal? Well, that would mean the president of Hess Corp. is anti-coal and anti-oil, because he admits it, too. Now, I think
it's very anti-coal and anti-oil to not admit there's a problem, because we have to solve this. How do you put significant resources toward solving a problem that you can't even admit exists?I think if you keep denying global warming, you're
guaranteeing that in 15 years, we don't have a coal industry. So, here's my plan. We spent $5 million on research this biennium; and we're going to have to ramp that up. In this coming biennium, we are looking at a $50 million to $100 million commitment
into research [on carbon sequestration], because we're going to have to tweak whatever there is to make it work on our plants. If we're going to keep that industry, we have to live in the real world, and we have to work to adapt to the situation.
Source: Grand Forks Herald on 2016 North Dakota Gubernatorial debate
Jun 25, 2016
On Civil Rights:
Supports Equal Pay for Equal Work
"A future where women get equal pay for equal work,"
posted Nelson.
Source: Facebook post on 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial race
May 13, 2016
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