2018 House MI elections: on Homeland Security


Elissa Slotkin: Supports vets wage bump; but cut Pentagon budget elsewhere

I think that it's important that we keep faith with our veterans. Particularly, a pay increase, to me, is a positive thing. But I will also be honest that it's not that the Pentagon doesn't have places in its budget that it couldn't cut. I know that from the inside. I'm intimately aware of the Pentagon's budget. It needs a full audit, and we need to cut costs wherever we can, just like we do at every agency.
Source: The Oakland Press on 2018 Congressional MI-8 election Oct 22, 2018

Brenda Jones: Remove burden of proof from Vets; stop delays in benefits

Our country should not engage in war if it is not able to care for its veterans when they return home. I know that our government has failed our country with a backlog of cases where benefits are delayed or wrongfully denied. Congress should reverse the burden of proof when allocating benefits, so that injuries well-documented in a veteran's service and medical records are assumed to be true until proven otherwise. The burden should not be on the veteran to prove their injuries are legitimate.
Source: 2018 Congress MI-13 election site BrendaJonesForCongress.com Oct 9, 2018

Justin Amash: Led fight in House against domestic NSA surveillance

Amash had brought the House of Representatives to a standstill with a measure that would have prohibited the NSA from indiscriminately collecting Americans' phone and internet data. Leaders in both parties opposed his amendment. In just a few days he'd cobbled together 205 votes split almost evenly between Republicans and Democrats--and might even have seen his measure pass had House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and the White House not applied last-minute pressure to stop it.
Source: Mother Jones magazine on 2018 Congress MI-3 election Nov 30, 2013

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2020 Presidential contenders on Homeland Security:
  Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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