Paulette Jordan in 2020 ID Senate race
On Budget & Economy:
Invest in infrastructure while interest rates are low
Being fiscally conservative means cutting unnecessary spending and making the right investments at the right time to make things cost less for taxpayers. While interest rates are low, we need to invest in our infrastructure before it's too
late and our roads and bridges collapse. It means working hard to balance the budget and finding ways to pay for priority projects with existing resources, not having to borrow the money down the road, which would make taxpayers foot a much higher bill.
Source: 2020 Idaho Senate campaign website PauletteForSenate.com
Jun 29, 2020
On Civil Rights:
Formed Idaho Voice, non-partisan voter rights group
She said her priority is "always people over party.""I think conservatives and Democrats can align on this," Jordan said. "Neither (group) wants to promote corporations over people. It's not about being a Republican or Democrat. It's about being a
good Idaho citizen." Following the 2018 election, Jordan has focused on issues and concerns raised during the gubernatorial campaign. She formed Idaho Voice, a nonpartisan organization that supports grassroots civic engagement efforts and voter rights.
Source: The Lewiston Tribune on 2020 Idaho Senate race
May 4, 2020
On Energy & Oil:
Respect our land, combat corporate greed on climate change
I am a nationally recognized leader on environmental protection issues and will continue to lead the way in balanced policymaking for our future generations. I've worked hard for years, both in government and in the private sector, to protect our
public lands, work toward proper management of our forests, and protect our national resources and wildlife in Idaho. We need leaders who respect our land and who are willing to combat corporate greed in order to address climate change.
Source: 2020 Idaho Senate campaign website PauletteForSenate.com
Jun 29, 2020
On Energy & Oil:
Cap and trade, carbon fees on table for climate change
On energy: "Legislation to mitigate climate change can be crafted," Jordan said. "Tribal governments have been leaders in best practices on this issue, policies like cap-and-trade
plans or carbon fees are some solutions that have been proposed, and this crisis requires legislative and executive branches working in tandem to address this very real issue."
Source: The Idaho Press on 2020 Idaho Senate debate
May 2, 2020
On Free Trade:
Farmers want trade, not government bailouts
Our own Senator Risch holds a top position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he had the power to prevent these gouges to Idaho farming, but instead swept things under the rug and made farming dependent on USDA bailouts, which
haven't even begun to cover the losses our farmers suffered from U.S. trade wars with countries like Mexico and China. It's time to wake up and realize that Idaho farmers are suffering, and without better foreign policy, they stand to lose everything.
Source: 2020 Idaho Senate campaign website PauletteForSenate.com
Jun 29, 2020
On Health Care:
Healthcare should be patient-centered, not profit-centered
We need a healthcare system which puts data on the center stage of the effort. We need to incentivize practices, procedures and medications that work. This is how we make healthcare a patient centered activity instead of a profit or
revenue centered activity. The notion that Americans want to choose their healthcare plans for themselves is wrong. They just want the best healthcare and they hope they won't go bankrupt in the process.
Source: 2020 Idaho Senate campaign website PauletteForSenate.com
Jun 29, 2020
On Immigration:
Address immigration, border security, enforcement separately
This is a complex issue which requires a multi-faceted solution and a compassionate, people-first approach. First, the system is backlogged and overburdened in such a way that the response to its inefficiency is illegal immigration. We cannot continue
down that path. Providing more opportunities immigrants to work legally in the U.S. will ease tensions at the border. We need legislation to address the issues of legal immigration, border security, and enforcement separately, as they are complex.
Source: The Idaho Press on 2020 Idaho Senate race
May 12, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Will stay awake and work on country's business
We all watched as Senator Jim Risch, embarrassed our state by falling asleep on the job during one of our nation's most historic events [President Trump's impeachment trial]. If Idahoans fell asleep at work, we would lose our jobs. This isn't nap time.
It's time to get to work. I will work to re-engineer our government to prioritize fiscal conservatism, American prosperity and to ensure everyone has clean water to drink, adequate healthcare, and world-class, affordable education.
Source: 2020 Idaho Senate campaign website EllenBurnes.com
Mar 5, 2020
On Principles & Values:
We need a complete shift to people-first policymaking
When I talk about people-first policymaking, what I mean is that we need a complete shift to creating policy for the people. Our focus should not be on budget proposals that explode the federal deficit. We need to focus on people first.
We need policy which focuses on the reasons our government was created: to create a society where we have safe roads, infrastructure, transportation, commerce, industry, energy and protection of our natural resources.
Source: 2020 Idaho Senate campaign website PauletteForSenate.com
Jun 29, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Youngest person elected to the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Council
A proud member of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Paulette was raised to fight for her community and to protect the earth's priceless natural resources. Growing up on a north Idaho farm and learning from her elders about land cultivation and preservation,
she developed a strong connection to Idaho's land and people. In 2008, after graduating from the University of Washington, Paulette returned home to Idaho and became the youngest person elected to the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Council.
Source: 2020 Idaho Senate campaign website PauletteForSenate.com
Jun 29, 2020
On Tax Reform:
Trump tax cut only benefitted rich, increased deficit
It's hypocritical that our current leaders in Washington D.C. promote being fiscally conservative, but then sleep on the job while our national debt explodes. They voted for tax cuts that only benefit the rich and make things more expensive for the
rest of us. Risch voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and claimed it would somehow "reduce the debt and the deficit." He was wrong. The proof is everywhere: the national debt, federal deficit and government spending have continued to skyrocket.
Source: 2020 Idaho Senate campaign website PauletteForSenate.com
Jun 29, 2020
On Technology:
Strengthen cybersecurity to prevent election interference
One of the areas in which our country is most vulnerable to attack is in the area of cybersecurity. I would propose legislation to strengthen our cybersecurity in many areas, including preventing election interference. In addition to being under
investigation for receiving illegal foreign campaign contributions, our current Sen. Risch has actually prevented significant progress on securing elections in other areas. The DASKAA legislation would have helped greatly, but Risch personally killed it.
Source: The Idaho Press on 2020 Idaho Senate race
May 12, 2020
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