2022 LA Senate race: on Budget & Economy


Gary Chambers: Has been an advocate for Biden's Build Back Better plan

Chambers has long been aligned with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. He has vocally supported the Green New Deal, Medicare for All and a $15-per-hour minimum wage.

In recent months, he has been an advocate for President Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan, which has stalled in Congress but would greatly expand the Child Tax credit, provide free early childhood education and devote billions of dollars to combating climate change while raising corporate taxes.

Source: WRKF 89.3 FM (NPR) on 2022 Louisiana Senate race Jan 11, 2022

Luke Mixon: Infrastructure spending is not "stupid," it's what's needed

Senator Kennedy was willing to spend billions to build up Iraq and Afghanistan, but he calls bipartisan funding for infrastructure in Louisiana "wasteful spending" and "stupid stuff." The bipartisan infrastructure bill repaves our roads, repairs our bridges, upgrades our water infrastructure, expands broadband access, shores up our coastline, and creates thousands of good paying jobs. That's not stupid stuff. That's what Louisiana families desperately need!

I believe in a fair wage for an honest day's work. We must create an economy that serves everyone, not just those at the top. That means we need to create more jobs that pay a living wage, but Senator Kennedy has voted against numerous pieces of legislation, like the bipartisan infrastructure bill, that would have secured thousands of good-paying jobs for Louisianans.

Source: 2022 Louisiana Senate campaign website LukeMixon.com Jul 19, 2021

Luke Mixon: I support the bipartisan infrastructure deal

Senator Kennedy voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill and its good-paying jobs, calling it "wasteful spending" and "stupid stuff." The bipartisan infrastructure isn't stupid stuff. It repaves our roads, repairs our bridges, ensures that every family has access to clean drinking water, expands broadband access for rural and inner-city communities, and restores our coastline while creating thousands of good-paying union jobs in Louisiana. I support the bipartisan infrastructure deal.
Source: 2022 Louisiana Senate campaign website LukeMixon.com Oct 12, 2022

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Candidates and political leaders on Budget & Economy:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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