Michelle Lujan-Grisham in 2022 Governor's State of the State speeches


On Crime: We need tougher penalties for the worst of the worst

We need tougher penalties for the worst of the worst, the repeat offenders and those who have proven themselves to be a danger to our communities; I support rehabilitation and this administration has done a lot of good work in that area, but I stand with the families and communities who have been victimized unnecessarily by the violent criminals that this system needs to secure. The worst offenders, the most serious and dangerous criminals in our state, need to be behind bars, simple as that.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 18, 2022

On Families & Children: Create New Mexi-Care to support family caregivers

I propose a dramatic expansion of the state program that directly supports caregivers; what that means is we are going to pay families who are doing the work of taking care of their elderly loved ones, regardless of Medicaid eligibility. Let's call it New Mexi-Care, and let's make it a model program for the rest of the country. Let's invest in the dignity of our elders, and of their families, by helping caregivers and those they care for stay in their homes with the financial support they need.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 18, 2022

On Health Care: Kickstart rural hospital construction with bridge financing

Too many people, especially people in the rural areas of our state, don't have timely access to the health care they need--or access at all. Every community deserves high-quality care. I propose a new Rural Health Care Delivery Fund that will provide bridge financing to communities that have been waiting for assistance to kickstart construction without massive upfront costs; state government can help fill these gaps.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 18, 2022

On Homeland Security: It is time that we build a new veterans home

On the same note, it is time that we build a new veterans home--a state-of-the-art independent assisted-living facility for those who sacrificed to protect our freedoms. The original building on the campus in T or C was built in 1936. I think it's time for an upgrade. So I am calling for 60 million dollars, which we will leverage with an additional $60 million from the federal government, to build the kind of modern facility our veterans, and their families, deserve. We're going to get it done.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 18, 2022

On Principles & Values: Government isn't a competition; we're all on the same team

I know there is a temptation to view today as the opening kickoff of a big game, or the launch of some great battle. Some will describe it that way. But I encourage you to do what you can to resist the perception of a "competition," to avoid feeding a plotline that would pit one team against another. This isn't the sports page. We're all here to do the people's business. It's a sacred thing. And we're all on the same team today--and in fact every day.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 18, 2022

On Social Security: Eliminate taxation of Social Security benefits

I feel the same way about the taxes that are taken out of social security benefits. New Mexico is one of only a few states that taxes social security. I am calling today for that taxation to end. We must unburden the New Mexicans who rely on social security benefits by cutting their taxes. This is good government, serving the people who have asked us to serve them. New Mexicans deserve it.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 18, 2022

On Tax Reform: Haven't cut sales tax in 40 years; let's do it

Let's cut taxes for every single person in New Mexico. We haven't cut the sales tax in this state in 40 years. It's only gone up and up and up, for decades, burdening New Mexico households and making it harder for our small businesses to be competitive. But under my tax cut proposal, New Mexicans would save more than 170 million dollars every year.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 18, 2022

On Welfare & Poverty: Reducing poverty is the most important work of government

In the next 12 months your state government is going to deliver an additional $230 million in rent and utility assistance to the New Mexicans who need it most. In the first two years of this administration, New Mexico reduced food insecurity at the second-best rate of any state in the country. It should inspire us to keep going. Reducing poverty and shielding more families from its effects is the most important work any government, any worker anywhere, can do.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 18, 2022

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