State of New Mexico Archives: on Welfare & Poverty


Hector Balderas: Raised on food stamps by struggling single mother

Hector Balderas' opening statement: He says he shouldn't be there because he comes from a struggling single mother and was raised on food stamps. Says he got a great public education. Says too many New Mexicans have lost hope. Attacks Wall Street, Heather Wilson. Touts credentials as state auditor.
Source: KOAT-7 live blogging of 2012 N.M. Senate debate Jun 3, 2012

Michelle Lujan-Grisham: $100M for housing programs, we need thousands more homes

I am requesting over $100 million for housing programs, including mobile homelessness response teams that serve unhoused residents; eviction protection that keeps families in place; down payment assistance that helps people start a new chapter and begin to build equity; and investments in the Mortgage Finance Authority, which are matched exponentially by federal funding. We need thousands more homes--so let's build them.
Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the N.M. legislature Jan 19, 2023

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