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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Jacky Rosen: Women's health care decisions are personal.
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Budget & Economy
Jacky Rosen: Cut wasteful spending; get rid of burdensome regulations.
Ruben Kihuen: Wall Street blames homeowners for the foreclosure crisis.
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Crime
Ruben Kihuen: End the for-profit prison industry in America.
Ruben Kihuen: Require police body cameras, to address injustice.
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Education
Jacky Rosen: Lower interest rates on student debt.
Ruben Kihuen: Don't divert funding to private schools through vouchers.
Ruben Kihuen: Let students borrow money near 0% interest, like big banks.
Susie Lee: Student loan crisis is crippling young people.
Susie Lee: Against vouchers, for choice for parents.
Susie Lee: For expanding early childhood education.
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Energy & Oil
Jacky Rosen: Fight turning Yucca Mountain into a nuclear waste dump.
Ruben Kihuen: Transfer money from big oil to renewable energy portfolio.
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Environment
Ruben Kihuen: Polluters have determined our environmental policy.
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Families & Children
Ruben Kihuen: Fight to make child care a critical economic issue.
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Free Trade
Jacky Rosen: Oppose bad trade deals; insist on a level playing field.
Susie Lee: Expand trade but protect workers, environment.
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Government Reform
Ruben Kihuen: Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizen United.
Susie Lee: Member of the Problem Solvers Caucus: break the gridlock.
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Gun Control
Jacky Rosen: Supports commonsense gun safety legislation.
Ruben Kihuen: The NRA exists only to protect the big gun companies.
Susie Lee: Ban high capacity magazines, assault weapons.
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Health Care
Ruben Kihuen: Expand Medicaid to ensure that no American is uninsured.
Susie Lee: Defend ACA; improve its coverage.
Susie Lee: Don't repeal Obamacare, make necessary changes.
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Homeland Security
Jacky Rosen: Fight to keep our military strong.
Jacky Rosen: Duty to take care of our veterans with less bureaucracy.
Ruben Kihuen: Focus on veterans, not defense company lobbyists.
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Immigration
Jacky Rosen: Comprehensive reform with earned pathway to citizenship.
Ruben Kihuen: Families immigrate to America seeking the American dream.
Ruben Kihuen: Pass comprehensive reform with clear pathway to citizenship.
Susie Lee: Against funding ill-conceived border wall.
Susie Lee: Secure border by investing in people, technology.
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Jobs
Dina Titus: Voted to raise minimum wage to $15/hr.
Jacky Rosen: Fight for livable wage; expand small business capital.
Jacky Rosen: End pay discrimination against women.
Ruben Kihuen: Women earn less for same job as male colleagues.
Ruben Kihuen: No one who works full time should live in poverty.
Steven Horsford: Voted to raise minimum wage to $15/hr.
Susie Lee: Voted to raise minimum wage to $15/hr.
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Social Security
Jacky Rosen: Oppose extreme proposals like privatization or vouchers.
Ruben Kihuen: Fight any attempt to privatize or voucherize.
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Tax Reform
Ruben Kihuen: End the absurd carried interest tax loophole.
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War & Peace
Susie Lee: Opposed Iran Nuclear Deal, but against repealing it.
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