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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
Claudia Tenney: Believes strongly in the sanctity of life.
Kathleen Rice: Fight extremists bent on eliminating reproductive healthcare.
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Budget & Economy
Claudia Tenney: Oppose Big Government cronyism like START-UP-NY subsidies.
John Faso: Break up giant omnibus bills & limit discretionary spending.
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Civil Rights
Kathleen Rice: Close the gender pay gap.
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Corporations
John Faso: Lower maximum corporate tax rates and no double-taxation.
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Crime
Adriano Espaillat: Fight for a national ban on racial profiling.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Lower crime with violence-interruption programs, summer jobs.
Kathleen Rice: Fund community partnerships and evidence-based prevention.
Kathleen Rice: Lifelong prosecutor: led with tough enforcement.
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Drugs
Adriano Espaillat: End the tragic mass incarceration of non-violent drug users.
John Faso: Enforce against opioid supply abroad & mass-media at home.
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Education
Adriano Espaillat: Support funding for universal pre-K.
Adriano Espaillat: Make public colleges and universities free for every student.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Biden should pursue student-loan cancellation.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: They're replacing history with white-nationalist propaganda.
Claudia Tenney: Give parents choice to opt out of Common Core.
John Faso: Easy college loans causes tuition inflation.
John Faso: Local control, not Common Core and No Child Left Behind.
Tom Suozzi: New College Compact: make community college free.
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Energy & Oil
John Faso: Ethanol subsidies are $10B in annual corporate welfare.
Tom Suozzi: Threat of climate change is defining issue of our time.
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Environment
John Faso: Endless environmental reviews stymie business development.
Tom Suozzi: Initiated 12 brownfield clean-up projects in County.
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Free Trade
Claudia Tenney: Preserve our sovereignty by rejecting TPP.
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Government Reform
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Attacks on right to vote puts our democracy at risk.
Claudia Tenney: Term limits on all legislators and legislative leaders.
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Gun Control
Adriano Espaillat: Tough anti-gun legislation at local and national levels.
Claudia Tenney: Right to bear arms SHALL NOT be infringed.
John Faso: Strong opponent of New York's SAFE Act.
Kathleen Rice: The need to take action on guns has never been greater.
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Health Care
Claudia Tenney: Replace ObamaCare with free-market, patient centric system.
John Faso: Replace ObamaCare with patient-centered choices.
Kathleen Rice: Ensure access to high-quality, affordable healthcare.
Tom Suozzi: Affordable healthcare is a basic human right.
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Homeland Security
Claudia Tenney: Primary mission is to provide for national defense.
John Faso: Ensure that no veteran falls through the bureaucratic cracks.
John Faso: Harden our counter-terrorism capabilities to fight ISIS.
Kathleen Rice: Invest in new veterans; clear backlog of benefits.
Tom Suozzi: Protect our core values as Americans.
Tom Suozzi: Warriors to Work: public-private partnership for vets' jobs.
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Immigration
Adriano Espaillat: Bring undocumented immigrants out of the shadows.
Claudia Tenney: Protect our sovereignty by securing the border.
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Jobs
Adriano Espaillat: Unionized 35,000 home-based daycare providers.
Adriano Espaillat: End wage discrimination against women.
Adriano Espaillat: Bring the fight for $15 to Washington.
John Faso: Start by fully enforcing the Equal Pay Act.
Kathleen Rice: Raise minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
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Principles & Values
Claudia Tenney: Constitution created to limit religious persecution.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Congress is a sh-t show, scandalizing every single day.
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Social Security
Claudia Tenney: Oppose any benefit changes for those near retirement.
Kathleen Rice: No privatization; no benefit cuts; better COLA.
Tom Suozzi: Resist any efforts to privatize or weaken entitlements.
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Tax Reform
Claudia Tenney: Uncompromising pursuit every day to lower taxes.
John Faso: Flatten and simplify the tax code.
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Technology
John Faso: Expedite major infrastructure projects like rail tunnel.
Tom Suozzi: Bring tech, sports, tourism, and infrastructure jobs.
Tom Suozzi: Invest in our own roads, bridges, and tunnels.
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War & Peace
Kathleen Rice: Safe and secure America begins with a safe and secure Israel.
Tom Suozzi: Destroy ISIS & counter international terrorist threats.
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Welfare & Poverty
Adriano Espaillat: Fought for better living conditions as tenant organizer.
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