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Climate change is real and we have to address it.
We got to bust through some walls to make changes.
Our minimum wage is too low. So we need to raise it.
Higher education is a cornerstone of our state's future.
New Mexicans are ready to take state government right back!
State government is filled with dedicated, diligent professionals.
Nobody in this country, the richest on Earth, should ever go hungry.
You don't want a second-class set of citizens inside the United States.
I am strongly committed to evidence-based policymaking across government.
I'll create public and private partnerhsips to rebuild our infrastructure.
As our clean energy industries grow, so too will sustainable, well-paying jobs.
We all have a constitutional right to be safe in our homes and our communities.
There's no way without real evidence I would ever send the National Guard to the border.
And I do not intend to lead a state where we simply tolerate poverty in our communities.
I was a practical joker as a teenager and I still am today - you can ask any of my staff.
2010 was sort of this shock and shift in congress, with the real emergence of the Tea Party.
It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone.
It's clear to me that the NRA isn't going to stop trying to meddle in making this a safer state.
I was very engaged in my communities throughout college, but I never thought of it as political.
As a widow and a caregiver and a single mother, I'm living the experience that New Mexicans are.
If there was ever a state that can transition to renewables and then get it on the market, it's us.
I think Republicans, to their credit, are not interested, as a majority vote bloc, in funding a wall.
It's certainly possible to live on a SNAP budget, but it's impossible to feed yourself or your family healthy, nutritious food.
I voted with most of my colleagues in the U.S. House to reject a farm bill that would have cut $20 billion from the SNAP program.
One of my favorite memes is one with Steve Carell about workers, and another one I really like is from 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.'
School grades can help determine how well a principal or school leader is doing, and yeah, you need to have some way to evaluate schools.
Not only am I knowledgeable and have a good friend base who can pitch in when I need them, and daughters, but I can afford to pay the people.
Health care decisions are the sole province of an individual, her family, her doctor and her faith. Fear of the law has no place in the equation.
Exclusively should mean exclusively, and money used for campaign purposes should kept separate from money used for the promotion of social welfare.
I expect Congress to continue to work on that, to secure the border, to invest in smart technology, and in personnel that makes a difference there.
I look forward to the opportunity to continue to push for the welfare of our students and the dignity of our educators' work in my role as governor.
Trump in particular was such an unpopular candidate, because he's so anti communities of color, and we're a minority majority state, are you kidding?
Crucially, the Energy Transition Act does not leave affected workers and neighbors behind. We look out for each other. With this law, we seal that promise.
New Mexicans want a Governor who will continue to fight and hold President Trump accountable for policies that hurt New Mexicans and hard-working families.
You can't just abandon accountability measures in schools... Educators want that because otherwise they can't identify achievement-gap issues for students.
I was fairly young when we moved to Santa Fe, but it wasn't long after that I started to figure out who I was, and that entire process took place in this city.
I am really intense and passionate about the things I believe in and about engaging and improving the quality of life for not only my constituents but everyone.
We must be particularly careful when we enact policies in response to a specific crime, a specific type of crime, or crime wave simply by increasing punishments.
I thought that I was going to be a stand-up comedian or an actress. Turns out, I can't act my way out of a paper bag and stand-up comedy is a lot harder than it appears.
Workers and students and part-time working parents across New Mexico are taking home too little, trying to stretch dollars as far as they'll go to pay for basic necessities.
Are we going to be risk-averse about health care, education, child well-being, or are we going to set aside those attitudes, which we find in government all too often, and lead?
I reject the federal contention that there exists an overwhelming national security crisis at the southern border, along which are some of the safest communities in the country.
When I campaigned for governor, I was clear about where our priorities must lie: Opportunity for New Mexico students and long-overdue recognition of New Mexico educators and staff.
When you're not sure what your constituents want, if you have a more conservative approach, or you have a wait-and-see approach - boy, voters were pretty clear about what they expect.
The status quo will not stand, because we believe in a very different New Mexico. Together we will find the courage to create the promise of tomorrow for our children and their children.
By embracing clean energy across the country, we can create more and better jobs, protect the air our children breathe and the water they drink, and keep electricity more stable over time.
That migrant families might be menaced or threatened in any way, shape or form when they arrive at our border - often times after an unimaginably arduous journey - is completely unacceptable.
Too often reports have found that private jails and prisons are understaffed, have poor medical care, and have increased security risks, undermining public safety and their responsibility to taxpayers.
I have vowed to make my administration's educational priorities - indeed, priorities in any issue area - abundantly clear. Students come first, and hardworking faculty deserve every respect and dignity.
We will never, ever weaken our resolve to be tough on the worst offenders. But we will responsibly take steps to assist our friends and neighbors who deserve a second chance to contribute to our society.