Why Congress must keep student loan rates low
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We must ensure that our children have access to the resources they need to help them fulfill their unique potential. This includes access to an affordable college education. Continue Reading
Wall Street bankers who broke the law belong in jail
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I’ve made Wall Street accountability a core issue in my Democratic primary against two more conservative opponents in New Mexico’s First Congressional District. Continue Reading
Let’s make a down payment on clean energy leadership
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There’s more work to be done to ensure that the earth we leave behind to our children is better than the one we inherited. Continue Reading
GOP to tell sick seniors, ‘Good luck with that’
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The GOP’s message to our parents and grandparents sounds like a broken record: If you get sick, you’re on your own. Continue Reading
We need reform to save our democracy
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If we truly want a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, then we need real campaign finance reform. Continue Reading
Honoring workers with my record, principles and commitment
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Unfortunately, too many Democrats cannot be trusted to support our middle class and working families. But when I’m in Congress, I will take on the elites to pass an economic plan and create jobs for the middle class, not the corporate few. Continue Reading
More tax breaks for the rich will not cut the national debt
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In the guise of “putting the nation’s fiscal house in order,” U.S. House Republicans are trying to sneak through a massive transfer of tax responsibility from the rich to the middle class. Continue Reading
Bills that could have softened the blow for most vulnerable weren’t heard
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The most notable thing about the recently finished 60-day legislative session is not what was signed or not signed by the governor. It was also not what passed and didn’t pass. Much more interesting are the bills that were never even given a fair hearing. Continue Reading
Time for comprehensive campaign and ethics reform
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To make good on her promise to bring “bold change” and challenge the status quo, Gov. Susana Martinez should champion a stronger set of ethics proposals that have been languishing in the Legislature. Continue Reading
AZ law follows past unjust attempts to deny rights
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Unjust laws that target people based on race or national origin have never survived in America or most of the civilized world. So it will be with Arizona’s SB1070 and similar attempts around the country. Continue Reading
An open letter to fellow Democrats
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Maybe it is time to discuss a third party that reflects what’s actually in the state Democratic Party platform. We need a party that supports ethics reform, a fair tax system and equality for all New Mexicans. We need a party that puts the environment ahead of corporate interests. We need a party that fights for working people, not for corporate greed. Continue Reading
Money and politics should not mix
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding political spending by corporations and unions was more than just a blow to democracy. It was a blow to states’ rights. All across the country, lawmakers are scrambling to determine the extent to which their local campaign financing laws are still legal. Continue Reading
Higher education cuts must start with administration
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Our future engineers, accountants and social workers should not have to put off finishing their educations because our state leaders and boards of regents don’t have the political will to say enough is enough to out-of-control administrative salaries. Continue Reading