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“It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone.”
“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 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.”
“I have optimism for the future. You have to.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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?”
“Exclusively should mean exclusively, and money used for campaign purposes should kept separate from money used for the promotion of social welfare.”
“I think Republicans, to their credit, are not interested, as a majority vote bloc, in funding a wall.”
“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.”
“I know a lot about what government does do, can do, should do.”
“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.”
“And I do not intend to lead a state where we simply tolerate poverty in our communities.”
“There's no way without real evidence I would ever send the National Guard to the border.”
“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?”
“You come into Congress, and in the orientation, pretty quickly, you're separated out by party. Which makes no sense, if you want to get a body that works as a body, that learns to be able to work as a body.”
“I think we ought to provide much more dignity and respect to individuals who need some care and assistance, whether they are chronically ill or disabled or seniors, it's the right thing for this country to do.”
“Do we want our state to be defined by the bankrupt and intolerant values of Donald Trump? Do we want the values of hyperpartisanship and obstruction that we see in the tea party Congress that Steve Pearce has embraced?”
“Higher education is a cornerstone of our state's future.”
“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.”