CNN "State of the Union" interviews during 2021
(Jake Tapper and Dana Bash interviewing candidates for 2021-2020 races)


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Citations: Interview With Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH), and Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Beto O'Rourke, November 21, 2021 Interview With U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, October 31, 2021 Interview With U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, October 24, 2021 Interview With Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), October 17, 2021 CNN, "Video surfaces of Marjorie Taylor Greene confronting Parkland shooting survivor with baseless claims," by Paul LeBlanc, January 27, 2021 CNN Business on Confirmation Hearings, "Mayor Pete had a fleet of 47 buses; Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will have a budget of $87 billion", by Matt McFarland, December 18, 2020

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Glenn Youngkin: Virginians elected a pro-life governor; I've been very clear.

Budget & Economy     Chris Sununu: Washington doesn't understand the concept of a budget.     Janet Yellen: Expects inflation will drop by late 2022.     Joe Biden: $130 billion in stimulus aid to counties and cities.     Pete Buttigieg: Redesigned streets proved safer & increased property values.

Civil Rights     Pete Buttigieg: Transportation decisions have hurt minority neighborhoods.

Crime     Caitlyn Jenner: I am in favor of the death penalty.     Kevin Faulconer: Time to have a governor who is going to put victims first.

Drugs     John Cox: If we have to, we're gonna force people to get treatment.

Education     Joe Biden: Write off $10,000 in student debt, not $50,000.     Joe Biden: $200B in emergency COVID funding for K-12 schools.     Glenn Youngkin: Unfair for biological boys to play sports with girls.

Energy & Oil     Antony Blinken: This is the decisive decade to meet climate change goals.     Caitlyn Jenner: Skeptical of state goal of zero emissions by 2045.     Tudor Dixon: Fact Check: Falsely claimed wind and solar power unreliable.     Glenn Youngkin: Energy plan is all of the above, not just renewables.

Families & Children     Joe Biden: No mandatory paid family and sick leave in COVID relief.

Government Reform     Caitlyn Jenner: We need to have integrity in our election system.     Caitlyn Jenner: If we lose election integrity, we lose everything.     Doug Ose: Government engaged in significant overreach of authority.     Gavin Newsom: COVID: all registered voters receive mail-in ballots.     Julia Letlow: Would have objected to certification of president election.

Gun Control     Beto O`Rourke: We don't want extremism in our gun laws.     Marjorie Taylor Greene: Confronted Parkland shooting survivor on radical gun control.     Ralph Northam: Appreciate thoughts & prayers but need commonsense gun laws.

Health Care     Joe Biden: Cap insurance at 8.5% of income instead of 10%.     Joe Biden: $119 billion to build public confidence in vaccines.     Joe Biden: $8.5 billion for rural hospitals, for telehealth & COVID.

Homeland Security     Joe Biden: Greatest terror threat to America is domestic terror.

Immigration     Beto O`Rourke: Not enough urgency in rewriting law, providing resources.     Caitlyn Jenner: Path to citizenship for undocumented; deport "bad ones".

Jobs     Janet Yellen: As we get beyond pandemic, labor supply should increase.     Joe Biden: Extended unemployment benefits for COVID, to contractors too.

Principles & Values     Adam Kinzinger: Jan. 6 investigation about history, truth needs to win out.     Bill Nelson: One of the rare civilians who has traveled to space.     Caitlyn Jenner: I don't like labels, I'm kind of middle of the road.     Chris Sununu: Vilifying pols is culturally ruining America.     Gavin Newsom: Partisan divisions can smash democracy like an antique vase.     Joe Biden: The nation is not as divided as we make it out to be.     Marjorie Taylor Greene: To remove Pelosi: "Bullet to the head would be quicker".     Marjorie Taylor Greene: 2018: Pelosi should be executed for treason.     Ralph Northam: Now is not the time for divisiveness, time for leadership.

Tax Reform     Antony Blinken: Global minimum tax agreement is an incredibly big deal.

Technology     Bill Nelson: Cutting NASA budget could cause US to fall behind in space.

War & Peace     Antony Blinken: US committed to Taiwan being able to defend itself.

Welfare & Poverty     Antony Blinken: Reopen desperately needed humanitarian access to Syria.     Joe Biden: Gave up on $15 minimum wage in Congressional bills.     Joe Biden: $880M for SNAP food stamps; let's increase to $3B.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Adam Kinzinger Republican U.S. Rep Illinois-16 Antony Blinken Secretary of State Beto O`Rourke Texas Democratic candidate for Governor; U.S. Rep Bill Nelson Florida NASA Administrator Caitlyn Jenner California Recall challenger for Governor Chris Sununu New Hampshire Republican Governor Doug Ose California Republican recall candidate for Governor Gavin Newsom California Democratic Challenger Glenn Youngkin Virginia Republican challenger for Governor Janet Yellen Treasury Secretary Joe Biden Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator John Cox California Republican candidate for California Governor Julia Letlow Republican U.S. Rep Louisiana-5 Kevin Faulconer California Republican candidate for governor Marjorie Taylor Greene Republican U.S. Rep Georgia-14 Pete Buttigieg Indiana DOT Secretary Ralph Northam Virginia Democratic Governor Tudor Dixon Michigan Republican challenger for Governor