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Abortion
Joe Carraro: Abortion ok only for rape & health, and no public funding.
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Budget & Economy
Heather Wilson: Strongly in favor of a balanced-budget amendment.
Susana Martinez: Cut spending to balance state budget.
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Civil Rights
Hector Balderas: Same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue.
Martin Heinrich: Supports marriage equality; opposes DOMA.
Heather Wilson: Don't criminalize teasing gays in school; it's free speech.
Tom Udall: Pushed for years on wage gap between men and women.
Joe Carraro: No civil unions, and no same-sex marriage.
Joe Carraro: No affirmative action in state college nor state hiring.
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Corporations
Susana Martinez: $4.75M investment in Job Training Incentive Program.
Susana Martinez: $4.75M investment in Job Training Incentive Program.
Steve Pearce: Less regulation on businesses.
Tom Udall: Opposes tax subsidies that favor large corporations.
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Crime
Joe Carraro: Supports the death penalty.
Joe Carraro: No parole for repeat violent offenders; plus more prisons.
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Drugs
Joe Carraro: Decriminalize marijuana, and allow doctors to prescribe it.
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Education
Susana Martinez: The Bridge: joint high school diploma and associate's degree.
Susana Martinez: The Bridge: joint high school diploma and associate's degree.
Susana Martinez: $13.5M for New Mexico Reads to Lead.
Susana Martinez: $13.5M for New Mexico Reads to Lead.
Susana Martinez: Keep great teachers by retention rewards.
Susana Martinez: A-F school grading system will increase transparency.
Tom Udall: No Child Left Behind Act has hurt student achievement.
Joe Carraro: Supports vouchers for public, private, and religious schools.
Joe Carraro: Supports voluntary prayer in public schools.
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Energy & Oil
Heather Wilson: Stop pursuing green dreams on energy.
Martin Heinrich: Develop NM solar and wind, not coal and oil.
Martin Heinrich: Supports cap-and-trade; it causes no big energy costs.
Steve Pearce: Set aside 6.4M acres in New Mexico for solar panels.
Tom Udall: Supports solar energy with heart & soul.
Steve Pearce: More domestic oil production & more nuclear power.
Tom Udall: Supports renewable electricity standard for public utilities.
Joe Carraro: More funds for alternative fuel AND for traditional sources.
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Environment
Susana Martinez: Oversee natural resources to balance economy & environment.
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Families & Children
Susana Martinez: Amber Alert whenever a New Mexico child is abducted.
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Government Reform
Steve Pearce: Pay contractors on time; reforms to contract smaller firms.
Joe Carraro: Some campaign donation limits, plus spending limits.
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Gun Control
Joe Carraro: Allow concealed carry, with licenses.
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Health Care
Steve Pearce: Safety is an issue for reimporting drugs.
Tom Udall: Allow drug reimportation & negotiation with drug companies.
Steve Pearce: Allow small businesses to group together for health plans.
Tom Udall: Goal should be universal access for everyone.
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Homeland Security
Hector Balderas: Reduce some defense spending by drawing down wars.
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Immigration
Susana Martinez: Stop the magnet for human trafficking, fraud and crime.
Heather Wilson: Permanent solution instead of DREAM Act.
Martin Heinrich: Step up border enforcement; but also DREAM Act.
Martin Heinrich: Arizona anti-immigrant law is racial profiling.
Martin Heinrich: Arizona anti-immigrant law is racial profiling.
Steve Pearce: Supports path to legalization for illegal immigrants.
Tom Udall: Reject legalization for anyone here illegally.
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Jobs
Susana Martinez: Protect government jobs at our labs and military bases.
Susana Martinez: Protect government jobs at our labs and military bases.
Heather Wilson: Sequestration would cut 20,000 jobs at N.M. national labs.
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Local Issues
Susana Martinez: Invest in the Paseo del Norte expansion.
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Social Security
Steve Pearce: We must improve the rates of return on Trust Fund.
Tom Udall: Privatization of Social Security is a very bad idea.
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Technology
Susana Martinez: Protect Spaceport New Mexico from lawsuit abuse.
Martin Heinrich: Invest in infrastructure and tech transfer.
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War & Peace
Steve Pearce: If Iraq falls, so will other moderate regimes in the region.
Tom Udall: Time to start working on a troop pullout.
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Welfare & Poverty
Hector Balderas: Raised on food stamps by struggling single mother.
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