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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Lou Correa: Rated 71% by Planned Parenthood; moderately pro-choice.
Ro Khanna: All women should have access to birth control and abortion.
Steve Knight: Human life begins at conception.
Ted Lieu: 100% ratings from pro-choice groups.
Gail Lightfoot: Allow abortion until viability, for any reason.
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Budget & Economy
Mimi Walters: $17T debt is unsustainable; scale back government.
Norma Torres: $2 billion in federal funds: Keep Your Home California.
Pete Aguilar: Build economy that's fair to middle-class & small business.
Ro Khanna: Entrepreneurial Nation: programs to grow businesses.
Steve Knight: Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income.
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Civil Rights
Ro Khanna: Ensure full equality for LGBTQ Americans.
Steve Knight: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman.
Ted Lieu: Overturn the federal ban on same-sex marriage.
Ted Lieu: Strengthen equal pay laws & diversity.
TJ Cox: LGBTQ deserve equal rights and protections.
Gail Lightfoot: Oppose Critical Race Theory; oppose transgender bathrooms.
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Corporations
Ro Khanna: Flexibility on R&D taxes & startup businesses.
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Crime
Norma Torres: Work with the community to combat crime.
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Drugs
Barbara Lee: Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus.
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Education
Pete Aguilar: Improve public education at all levels.
Ro Khanna: More funding for K-12, pre-K, STEM & STEAM.
Ro Khanna: More federal grants & more local students for UC.
Salud Carbajal: Lower interest rates for government-backed student loans.
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Energy & Oil
Mimi Walters: Support new domestic oil and natural gas, including Keystone.
Pete Aguilar: Encourage green building and climate-friendly purchasing.
Ro Khanna: Environmental threat means opportunities for green energy.
Ro Khanna: Expand tax credits for solar power & plug-in hybrids.
Salud Carbajal: Tackle carbon pollution as strategy to combat climate change.
Steve Knight: No opinion on federally subsidizing wind & solar.
Ted Lieu: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions; end fracking.
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Environment
Pete Aguilar: Fight for more sustainable development.
Ro Khanna: Promote open space and sustainable agriculture.
Salud Carbajal: Preserve huge open spaces for future generations to enjoy.
Ted Lieu: Expand resources for water recycling.
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Families & Children
Gail Lightfoot: Don't define marriage as one-man-one-woman.
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Foreign Policy
Mimi Walters: US directly benefits from military aid to Israel.
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Free Trade
Ro Khanna: Trade agreements fair to U.S. workers & environment.
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Government Reform
Lou Correa: Use double postage to ensure absentee vote is counted.
Ro Khanna: Push back on Citizens United with online campaign disclosure.
Steve Knight: Require photo ID for voting.
Gail Lightfoot: Keep the Electoral College; keep Supreme Court at 9.
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Gun Control
Salud Carbajal: Keep guns away from those who pose a danger.
Steve Knight: Additional restrictive gun control laws are unneeded.
Barbara Lee: Banning assault weapons a crucial and long-overdue action.
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Health Care
Mimi Walters: ObamaCare is a takeover of our health care system.
Ro Khanna: ACA is a good start; improve ObamaCare.
Steve Knight: Repeal ObamaCare.
Ted Lieu: No vouchers for Medicare; healthcare is a right.
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Homeland Security
Mimi Walters: Fight to ensure veterans receive benefits.
Pete Aguilar: Increase job training for returning veterans.
Ro Khanna: Expand support for service members & their family members.
Ro Khanna: Right to be free from warrantless metadata collection.
Salud Carbajal: Make sure veterans receive the support they need.
Steve Knight: Maintain a numerically superior nuclear arsenal.
Ted Lieu: Condemn the NSA's unconstitutional phone spying.
Ted Lieu: Active duty Air Force for 4 years & reserves for 14 years.
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Immigration
Mimi Walters: Border security is broken; but we need guest workers.
Pete Aguilar: We need comprehensive immigration reform.
Ro Khanna: Give DREAMers a pathway to citizenship.
Steve Knight: Protect the border and prevent illegal entry.
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Jobs
Ro Khanna: Make it easier to file equal-pay lawsuits.
Ro Khanna: Raise the minimum wage to $15.
Salud Carbajal: Raise minimum wage, so full time work is not poverty.
Ted Lieu: Focus on job creation & raising the minimum wage.
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Principles & Values
Norma Torres: Elected to City Council, State Assembly, and State Senator.
Steve Knight: Judeo-Christian framework is moral; Shariah is a threat.
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Social Security
Mimi Walters: Keep our promise to America's seniors.
Pete Aguilar: Fight tooth and nail to protect instead of privatize.
Ro Khanna: Protect the retirement age; apply COLA increases.
Ro Khanna: Scrap the cap: same rate for earnings over $250K.
Salud Carbajal: Strongly oppose privatizing Social Security or Medicare.
Ted Lieu: No privatization; no chained CPI; raise payroll cap.
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Tax Reform
Mimi Walters: Fight to reduce taxes & reckless spending.
Ro Khanna: Rewrite antiquated tax code that stacks the deck.
Ro Khanna: Our tax policy benefits the top 1% of Americans.
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Technology
Ro Khanna: $900M to extend BART to Silicon Valley.
Ted Lieu: Expand investment in R&D plus transportation infrastructure.
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War & Peace
Mimi Walters: Thwart Iran's support of terrorism, and nuclear enrichment.
Ted Lieu: Diplomacy with Iran ok, but it must never be based on trust.
Gail Lightfoot: Focus on our own sovereignty, but respect binding treaties.
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Welfare & Poverty
Barbara Lee: Ending poverty is a moral and economic imperative .
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