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Like every major piece of social legislation in this country’s history – Social Security, the Civil Rights Act and Medicare – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will need to be revisited. What is important is that we have a base from which to build. Continue Reading
The digitalization of the world, coupled with low Chinese wages and the enormous Chinese-held American debt and our growing trade deficit with them, may actually be the first shots heard round the world in the re-colonization of America (or at least America’s businesses). Continue Reading
A cursory study of microeconomics reveals some human behavioral patterns that would suggest a limited government better serves the population, especially at the federal level. Continue Reading
For two days I immersed myself in the strange and thought-provoking subculture that is forming in Zuccotti Park, where the protests started, and tried and make sense of it all. Here’s some of what I found. Continue Reading
We cannot stand idly by and watch our elections be fundamentally degraded by a flood of unaccountable money into the system. That is why I have introduced an amendment to the United States Constitution to address our country’s broken campaign finance system. Continue Reading
Our budget is in need of balancing – that fact can’t be denied – but to do so at the expense of our grandparents is shameful. Congress needs to find a different avenue for balancing the budget. Medicare benefits and reimbursements have been cut enough. Continue Reading
Despite what one Albuquerque Journal letter writer thinks, if the playing field was indeed fair and even, then – statistically – equal rates of people from every socioeconomic level would end up as financial failures. And that’s simply not the case. Continue Reading
You might not have noticed, but in the last few weeks our nation has witnessed an attempted big-government power grab the likes of which we have rarely seen. Continue Reading
We must not only demand that the economic recovery plans presented to us in the coming months are based on sound economics, but also be told in no uncertain terms how they can help us keep America’s promises to all of its people. Continue Reading
I hope before this is over the Occupy Wall Street folks will get to the cause of this problem and stop focusing only on the bad actors. Our future depends on it. Continue Reading
On Nov. 3 over 400 people, 12 congregations and eight religious denominations will gather to hear from one another about the struggles to stabilize their families as they experience unemployment and home foreclosure, and to hear from students who want more opportunities to higher education. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez and her husband, Chuck Franco, need to put the Mexican drug cartels on notice by declaring war on heroin in New Mexico. Continue Reading
Free-trade votes are often tough votes, and I’m pleased that Sen. Bingaman and Congressman Pearce supported job-creating and market-opening agreements approved last week. It’s too bad that Sen. Udall only supported one and Congressmen Luján and Heinrich didn’t support any. Continue Reading
The U.S. Postal Service must deal with its structural problems, hold down costs, and find new sources of revenue. I did not vote to bail out the big banks, and I will not vote to bail out the U.S. Postal Service. Continue Reading
Measuring the success of the redistricting session requires looking beyond clever slogans and glitzy sound bites. An accurate view shows that the work done during the special session was significant, heartfelt and meaningful. Continue Reading