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Michelle Lujan Grisham

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Michelle Lujan Grisham is the 32nd governor of New Mexico, having taken office on January 1, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2019. As governor, Lujan Grisham has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development, advocating for policies aimed at improving the quality of life for New Mexicans. She has also addressed public safety concerns, including drug-related issues and human trafficking in the state.

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Apr 14, 2019

It is a travesty, what is happening.

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Apr 14, 2019

the present responsibility is very important, and I am not sure that every Member of Congress understands the importance of the responsibility that we have as Members of Congress to carry out that trust responsibility, to deal with the…

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Apr 14, 2019

We need many more than two--a district, a territory, and three states to be leading on renewable energy.

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Apr 14, 2019

I want you to refer to us not as the great state of New Mexico but as the Clean Energy State the next time you come to Santa Fe.

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Apr 14, 2019

I have made many trips to DC, and every single trip that I have gone to, I have invited Udall, I have invited Heinrich, I have invited Lujan, and that was 4 years ago it started.

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Apr 14, 2019

The best response to a finite, problematic fossil fuel industry is to pivot to renewable energy.

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Apr 14, 2019

We must work diligently to ensure future generations of New Mexicans and Americans are able to enjoy the great and tangible wealth of our natural resources.

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Apr 14, 2019

To know that you are trying, to know that Governor Grisham, Secretary Cottrell Propst, to know that your heart lies not in the defense of an industry that has caused so much harm but instead with those of us that suffer that harm every…

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Dec 31, 2018

In January 2019, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued Executive Order 2019-003 Addressing Climate Change and Energy Waste Prevention.

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Feb 13, 2018

these are not reforms when it is a $1.4 trillion cut, a $500 billion cut, to Medicare and Medicaid

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Feb 13, 2018

I would like to invite you to come with me to New Mexico and we can go to the Navajo Nation.

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Feb 13, 2018

I would provide with their support a list of things that keep them afloat and the kinds of things that would go away under this budget.

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Feb 13, 2018

I think that with many of my Democratic colleagues in particular, I am going to disagree that the budget reflects something that you just said.

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Jan 7, 2018

President Trump expressed his desire to find ways to expand rural broadband access while speaking at the American Farm Bureau.

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Jul 18, 2017

Clearly, for rural America, it is the next frontier.

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Jul 18, 2017

What would I tell my colleagues about making sure that the investments that we could put into the farm bill would be carried out in the most effective, reasonable, and accountable manner...

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Jul 18, 2017

the Federal Government has historically played a major role in the expansion of all major technology advances in communications.

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Jul 18, 2017

the investments that we could put into the farm bill would be carried out in the most effective, reasonable, and accountable manner

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Jun 6, 2017

The end result has been zero economic growth. No trickle down investments.

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Jun 6, 2017

New Mexico has the highest unemployment in the country, and we are not... seeing real, or any quite frankly, economic growth.

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Jun 6, 2017

The strategy that we have taken in New Mexico... is to invest in huge tax breaks at the top 1 percent and corporate tax breaks.

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Jun 6, 2017

I am interested in your opinions about comprehensive immigration reform, which, particularly in a state like mine, provides an immediate return into the pocketbooks of every New Mexican.

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May 23, 2017

Twenty percent of New Mexicans live in poverty, 28 percent of New Mexico children live in poverty, second highest in the Nation.

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May 23, 2017

We are, in fact, a disaster using your budget blueprint.

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May 23, 2017

Ten years ago we had a 3.7 unemployment rate. Today, we have the highest unemployment rate in the Nation at 6.7 percent.

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