Interviews with New Mexico candidates on key issues as reported by Albuquerque Journal staff reporters.
HEALTH CARE
Lujan Grisham: Change the Way We Deliver Health Care
Chronic diseases that are often exacerbated by poor personal behavior are a big reason health care s …
Arnold-Jones: Focus on Access To Care, Not Insurance
Janice Arnold-Jones thinks that what is wrong with the nation’s health care debate is that it …
Wilson: Competition Would Lower Premiums
By Winthrop Quigley / Journal Staff Writer | Sun, Sep 29, 2012
The key to controlling health care costs is competition and focusing on improving health rather than just treating disease, said Heather Wilson, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate.
Heinrich: Obamacare Should Help Contain Costs
By Winthrop Quigley / Journal Staff Writer | Sun, Sep 29, 2012
Martin Heinrich believes the payment systems that encourage wasteful medical care and the large numbers of uninsured people …
ENERGY
U.S. Senate Race: Clear Difference On Coal
New Mexico’s U.S. Senate race has emerged as a battleground in the nationwide, election-year f …
Heinrich: Invest In Clean Initiatives
WASHINGTON – While some Republicans question the value of federal investment in clean energy, D …
Wilson: Oil, Gas Still Priority For N.M.
WASHINGTON – During 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Heather Wilson voted for leg …
Lujan Grisham: Increase Investment in Renewable Energy
Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham says to become energy-independent, the U.S. must increase its invest …
Arnold-Jones: Energy Independence Within Next Five Years
The United States should ramp up domestic oil and gas drilling efforts to make the country energy-in …
IMMIGRATION:
The Issues: Immigration
For more than a decade, Congress has been unable to tackle the complex challenge of immigration refo …
Wilson: Vigilance Needed On Border Threats
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Heather Wilson, now a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in New Mexico, …
Heinrich: Review Bipartisan Blueprint For Reform
WASHINGTON — Rep. Martin Heinrich says Congress should rewind the national immigration debate …
Arnold-Jones: Citizenship Without Voting Rights
Years of nonenforcement of federal immigration policies have created a community of roughly 12 milli …
Lujan Grisham: Legal Immigrants Pay Taxes
Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham said illegal immigrants already in the U.S. must be given a path to …
THE NATIONAL DEBT:
Wilson: Cut Taxes, Reduce Regulation To Spur Growth
WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Heather Wilson suggests a multipronged strategy …
Heinrich: Raise Taxes on Higher Incomes, Cut Spending
WASHINGTON — Rep. Martin Heinrich’s plan to help the federal government gain control of …
Arnold-Jones: Red Ink Calls For Careful Review
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones says balancing the federal budget will take a re-evaluation of the na …
Lujan Grisham: Invest for Growth While Curbing Waste
To steer the nation out of rapidly growing debt, Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham says, Congress shou …
THE LABS:
Setting A Course For N.M.’s Labs
First in a series: Interviews with N.M. Congressional candidates on key issues
Wilson: Labs Need Strong Advocate
By John Fleck / Journal Staff Writer | Wed, Aug 29, 2012
Says Nuke-Free Goal Is Unsafe
Heinrich: Labs Need To Expand Mission
By John Fleck / Journal Staff Writer | Wed, Aug 29, 2012
Nuke Free Is Important Goal
Arnold-Jones: U.S. Nuclear Complex Management Needs Fixing
New Mexicans need to recognize a fundamental reality, according to Janice Arnold-Jones: The labs are …
Lujan Grisham: Lab Missions Are Aging, In Need of Modernization
Michelle Lujan Grisham sees the nuclear weapons business as a declining industry. The weapons progra …
