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" Certainly, cutting spending is one of the things that can transcend to the federal government. I mean, I think the federal government has grown by leaps and bounds, and they need to look where do they need to cut. "

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" In many ways, Mitt Romney and I are very different. Different starts in life. Different paths to leadership. Different cultures. "

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" I think politicians nationwide have earned a reputation sometimes that is very unfavorable because they will say things and then do something else when they get into office. "

" I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. "

" As the first Hispanic female governor in history, little girls often come up to me in the grocery store or the mall. They look and point, and when they get the courage, they ask 'Are you Susana?' and they run up and give me a hug. "

" Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor. But this is America. In America algo es possible. "

" I want to make sure kids read by the third grade and are prepared for the fourth grade. As school gets harder and kids get older, the words get bigger... If they don't understand what they are reading, they start to fall back, and their interest in school falls off. "

" As an elected official, I live a very public life. That elected figures live under something of a microscope is perhaps a necessary condition for an informed public, and yet, even as a public official, I maintain very personal documents that are not intended for public view. "

" Experience has taught me that privacy truly is the touchstone of our criminal justice system. "

" The criminal justice system should have the authority to determine the immigration status of all criminals, regardless of race or ethnicity, and report illegal immigrants who commit crimes to federal authorities. "

" I was a prosecutor for 25 years. I saw so many 15, 16, even 20 year-olds who could not read, had little hope that they would ever find work, faced more challenges than opportunities in life, dropped out of school at some point, and turned to crime. "

" I am my own person. "

" Republicans need to stop making assumptions, and they need to start talking to younger people, people of color, and ask them - not talk to them - ask them, 'What is it that we can do better? How do we earn your vote? How do we earn the ability for you to see that we can be the party that will make your life better and that of your children?' "

" Republicans want to be tough and say, 'Illegals, you're gone.' But the answer is a lot more complex than that. "

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" My parents grew that small business from one 18-year-old guarding a bingo to more than 125 employees in three states. And sure, there was help along the way. But my parents took the risk. They stood up. And you better believe they built it. "

" When we set up our kids for failure, we set up our workforce for failure, and we set up our economy for failure. I can't emphasize enough the importance, the absolute importance, of education in achieving long-term economic growth. "

" Criminals take advantage of weak laws, like giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. "

" Our laws are too lax, our justice system too weak - particularly when it comes to violent, dangerous offenders. "

" I've always known that my father's father and grandfather and grandmother were from Mexico. I've never denied it. I've always said it. "

" Sometimes you pay a price for standing up. "

" I didn't have a whole lot of role models to say, 'This much is possible, versus this much.' So I finally said, 'I think I'd like to be a mayor. I'd like to pull together a city and help do good things.' "

" I actually became a lawyer because I thought you had to be a lawyer in order to get into national politics. "

" New Mexico should be a tech jobs leader and a haven for innovation, a place where the best and the brightest come to bring their products to market. "

" You want to earn the vote of every single person you can... It doesn't matter whether individuals are in need of assistance of the government or individuals who are in college; it doesn't matter. "

" Too many Americans are out of work, and our debt is out of control. "

" Unfortunately, New Mexico depends significantly on federal dollars. We have four military bases here in New Mexico. We have two national labs that are very important to our national defense. "

" Latinos care about education, yes, so we need reform, not just money. "

" Sometimes Republicans engage in number-crunching analysis that doesn't always take the neediest into account. "

" I didn't suddenly become conservative. It was only the label that changed. "

" At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos. Now, my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum - that gun weighed more than I did! "

" I want to make sure that I fulfill the promises that I made to New Mexicans. That's extremely important to me. "

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