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" Sometimes Republicans engage in number-crunching analysis that doesn't always take the neediest into account. "
Susana Martinez
Always
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Engage
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" When I was a young prosecutor, I got called to testify against my boss. I could have backed down, but I didn't. I stood up to him. And he fired me for it. "
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Boss
" Every judge should have real-time access to the criminal background and history of defendants who appear in their courtrooms - so that sentencing and bail decisions can be made with that information. "
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" I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Mexico
Leader
" 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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Want
Me
Important
" During my administration, we've welcomed a broad and diverse group of industries to New Mexico, including high-tech and traditional manufacturing, health care, information technology and finance. Some are homegrown New Mexico companies; others are global leaders in their industries. "
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Care
Health
Technology
" The big corporations have a team of lawyers and accountants to help them. It's the small businesses, the mom and pop shops, that get lost in the layers of red tape. "
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Lost
" I'm an independent thinker. I am a woman. I am a Republican. And I think for myself, and I decide where I vote and how I vote. "
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Woman
Myself
Think
" Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear. "
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Success Is
Success
" I registered Democrat because my parents did. They were, we were. There was no thinking behind it. "
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Thinking
Behind
Democrat
" 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. "
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Day
America
Girl
" Raising taxes does nothing to allow the economy to recover. "
Susana Martinez
Raising
Taxes
Nothing
" We talked about many issues, like welfare, is it the way of life or hand up? Talked about size of government, how much should it tax families and small businesses? And when we left that lunch, we got in the car and I looked over at Chuck and said, 'I'll be damned. we're Republicans.' "
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Government
Car
Life
" I will veto any tax increase. "
Susana Martinez
Will
Veto
Any
" There is one candidate in this election who will protect that dream. One leader who will fight hard to keep the promise of America for the next generation. And that's why we must stand up and make Mitt Romney the next president of the United States. "
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Stand
Leader
Fight
" When there is a crisis, how you handle the crisis is just as important as the crisis. "
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Handle
You
Just
" 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. "
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Growth
Education
Achieving
" I do think we do have to respect the position of the presidency. "
Susana Martinez
Position
Presidency
Think
" Our laws are too lax, our justice system too weak - particularly when it comes to violent, dangerous offenders. "
Susana Martinez
Dangerous
System
Weak
" 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. "
Susana Martinez
Mean
Government
Look
" No child is un-teachable. I will never give up on any kid. Every child can learn. "
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Never Give Up
Learn
Child
" I went to law school. And I became a prosecutor. I took on a specialty that very few choose to pursue. I prosecuted child abuse and child homicide cases. Cases that were truly gut-wrenching. But standing up for those kids, being their voice for justice was the honor of a lifetime. "
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Child
Honor
Justice
" We need to grow the private sector in every corner of New Mexico. "
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Grow
Mexico
Corner
" 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. "
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Immigrants
Justice
Race
" 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! "
Susana Martinez
Gun
Myself
Take Care
" I don't want to be known as a politician. "
Susana Martinez
Want
Known
Politician
" Criminals take advantage of weak laws, like giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. "
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Weak
Giving
Take Advantage
" 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. "
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Work
Life
Hope
" I actually became a lawyer because I thought you had to be a lawyer in order to get into national politics. "
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Lawyer
Politics
Thought