Sometimes you pay a price for standing up.
In many ways, Mitt Romney and I are very different. Different starts in life. Different paths to leadership. Different cultures.
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.
No child is un-teachable. I will never give up on any kid. Every child can learn.
Our laws are too lax, our justice system too weak - particularly when it comes to violent, dangerous offenders.
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.
As a border prosecutor, I've put criminals behind bars who worked for some of the most violent cartels in the world.
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.
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.
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.
I want to make sure that I fulfill the promises that I made to New Mexicans. That's extremely important to me.
I actually became a lawyer because I thought you had to be a lawyer in order to get into national politics.
Raising taxes does nothing to allow the economy to recover.
I don't want to be known as a politician.
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.
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.
As a prosecutor, I served victims; I fought to keep communities safe, and in every instance, I knew that it was my job to protect individuals' privacy.
Experience has taught me that privacy truly is the touchstone of our criminal justice system.
I am donating $10,000 from my inaugural committee to the 'Pink Pack' because the only way we will find a cure for cancer is by joining together, pooling our resources, and focusing on the lifesaving mission that everyone can fight back against cancer.
'Self-deport?' What the heck does that mean?
