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Jeff Hurd: “I do not support term limits for the Supreme Court.”

Featuring: Jeff Hurd, Republican | U.S. House Colorado, District 3

CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd

Published October 11, 2024 | Video Starts at 19:43

I am in favor of that, and I would support a process that makes sure that they have no criminal history, that they've been engaged in positive citizens of their communities. Do you support term limits for the Supreme Court? I do not support term limits for the Supreme Court. I think it's important that the judicial branch has that independence. Do you support raising the national minimum wage? (19:43–19:46)

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“Any sort of tariffs or government regulations that are adding costs are ultimately passed down to the homebuyer.”
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“An energy policy that's sound, that lowers costs, that makes energy efficient, reliable, affordable, is something that will also result in…”
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“Electrical codes and national building codes keep on getting revised, particularly when it comes to energy efficiency guidelines.”
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“You have houses that have multiple thousands of dollars that are being added in order to account for renewable energy codes.”
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“Mobile home housing, that's something that I think that the federal government has had a role in.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 05:46-05:52
“I'm not in favor of imposing tax penalties for non-resident owners.”
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“I am in favor of tax incentives that we would give builders looking to build attainable housing.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 07:06-07:17
“I am in favor of [a path to citizenship for immigrants defined as dreamers].”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 07:06-07:08
“The Inflation Reduction Act is a bit of a misnomer. It was quite a bit of a spending there.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 08:35-08:41
“A lot of it [Inflation Reduction Act] was subsidies to green energy companies.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 08:43-08:46
“There was a lot of wasteful spending in that [Inflation Reduction Act] bill.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 08:52-09:02
“We need to be doing everything we can to produce as much energy as possible from the United States.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 09:14-09:29
“It's been, I think, about 40 years since we've accomplished any sort of comprehensive immigration reform.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 10:58-11:05
“The first step, from my perspective, is securing the border.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 11:22-11:26
“We need to finish the wall and finish the infrastructure that provides that national security.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 11:30-11:43
“The greatest flow of drugs is coming through legal ports of entry.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 11:51-11:55
“We have a very deeply broken asylum system that takes way too long.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 12:09-12:14
“I do not favor abolishing the Department of Education.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 14:01-14:04
“I do believe the issue of education should be primarily left to mostly local governments and local school districts in the states.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 14:37-14:48
“The federal government maybe has too much of a role now [in education].”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 14:47-15:01
“The federal government does have a more limited role in making sure that education policy is advancing the national interests of the United…”
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“We need to enforce the laws that are on the books [regarding gun issues].”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 16:02-16:05
“We need to keep guns out of the hands of bad guys, but we also cannot infringe on the fundamental self-defense rights that individuals have…”
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“I don't believe in single payer care.”
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“We spend 20% of our GDP, more than 20% of our GDP on healthcare.”
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“I do not think [raising the national minimum wage is] necessary, particularly here in Colorado, we already have a minimum wage that's well…”
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“I'm in favor of conceptually improving [disclosure and disclosing where money comes from] when it comes to campaign finance.”
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“I think in some places [using federal lands for the construction of affordable housing] could be, yes. Worth considering.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 20:48-20:54
“I would certainly support strengthening the outlawing of illegal discriminatory voting practices.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 22:08-22:17
“I do not believe that this issue [abortion rights] should be a federal issue. I believe it should be generally left to the states.”
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“I would be opposed to a national abortion ban, and I would also be opposed to a national law that implements a permissive abortion policy.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 22:50-23:01
“The top issue is securing the border. We need to stop the flow of drugs and crime that are coming across the border.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 23:21-23:30
“We cannot have a rational immigration policy without first securing the border.”
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“The second issue is energy and energy independence, making sure that we are growing our energy economy.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 24:08-24:15
“We ought to support getting as much energy, reliable, environmentally, responsibly produced energy out of Colorado as possible.”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 24:19-24:28
“We need to make sure that we reduce those regulations that are preventing [energy production].”
CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd | Uploaded October 11, 2024 | 24:28-24:33
“The last issue for me is protecting water and agriculture.”
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