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Kirsten Engel: “I would be, I believe, on some kind of a permanent leave…”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

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Published August 30, 2022 | Video Starts at 36:46

I would certainly consider, you know, consider an age restriction of 21. Okay. And this is interesting. If elected, what would be your status at the U. Of A College of law? I would be, I believe, on some kind of a permanent leave [from the U. Of A College of Law]. is. And that is what I am on right now. Okay. All right. Those are, I think. Oh, okay. We got one more. Would you support President Biden campaigning for you? (36:46)

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“The states were given a deadline by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation to cut back 2 to 4 million acre feet of water.”
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“The Bureau of Reclamation had promised, if [the states] don't do it, we're going to do it, they didn't follow through with that either.”
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“Arizona is the only one that is abiding by the mandatory cuts [under the Colorado Drought Contingency Plan].”
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“Those cuts are going to be even more severe next year. Up to something like 592,000, almost 600,000 acre feet.”
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“A majority of Americans support [Roe vs. Wade], a majority of Arizonans support it, and a majority of the voters in this district support…”
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“Arizona's law, legal situation is chaotic.”
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“We need federal protections [for voting].”
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“Over 80% of Arizonans vote by mail.”
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“There is absolutely no evidence [that the 2020 election was stolen].”
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“I also support same day voter registration.”
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“We do need to secure the border.”
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“We need to have an orderly asylum process.”
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“People have a legal right to file for asylum in the United States.”
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“We need fundamental immigration reform in this country.”
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“We have not given [Dreamers] some kind of pathway to citizenship.”
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“A lot of [fentanyl trafficking] is going through the ports of entry.”
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“We should reform [the immigration] system.”
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“People who are ready and willing to work in the United States have a pathway to apply for work authorizations.”
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“We used to have [a visa program for workers], I believe it was really pulled back during the Trump administration.”
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“Representative Ann Kirkpatrick was instrumental, along with other members of the Arizona delegation, to get the money for building [a…”
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“The federal government's been a pretty big funder of public education.”
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“Title 1 program of federal funding to schools that have a certain percentage of free and reduced lunch.”
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“Local school districts are shouldering most of the costs of the specialists and others for special needs students.”
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“Tuition keeps on increasing. It has more than doubled since I've been here in Arizona.”
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“The cost of college at our state universities has gone up across the board across the United States.”
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“We're going to go right back to where we are today, $1.6 trillion of debt, because we haven't addressed the fundamental problem.”
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“A large percentage of what we're talking about is people who borrowed very little money, less than $10,000, and yet many of them never ended…”
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“Gun violence is on the rise.”
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“I do favor comprehensive background checks.”
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“Congress passed [a compromise on background checks] pretty recently.”
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“Private sales in gun shows should be subject to a background check.”
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“We need to close [the loophole on background checks for private sales].”
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“I would love to sit on the Energy Committee of the Natural Resources Committee.”
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“Arizona investments in clean energy [are] a real pathway to our future.”
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“We can be the Persian Gulf of solar here in Arizona.”
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“The border wall has certainly been not good for the environment.”
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“President Biden should visit the border.”
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“I would certainly consider an age restriction of 21 [for the purchase or possession of assault rifles].”
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“A secretary of state who keeps a treason list, who was just fined $75,000 in legal fees for filing suit against somebody for exercising…”
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“Get your act together about the border. President Biden help out Arizona on what the challenges we have on the border.”
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“President Biden help us out with respect to the water issues on the Colorado River.”
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“I do support the Inflation Reduction Act.”
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“It's got fabulous things here for Arizona in terms of building up our economy in the clean power sector.”
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“This is also the bill that is going to help us crack down on the cost of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries, cap the costs of…”
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“There's actually a cutoff. I think that there's some kind of cutoff. It's only people with incomes over $400,000.”
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“The Republican Party has gotten so extreme.”
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“A governor candidate who wants to defund the FBI.”
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“A US Senate candidate who has favorably quoted the Unabomber.”
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“My Republican opponent, frankly, in this race has not disavowed any of these candidates.”
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“He's a loyal foot soldier to follow in the footsteps of this increasingly radical Republican Party.”
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