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| 2024 Election: | Joe Biden's book | Kamala Harris' book | Donald Trump's book | JD Vance's book | 2024 Senate Debates |
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(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com) |
from 2010-2020 Mayor's Office Websites (number of quotes indicated): |
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
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Abortion Bill de Blasio: Protect the right to choose. Marty Walsh: More to be done for access to reproductive choices. |
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Budget & Economy Andrew Yang: Subsidize rent for resident artists in buildings. Andrew Yang: Create the People's Bank of New York City. Annise Parker: Close $205M budget gap by cuts & fee increases. Antonio Villaraigosa: Cut city spending to balance budget; keep essentials. Cory Booker: Performance-based budgeting with no tax increases. Eric Adams: Save $1.5B by instituting two year hiring freeze. Eric Adams: Use incentives to attract life science business to NYC. Jerry Sanders: Cut city payroll; increase city agency efficiency. Shaun Donovan: Invest in diversity, equity, inclusion; build neighborhoods. Andrew Cuomo: Increase percentage enrolled in subsidized Fair Fares. Andrew Cuomo: Workforce housing cannot be built by private sector alone. Andrew Cuomo: Drive economic growth through infrastructure investment. Curtis Sliwa: Incentivize rehabilitation of vacant rent controlled units. |
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Civil Rights Bill de Blasio: Co-sponsored the Gender Based Discrimination Protection law. Bill de Blasio: Increase NYC usage of minority businesses from 3% to 10%. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Improve police LGBTQ bias with cultural awareness training. Marty Walsh: Care for our LGBTQ elders and support our LGBTQ youth. Marty Walsh: Gender wage gap is still $10B per year in Boston. Zohran Mamdani: Make New York an LGBTQIA+ sanctuary city. |
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Corporations Bill de Blasio: Preserve physical integrity of Industrial Business Zones. |
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Crime Andrew Yang: Appoint Police Commissioner with resume beyond NYPD. Andrew Yang: Overhaul oversight of the NYPD. Bill de Blasio: Stop-and-frisk disproportionately targets people of color. Bill de Blasio: Invest in Shot Spotter technology: audio & video on streets. Eric Adams: Beaten by police at 15, joined NYPD to reform from within. Eric Adams: Reduce crime by having cops focus on police work. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Move Atlanta away from "broken-window style" policing. Marty Walsh: More community policing & diversions for non-violent crimes. Shaun Donovan: Focus police resources on guns and serious crime. Curtis Sliwa: Founded Guardian Angels in 1979 due to NYC's rising crime. Curtis Sliwa: Add on 7,000 NYPD officers to restore law and order. Andrew Cuomo: Crack down on nuisance and quality of life crimes. |
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Drugs Bill de Blasio: 50,000 arrests for marijuana possession unjust and wrong. Eric Adams: Evaluate substance abuse clinics locations, spread them out. Marty Walsh: Create an Office of Addiction Recovery Services. Andrew Cuomo: Close open air drug markets. Curtis Sliwa: More ADAs and investigators to combat drug-related crimes. |
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Education Andrew Yang: Extend Universal Pre-K to three-year-olds. Antonio Villaraigosa: Charter schools and competition to improve education. Bill de Blasio: Stop closures & develop a minimum of 100 community schools. Bill de Blasio: Create an early warning system before school failures. Chris Coleman: Close opportunity gap between "haves" & "have-nots". Eric Adams: Expand summer school; keep buildings open year round. Eric Adams: Make dyslexia screening universal. Jerry Sanders: Implementing national standards in San Diego schools. Julian Castro: SERVE SA: 1,500 new volunteers to read in grade schools. Marty Walsh: Further raise public confidence in Boston Public Schools. Mike Rawlings: Let families know they can depend on our public schools. Mike Rawlings: Lobby for public school funding and initiatives. Shaun Donovan: Focus on diversity and inclusion, invest in libraries. Andrew Cuomo: Reduce class size, strengthen career and technical education. Curtis Sliwa: End wasteful spending; expand vocational training. |
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Energy & Oil Andrew Yang: Bring a Green New Deal to NYCHA. Antonio Villaraigosa: GREEN LA: reach Kyoto targets and use renewables. Bill de Blasio: No to fracking; yes to wind, solar, & geothermal. Eric Adams: Transition our power source to wind, away from natural gas. Eric Garcetti: 20,000 green jobs for L.A. Jerry Sanders: Sustainable energy efficiency via CleanTECH San Diego. Marty Walsh: Reduce Boston's carbon emissions & mitigate climate change. Shaun Donovan: Build a Green Economy, achieve zero waste. Shaun Donovan: Get people out of cars and into other transportation. Zohran Mamdani: Renovate 500 public schools to use renewable energy . |
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Environment Bill de Blasio: Increase bicycling to 6% of all NYC trips by 2020. Bill de Blasio: SPARE pledge: Stop Polystyrene & Revitalize the Environment. Chris Coleman: Commit to sustainable urban living & urban reforestation. Chris Coleman: Build vibrant places like Capital City Bikeway. Jerry Sanders: Ensure water reliability via desalination and purchasing. Marty Walsh: More programs in parks and green spaces. |
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Families & Children Eric Adams: Increase Earned Income Tax Credit, provide childcare. Andrew Cuomo: Meet the mental health needs of children and adolescents. |
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Foreign Policy Mike Bloomberg: Partner with World Bank: reduce traffic fatalities worldwide. |
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Government Reform Andrew Yang: Appoint small business czar to help in recovery efforts. Andrew Yang: Give NYC control over city's transit system. Bill de Blasio: Battle corrupting influence of corporate money in politics. Bill de Blasio: Citizens United is a body blow to our democracy. Cory Booker: Make it harder for wealthy to influence politicians. Eric Adams: Have city agency data combined on single platform. Eric Adams: Create schoolwide initiatives encouraging voter registration. Shaun Donovan: Let non-citizens with green cards vote in city elections. |
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Gun Control Bill de Blasio: Wall Street for Change: campaign to support gun divestment. Cory Booker: Insane to carry concealed loaded weapons cross-state. Cory Booker: Coalition "Mayors Against Illegal Guns"; Keep state laws. Eric Adams: Reinvent the anti-crime unit as an anti-gun unit. Eric Garcetti: Track record of leadership against gunviolence. Marty Walsh: Stopping illegal gun trafficking is a top priority. |
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Health Care Andrew Yang: Invest in the Mental Health Emergency Response Unit. Bill de Blasio: Recruit & train nurses without need to go overseas. Bill de Blasio: Enroll 600,000 more New Yorkers in ObamaCare by 2018. Bill de Blasio: Train New Yorkers to fill 16,000 nursing positions. Bill de Blasio: Wife runs ThriveNYC for mental health reform. Chris Coleman: More access to appropriate treatments for mental health. Eric Adams: After diabetes diagnosis, led proactive public health effort. Eric Adams: Expand telehealth to reduce the number of hospital visits. Rudy Giuliani: 96,000 NYC children insured via HealthStat initiative. Shaun Donovan: Invest in health equity and access to Public Health. Tommy Battle: Co-Leader of free programs educating the public on obesity. Andrew Cuomo: Federal government not addressing public health challenges. Curtis Sliwa: Expand mental health response teams for homeless. |
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Homeland Security Marty Walsh: Values the sacrifice of veterans & provide benefits. Marty Walsh: Prioritize permanent housing for every homeless veteran. |
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Immigration Andrew Yang: All agencies must make language access a top priority. Bill de Blasio: Greater outreach and assistance to immigrant entrepreneurs. Bill de Blasio: Created privately-funded the DREAM fellowship. Bill de Blasio: Universal City ID for services for undocumented immigrants. Eric Adams: Allow lawful non-citizens right to vote in city elections. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Offer pro bono assistance to immigrants facing deportation. Marty Walsh: More services via New Bostonians Office. Shaun Donovan: Protect immigrant communities, prioritize language access. |
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Jobs Bill de Blasio: Peg living wage to increases in the cost of living. Bill de Blasio: Fight income inequality that creates Tale of Two Cities. Chris Coleman: Diversity is a strength of our workforce. Cory Booker: Held over 100 Job Fairs to employ local residents. Eric Garcetti: Create one online portal for job seekers. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Raise minimum wage to $15/hour; re-start Hire One. Tommy Battle: Dedication to creating jobs has his city leading the state. Zohran Mamdani: Raise the minimum wage to $30/hour by 2030. |
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Principles & Values Andrew Yang: Outdoor celebrations for the end of the pandemic. Andrew Yang: Will regularly ride the subway, buses, and his bike as Mayor. Eric Adams: Adopt pet-friendly housing policies. Shaun Donovan: Volunteered in a homeless shelter during college. Andrew Cuomo: Provide strong responses to antisemitic incidents in schools. |
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Social Security Shaun Donovan: Invest in health and wellbeing of people in later life. |
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Tax Reform Andrew Yang: Push NYS for a Vacancy Tax on empty storefronts. Eric Adams: Two year "Recovery" tax for those making more than $5M. Eric Adams: Weekly sales tax holiday to support local business. Andrew Cuomo: Provide targeted tax relief to lower income, middle-class. Zohran Mamdani: Raise taxes on corporations and millionaires. |
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Technology Bill de Blasio: Keep MTA fares affordable via payroll tax. Bill de Blasio: Create public Wi-Fi hot zones & citywide broadband. Eric Garcetti: Supports investment in public transportation. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Develop transit-oriented development housing projects. Marty Walsh: Modern transportation system means less traffic congestion. Shaun Donovan: Bring high-speed broadband into every single NYC residence. |
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Welfare & Poverty Andrew Yang: Launch largest basic income program in the country. Bill de Blasio: Recognize & legalize basement apartments & granny flats. Bill de Blasio: 1990s: Regional director in Pres. Clinton's HUD. Chris Coleman: City resources to prevent mortgage foreclosure. Cory Booker: Force landlords to provide heat to residents. Eric Adams: Create MyCity, a one-stop portal for services and benefits. Eric Adams: Build affordable housing in wealthier areas. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Focus on affordable housing via faith-based resources. Keisha Lance Bottoms: Resource centers & smaller shelters to relieve homelessness. Pete Buttigieg: 1000 Homes in 1000 Days: repair or demolish abandoned homes. Shaun Donovan: Invest and preserve public housing, expand choice. |
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