W.F. Weld 🇺🇸

Independent. Classically liberal. U.S. Senator for Rhode Island. Democratic Nominee for Vice President. Also at @JudgeStegner

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[W.F. Weld 🇺🇸 @WFWeld]

Pittsburgh, PA
"Housing isn't unattainably expensive because of immigrants or landlords or gentrifiers. It's because we aren't building enough.

Shelter is a basic human need. It should be so abundant so as to not even be a concern of most people. We are far from that goal."

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"A Klobuchar/Weld administration would recognize the price of housing as an urgent crisis and would take immediate steps to make life affordable again. By using federal power to direct changes at a state and local level, we can force the change we need across this country."

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"What we are proposing is a buildout of American infrastructure to help recover from the pandemic and get the economy moving again. We must learn China's lesson from the 2008 stimulus. We need to deliver concrete results for our money."
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Lancaster, PA
"We used to build things as a country.

The railroads, the interstate, a grand union station in every town right next to a beautiful historic church or three.

I don't believe it's because the past was better. I think we just lost our way."

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"But it's not just about the money. We need strict permitting timelines and environmental regulations focused on finding compromises to build, not veto points to block. US projects aren't getting finished on-time and under-budget because of policy issues from the local level up."

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"As Ronald Reagan famously said, what makes America unique is that anyone from anywhere in the world can move here and become an American. Our national ethos attracts the best and brightest the world over. Let's lean into what made America great again."
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Las Vegas, NV
"Immigration is a sensitive topic. When I see the politicization of the complete failure of our system, I'm disappointed. Because we will only fix this problem from the center, by coming together across political divides to focus on real solutions."

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"There are also thousands of undocumented immigrants living in this country, paying taxes, and abiding by our laws without the protection of them. We must create a pathway for them to attain citizenship, granted English proficiency and lack of a criminal record."

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Arlington, VA
"With so much focus on inflation and the economy, I haven't had a chance to fully articulate my foreign policy vision on the campaign trail. This is by no means exhaustive. Nor is it to be taken as official policy, rather what the man in the room would push for."

[W.F. Weld 🇺🇸 @WFWeld]

"I was proud to vote for the anti-Hamas bill in Congress - the attacks on civilians are reprehensible war crimes. But we must not follow the ancient law of 'an eye for an eye.' Two wrongs don't make a right. You don't save innocent civilians by killing more of them."

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"An essential element of my foreign policy doctrine is freedom of trade. We live in an interconnected global economy - our policy should reflect that. Lowering international trade barriers increases competition and could help drive down prices in this cost of living crisis." ...