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Growing Up In A Very Rural And Remote Area In Colorado's San Luis Valley - One Of The Poorest Counties In The United States - Essentially Created The Framework Of Values From Which I Operate. I Stand Up For The Little Guy. I Fight Discrimination At All Levels. I Fight For An Inclusive America.

I Don't Believe That The American Dream Should Be Reserved For Those Who Are Born Into The Elite Or Somehow Have Been Given An Advantage Over Others. My Growing-up Experience Is Probably The Most Important Thing That Guides My Priorities And My Work Today.

For Some In Washington, It's Become Sport To Pick On The Federal Workforce. I Think They Do So Unjustly. The Very Foundation Of A Stable America Is Having A Government That Functions Well. Many Countries Have Dysfunctional Governments, Because They Don't Have A Good Government Workforce.

Hydraulic Fracking Is Very Much A Necessary Part Of The Future Of Natural Gas.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Is One Of My Personal Heroes.