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10. Not at all shocked that one of them was Blue Dog co-chair and Problem Solver Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 07:39 PM
Dec 19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Gluesenkamp_Perez

Gluesenkamp Perez campaigned as a moderate Democrat, supporting both abortion rights and Second Amendment rights. She emphasized her focus on small businesses, job training, local issues such as the timber industry, and expressed opposition to political extremism.

Following her election, she has taken a role as a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition and has joined the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.

Immigration

Gluesenkamp Perez supports the reinstatement of Title 42 expulsions and the Remain in Mexico policy to curtail illegal immigration.

In July 2024, she cast one of five Democratic votes to condemn the Biden administration's handling of the United States border.

Student debt

Gluesenkamp Perez voted against a student debt relief plan proposed by the White House in 2023. She was one of only two House Democrats to do so, along with Jared Golden of Maine.

Gun control

Gluesenkamp Perez opposes an outright ban on assault weapons but supports raising the age required to purchase an assault weapon from 18 to 21. She voted against a bill to repeal a pistol brace ban in 2023.

Transgender Issues

On July 2023, Gluesenkamp Perez voted to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act that included provisions to bar Pentagon spending for abortion and transgender surgeries.

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