Quotes By Heather Wilson

I became a Republican because I trust people more than I trust government.

If New Mexican voters believe the path to create American jobs is keeping taxes low, then they have an option. That's my campaign.

I am considering running for Senate, as well as other opportunities.

The H-1B visa program which helps sustain our rapidly growing economy and also helps meet the health care needs of families living in rural New Mexico.

A comprehensive national energy policy is critical to our nation's economy and our national security. Energy expenditures account for about 7% percent of our total economy and influence pricing in the much of the rest of the economy.

The poll that matters is the one that happens on Election Day.

Unlike many graduate fellowships, the Rhodes seeks leaders who will 'fight the world's fight.' They must be more than mere bookworms. We are looking for students who wonder, students who are reading widely, students of passion who are driven to make a difference in the lives of those around them and in the broader world.

I've got a bit of an independent streak. I'm not afraid of bipartisan compromise on issues that are important to the nation.

I support legal immigration.

Children tease each other because you're short or you're tall or you're a redhead or because you're ugly or because you're smart or because you're dumb or all kinds of differences and as parents we have to deal with that and strengthen our children to be comfortable with themselves and also to show empathy and acceptance towards others.

Primaries are a family fight. I'm a pro-free enterprise, pro-Second Amendment, pro-life Republican.

Many of our young people spend four years getting very expensive college degrees. But our universities fail them and the nation if they continue to graduate students with expertise in biochemistry, mathematics or history without teaching them to think about what problems are important and why.

New Mexico has been, in the past, a swing state.

I support legal immigration. I don't support amnesty because it is not fair to people standing in line at consulates around the world.

After Vietnam, the Democrats became fundamentally the anti-military as a party.

Border security is a safety issue.

We need a balanced, long term energy policy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and preserve the beauty of the land we love.

New Mexico is one of the top energy-producing states in the nation.

When you increase the cost of energy, jobs go elsewhere.