Posted in Press | 03/10/10
Today Sen. John Ensign not only voted against a bill that will bring millions in revenue to Nevada’s rural counties at a time when it is badly needed, but then tried to take credit for its passage. Today Sen. Reid led the passage of the American Workers, State and Business Relief Act, which extended unemployment benefits and COBRA assistance to out-of-work people. The bill also included an amendment cosponsored by Sen. Reid and Sen. Ensign that would ensure that rural…
Posted in Press | 03/08/10
Once again the GOP is rooting for our economy to fail, betting against America and Nevada because it’s good for Republican politics. “As you look to the beginning of 2010, I think unemployment in Nevada will spike even higher. I think this is bad for the country but good for Republican politics,” said one GOP Senate candidate last year. And the rest of the GOP field, including Sue Lowden, Danny Tarkanian and Sharron Angle, are falling in line – cheering…
Posted in Press | 03/02/10
Lowden, Tarkanian, Angle silent while 20,000 Nevadans at risk of losing unemployment benefits Las Vegas, NV – While embattled Sen. John Ensign remains silent and allows a Republican colleague to obstruct a crucial, bipartisan extension of unemployment insurance, 20,000 Nevadans are at risk of losing the benefits that are helping them put food on the table. It’s unclear why Sen. Ensign has remained silent on the issue, which affects more than 1 million Americans and tens of thousands of Nevadans…
Posted in Press | 03/02/10
Las Vegas, NV – Republican gubernatorial hopeful Brian Sandoval has proven that he’ll take the side of big business over Nevada taxpayers every time. This week Sandoval came out against a common sense solution to help shore up our state’s budget hole – a fee on new mining claims that the mining industry itself brought to the table, and that is supported by a bipartisan group of legislators. The fee will bring in $25 million at a time when every…
Posted in Press | 02/26/10
Las Vegas, NV – Republican gubernatorial hopeful Brian Sandoval has released his plan to solve the state’s short-term budget problems: mortgage our future to benefit big lenders. Sandoval’s plan to lease state buildings to lenders, then lease them back with hefty interest payments, was panned by liberals and conservatives alike [Las Vegas Sun, 02/26/10]. Le Templar of the conservative Goldwater Institute in Arizona – where a similar lease buyback program has been dubbed a colossal failure – called the plan…
Posted in Press | 02/26/10
Las Vegas, NV. – Tomorrow the Nevada Republican Party will trot out pro-nuke dump, anti-gaming, stimulus hypocrite Tim Pawlenty, Republican governor of Minnesota, as the keynote speaker for their annual Lincoln Day Dinner. Expect Pawlenty's hypocrisy to be on display tomorrow at Palazzo, where he'll likely attack Democrats for the stimulus bill that brought our economy back from the brink of disaster. What Pawlenty probably won't mention is that, like other national Republicans, he has taken credit back home for…
Posted in Press | 02/24/10
Las Vegas, NV. – Sue Lowden said today that she opposes tax cuts for small businesses and efforts to create jobs in Nevada, in response to criticism of her own job-killing history as a Las Vegas casino boss. When it was revealed that Lowden cut a quarter of her work force while giving her husband a hefty bonus, the GOP Senate candidate responded by attacking a bipartisan Jobs Bill the Senate passed today to give tax credits and tax cuts…
Posted in Press | 02/24/10
Las Vegas, NV. – Today the Senate passed a Jobs Bill with overwhelming bipartisan support, despite John Ensign’s vote against tax cuts, job creation and lowering unemployment. Would Republican Senate candidates Danny Tarkanian, Sue Lowden and Sharron Angle have voted against a bill that will help small businesses and create jobs, like John Ensign? Would they have voted against at bill that will: • Save 1 million jobs and invest in our nation’s infrastructure • Cut payroll taxes for business…
Posted in Press | 02/18/10
Las Vegas, NV. – In a feeble attempt to distract from President Barack Obama’s visit to Nevada, the state GOP is trotting out anti-gaming, pro-Yucca Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. The Nevada Republican Party has once again shown how out of touch it is with ordinary Nevadans, bringing someone who so clearly stands for everything Nevadans are against and against everything Nevadans are for. Pawlenty thinks gaming is “destructive” and favors “permanent storage (of nuclear waste) at Yucca Mountain.” In 2002…
Posted in Press | 02/17/10
Las Vegas, NV. – As Nevada deals with a major budget crisis, it is even more important that the state qualify for up to $175 million in Race to the Top funding. But Gov. Jim Gibbons is, as usual, playing politics with the future of our state – leaving the discussion of Race to the Top funding off the agenda for this spring’s special session. So, will Sue Lowden, Danny Tarkanian and Sharron Angle – Republican candidates for U.S. Senate…