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Jon Ralston Takes Sen. Dean Heller to Task For Misleading About His Record on Oil Subsidies
Posted in Press | 04/10/12 Last night, Jon Ralston reported that unelected Senator Dean Heller mislead Nevadans when he said last week on Face to Face that he only voted against taxpayer giveaways to Big Oil because Democrats "always wanted to use them for more stimulus and more government." The problem with Heller's answer - it isn't true. Ralston reports that Heller has voted against repealing oil subsidies at least nine times, including voting against them when the resulting savings would have been redirected to… 
PHOTO: NV Dems Help Joe Heck Move In to New Office
Posted in Press | 04/06/12 Knowing how lonely moving to a new place can be, NV Dems remind Heck of his best moments over the years Las Vegas, NV – Today, Rep. Joe Heck is moving into his new campaign office in Henderson. As a gesture of good will, Nevada Democrats helped Joe move in by delivering a pyramid of moving boxes to his new office. Because we know how lonely moving to a new place can be, we thought we’d decorate…-
Just Like On Big Oil, Election Year Dean Heller Attempts Retreat on Medicare-Ending Ryan Budget
Posted in Press | 04/04/12 Heller suddenly undecided on Ryan Budget he pledged to campaign on Las Vegas Sun: “After becoming the poster child Republican for a GOP budget that would … dramatically reshape Medicare by voting for it twice, U.S. Sen. Dean Heller said Tuesday he doesn’t know whether he’ll support the latest version [4/3/2012] Reno Gazette-Journal: "It is a change for Heller, who said in May 2011 that he was ‘proud’ to be the only member of Congress who would get to vote… -
IT’S OFFICIAL: Heller Not the Only Member of Congress to Vote Twice to Kill Medicare
Posted in Press | 03/29/12 Las Vegas, NV – Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Roberta Lange released the following statement in response to today’s vote in the House of Representatives on the Ryan budget: “Until today, unelected Senator Dean Heller had the dubious distinction of being the only member of Congress to vote twice for corporate layoff specialist Mitt Romney’s plan to kill Medicare, something he said he was ‘proud’ to do. But now, Rep. Joe Heck has joined Heller in voting twice… -
Dean Heller, Where Are You?
Posted in Press | 03/26/12 Las Vegas, NV – Today, Senate Democrats introduced their latest jobs legislation, the Tax Relief and Job Creation for Small Business Act. But so far, unelected Senator Dean Heller has been silent on whether or not he will support the legislation. However, this should come as no surprise to those paying attention to Heller's record. He consistently has the wrong priorities when it comes to Nevada's middle-class families, siding with Wall Street millionaires instead of the small businesses that… -
What You Didn’t Hear at Heller’s Press Conference T
Posted in Press | 03/23/12 Las Vegas, NV – Today, in a blatant attempt to distract from his party introducing a plan nearly identical to the one unelected Senator Dean Heller voted for twice last year that kills Medicare by turning it over to private insurance companies, Heller held a press conference to try to stop the bleeding with Nevada seniors. What you didn’t hear from Heller today was what his own plan does for Nevadans' healthcare. What would Heller’s plan do for Nevadans?… -
Will Nevada Republicans Again Support GOP Plan to Kill Medicare?
Posted in Press | 03/20/12 Las Vegas, NV – Tone deaf much? Today, House Republicans released their new budget. After facing massive backlash last year over their budget that even the Wall Street Journal says “essentially ends Medicare” – one would think Washington Republicans would have learned their lesson and stopped trying to turn Medicare over to private insurance companies. But today, Republicans again made clear that protecting taxpayer giveaways to Big Oil are important enough to pay for them by once again trying to… -
Heller Votes Against Clean Energy Legislation Today… After Claiming To Be Clean Energy Advocate
Posted in Press | 03/13/12 Las Vegas, NV – How do you know unelected Senator Dean Heller isn’t being honest on clean energy? His lips are moving. After recently touting his work on clean energy in a fundraising email, Heller voted against – wait for it – clean energy legislation today. You can’t make this stuff up. Heller voted against an amendment that would extend tax credits for clean energy, such as wind production. You know – the thing Dean Heller says he supports. “After… 
NV DEMS PRESENT: THE WATERBOY STARRING RUSH LIMBAUGH AND DEAN HELLER
Posted in Press | 03/09/12 From the same team that brought you the Blunt Amendment... A coming of age tale of one unelected Senator's journey to carry the water for his Party leader's vile attacks on women Las Vegas, NV – Coming soon to a women’s health clinic near you – the Nevada State Democratic Party presents “The Waterboy” - starring unelected Senator Dean Heller and de facto leader of the Republican Party, Rush Limbaugh. One day after Shelley Berkley launched…-
PAGING HELLER: GOP Woman Senator Regrets Vote for Anti-Woman Blunt Amendment
Posted in Press | 03/06/12 Las Vegas, NV – Unelected Senator Dean Heller is starting to look awfully lonely. While Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said today she regrets voting for the anti-woman Blunt Amendment, Heller continues to stand by his reckless vote – saying he “never had a second thought” on voting for it. According to the Hill, Murkowski said that if she had to vote again, she’d vote against the Blunt Amendment, and that she has “never had a vote I’ve taken where I have felt that I let…