A pyramid scheme?
Posted in News | 06/13/11 | By Nevada Democratic Party
Congressmans comments show GOPs real intent for Social Security. Read More »
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Democrats open round in battle over state funding
Posted in News | 02/25/11 | By Nevada Democratic Party
CARSON CITY — Democratic lawmakers made their opening proposals to reform Nevada schools Thursday, giving a taste of the carrots they’ll be dangling in front of the Republicans they hope will join them in voting for a tax increase this sess Read More »
Obama budget confirms end of Yucca Mountain project
Posted in News | 02/15/11 | By Nevada Democratic Party
WASHINGTON -- On Valentine's Day 2002, then-Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham recommended that Yucca Mountain in Nevada be excavated for tunnels that would store 77,000 tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste. President George W. Bush signed off two days later. Read More »
Reid opposes possible cuts to program giving assistance to poor for utility bills
Posted in News | 02/15/11 | By Nevada Democratic Party
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Harry Reid said Friday he will resist proposed deep cuts in the federal program that helps poor people pay utility bills. Read More »
Oceguera calls for civility and bold ideas in opening speech
Posted in News | 02/08/11 | By Nevada Democratic Party
In his opening speech, newly-elected Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, called for both civility and bold ideas as lawmakers face the challenges of addressing a $2.2 billion budget shortfall and jumpstarting the recession-battered economy. Read More »
Jobs top priority for Nevada lawmakers, Majority Leader Steven Horsford says
Posted in News | 02/08/11 | By Nevada Democratic Party
Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, laid out his battle plan Monday for the first 30 days of the 2011 Legislature during his opening remarks to the senate. Read More »
Sen. Harry Reid wins fifth term against anti-incumbent fervor
Posted in News | 11/03/10 | By Nevada Democratic Party
In a signature display of tactical prowess and tenacity, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s methodical and at-times Machiavellian campaign plan, years in the making, allowed him to survive an anti-incumbent wave Tuesday, in which his party lost control of the U.S. House and left him with a thin majority in the U.S. Senate. Reid not only overcame the lethally-low approval rating that had pundits locally and nationally declaring his pursuit of a fifth term hopeless, but also successfully inoculated himself… Read More »
Defeat Angle
Posted in News | 10/21/10 | By Nevada Democratic Party
Last week in this space we dealt with the importance of reelecting Harry Reid to the U.S. Senate. It is not just important to reelect Reid. It is also important to defeat Sharron Angle, to send a clear message about quality of candidates. Angle does not have the skills or intellectual gifts the state needs. She’s not smart enough, not discerning enough for a legislator who must scrutinize the claims of agencies and lobbyist Read More »
Just blame Canada
Posted in News | 10/21/10 | By Nevada Democratic Party
Angle’s bizarre immigration statements further show how unfit she is for Senate; A special interest group called Latinos for Reform has produced one of the most outrageous political ads of the year by encouraging Nevada’s Hispanic voters to bypass the po Read More »
Sharron’s screw up bunker
Posted in News | 10/21/10 | By Nevada Democratic Party
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid plays on Sharron Angle‘s most recent “screw up” in this blog from CNN. “You all look like Nevadans to me,” Reid says. It’s a reference to Angle telling members of the Hispanic Student Union at Read More »