Posted in News Clips | 06/13/11 |
Rep. Joe Heck has found himself in some trouble for calling Social Security a “pyramid scheme” during a town-hall meeting last month. He was rightly criticized for his comment, which made it seem that Social Security is on the verge of collapsing. The Nevada Republican quickly backtracked and, as Las Vegas Sun columnist Jon Ralston reported, Heck issued a flier in which he said he “chose my words poorly.” He said that Social Security has “significant financial issues” and argued…
Posted in News Clips | 02/25/11 |
By David McGrath Schwartz 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 session.But first came their argument why Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed budget and its cuts to K-12 education won’t work.The governor’s budget, which balances spending and tax revenue through cuts only, is flawed because it uses school construction…
Posted in News Clips | 02/15/11 |
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.To read more...
Posted in News Clips | 02/15/11 |
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Harry Reid said Friday he will resist proposed deep cuts in the federal program that helps poor people pay utility bills. To read more...
Posted in News Clips | 02/08/11 |
By Anjeanette DamonCARSON CITY — 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.“We have a big decision to make,” Oceguera said. “Do we just patch things up for another two years? Or will we take this opportunity to be bold — to make fundamental changes needed to move our state forward by rebuilding…
Posted in News Clips | 02/08/11 |
BY RAY HAGARrhagar@rgj.comSenate 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.Horsford’s focus in the first month of the session will be on job creation, although he said he remains opposed to the cuts to education proposed by Gov. Brian Sandoval.“The first goal 2011 Legislature should be job creation,” Horsford said, proposing his Creating Nevada Jobs Initiative.Although he was vague…
Posted in News Clips | 11/03/10 | By Anjeanette Damon and Karoun Demirjian
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 against…
Posted in News Clips | 10/21/10 | Reno News & Review
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 lobbyists.Angle reaches conclusions, then cherry-picks evidence to support…
Posted in News Clips | 10/21/10 | LV Sun Editorial
Angle’s bizarre immigration statements further show how unfit she is for SenateA 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 polls.Produced for both radio and television in English and Spanish, the ad says Hispanics have been “taken for granted” by Democrats — whom they largely supported in 2008 — because Congress hasn’t passed comprehensive immigration reform. So the ad tells Hispanics…
Posted in News Clips | 10/21/10 | Steve Sebelius
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 Rancho High School, “some of you look a little more Asian to me.”Nice save, especially after Reid faced problems in January because he was quoted in the book Game Change saying President Barack Obama had “no Negro dialect” unless he wanted to…