Posted in Press | 09/22/11
Calls GOP Stunt Complaint Against Berkley "Absurd", "Ridiculous" Transplant Survivor: "Of course you want to save your life. Of course you want to live. You can't bring politics into somebody's livelihood" Las Vegas, NV – While Republicans continue to use hypocritical stunts to distract from unelected Senator Dean Heller’s pay-to-play scheme with Big Oil, Channel 13 in Las Vegas reported last night that for UMC kidney transplant survivor George McLaurin, Rep. Berkley's actions intervening to save “a…
Posted in Press | 09/21/11
Unelected Senator voted to protect Big Oil taxpayer giveaways days after BP lobbyists held DC fundraiser for him WATCH NEW AD: Pay to Play Dean Heller Cheating on Nevadans Las Vegas, NV – Today, the Nevada State Democratic Party released a NEW AD calling foul on the Nevada Republican Party's hyper-partisan and highly hypocritical complaint that they filed against Nevada senate candidate Shelley Berkley. Their move today reeks of politics and rings particularly hollow given that their…
Posted in Press | 09/20/11
Unelected Senator tries to use his maiden speech to pretend job creation is top priority, despite history of ignoring NV unemployment Las Vegas, NV – As unelected Senator Dean Heller finally pretends to be concerned about job-creation today during his maiden speech in the U.S. Senate, here is a friendly reminder to give a little insight into Heller's true thoughts about getting Nevadans back to work. Last month, in response to Congresswoman Shelley Berkley kicking off her August “Focus…
Posted in Press | 09/19/11
Unelected Senator has focused his time on killing Medicare, protecting taxpayer giveaways to big oil Las Vegas, NV – Apparently he appreciates irony. Tomorrow, unelected Senator Dean Heller will give his maiden speech in the United States Senate on the issue he has completely ignored since being appointed to the Senate – jobs. In fact, since being sworn-in to replace John Ensign, Heller has spent his time on anything but jobs -- repeatedly voting to kill Medicare by turning…
Posted in Press | 09/15/11
Las Vegas, NV – Predictably, this didn’t take long. It’s day 3 of Governor Sandoval’s endorsement of Texas Governor Rick Perry and he is already having to backpedal on Perry’s comments calling Social Security a “ponzi scheme.” While comparing Social Security to criminal enterprises is nothing new for Nevada Republicans, it didn’t take long for Sandoval to begin stepping back from Perry’s reckless comments, telling journalist Jon Ralston he wouldn’t use Perry’s words to describe Social Security. “While we understand why Governor…
Posted in Press | 09/15/11
Las Vegas, NV – When career politician and lobbyist Mark Amodei was sworn into the House of Representatives this morning, he officially became the latest Republican member of Congress who supports killing Medicare by turning it over to private insurance companies. In fact, Amodei has previously gone so far as to call the Republican plan to kill Medicare “excellent”, and said that he needed to “cozy up to Paul Ryan and give him whatever he needs”. Unfortunately for Nevada's seniors,…
Posted in Press | 09/13/11
Las Vegas, NV - Governor Brian Sandoval pushed Nevada seniors completely under the bus today as he endorsed Texas Governor Rick Perry for President. Perry, apparently unaware of the fallout after the last time a politician compared the program to a criminal enterprise, has repeatedly, as recently as last week, called Social Security a “ponzi scheme”, “unconstitutional”, and a “monstrous lie.” “Governor Sandoval today made clear that rather than focusing on job-creation and turning Nevada’s economy around, his priorities are appeasing…
Posted in Press | 09/12/11
Las Vegas, NV- Today, with President Obama sending the American Jobs Act to Congress, the Democratic National Committee announced it will be running new television ads in Nevada. The DNC initiative also includes web ads and an interactive website for Americans to voice their support for this job creation bill. The new ads, titled “14 Months,” will be running in Las Vegas and highlight the urgent need for Congress to pass the American Jobs Act to get Americans back…
Posted in Press | 09/09/11
Las Vegas, NV - Nevada Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Debbie Smith released the following statement in support of President Obama's American Jobs Act: “The President’s address to Congress last night was a wake-up call. It is time for Congress to act swiftly to pass the President’s plan to cut taxes for middle class Americans and get Nevadans back to work. The President laid out a clear plan based on ideas Democrats and Republicans have long supported to spur job-creation and…
Posted in Press | 09/09/11
Las Vegas, NV - Nevada Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson issued the following statement today in support of President Obama’s American Jobs Act: “Last night, President Obama unveiled a comprehensive jobs plan to get our economy moving and put Nevadans back to work. With Nevada suffering from the highest unemployment in the country, it is simply unacceptable for Congress not to act. The American Jobs Act will cut taxes for Nevada’s middle class and help businesses hire more workers, along with…