Posted in Press | 05/16/11
Las Vegas, NV – With the Senate scheduled to vote this week to eliminate billions of dollars in taxpayer giveaways for oil companies, appointed Senator Dean Heller will once again have to choose between Big Oil and Nevada families. However, given his track record padding the pockets of oil executives with government giveaways at the same time the industry is funneling tens of thousands in contributions to campaign coffers, we have a pretty good idea on which side he's going…
Posted in Press | 05/11/11
Las Vegas, NV – Sadly, this is not a joke. Appointed Senator Dean Heller announced today that he has been assigned to the Senate’s Special Committee on Aging, whose goal to guard the welfare of seniors in Nevada and throughout the country. However, Heller has already said he is proud to be able to vote twice for the GOP plan to end Medicare as we know it to pay for more giveaways for Big Oil. “It is alarming for Nevada seniors…
Posted in Press | 05/09/11
Las Vegas, NV – Wow, that didn’t take long. After less than a day in the United States Senate, appointed Senator Dean Heller showed he was just as out-of-touch as ever, recklessly using his first vote to block confirmation of a critical national security nominee to the Department of Justice. The Washington Post notes that James M. Cole, the nominee for Deputy Attorney General, would serve as "essentially the chief operating officer of the Justice Department, including its national security operations.”In fact, this…
Posted in Press | 05/04/11
Las Vegas, NV – Rep. Dean Heller proved yet again yesterday just how out-of-touch he is with Nevadans when he announced that not only would he vote again for the GOP budget that ends Medicare as we know it when it comes to a vote in the Senate, but that he was “proud to be the only member of Congress who will get to vote for it twice." “As if it isn’t outrageous enough that Dean Heller will vote again for…
Posted in Press | 04/27/11
Las Vegas, NV – Nevada State Democratic Party spokesperson Zach Hudson issued the following statement regarding the announcement from Governor Sandoval of his intention to appoint Rep. Dean Heller to replace Senator John Ensign in the U.S. Senate: “No amount of backroom deals will change the fact that Dean Heller voted earlier this year to destroy thousands of Nevada jobs and just weeks ago voted to eliminate Medicare to pay for more tax breaks for billionaires. No matter how hard the…
Posted in Press | 04/27/11
Las Vegas, NV – Rep. Dean Heller today issued a press release bashing the group of GOP lawmakers visiting Yucca as part of their efforts to keep the project alive. Not one to let his rhetoric match his actions, Heller conveniently ignored the fact that he recently voted for the extreme GOP budget bill earlier this year that suspended Yucca’s shutdown. “Dean Heller may say he supports the shutdown of Yucca, but vote to keep this dangerous project alive speaks…
Posted in Press | 04/22/11
Las Vegas, NV – Governor Brian Sandoval today rejected calls for transparency in the process to appoint a replacement for Senator John Ensign. Contrary to what the Governor’s office told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, there is a tradition in Nevada of having public input in filling appointments in public office. When State Senator Bill Raggio resigned, the Washoe County Commission, which was empowered to fill the vacancy, took the responsible course of action and made their decision using a public…
Posted in Press | 04/21/11
Las Vegas, NV – Nevada State Democratic Party Communications Director Zach Hudson released the following statement on the news that John Ensign is resigning from the U.S. Senate:“Nevada needs a Senator who is focused on creating jobs and protecting our middle class, not ending Medicare as we know it and giving more tax breaks to the rich, like Dean Heller is trying to do. Democrats remain committed to electing the kind of Junior Senator Nevada deserves – one who puts…
Posted in Press | 04/21/11
Las Vegas, NV – As part of Reps. Dean Heller and Joe Heck’s efforts to spin their way out of their reckless vote last week for the extreme GOP budget that would end Medicare as we know it, both are now falsely claiming the GOP budget plan will not affect seniors over the age of 55. Last week, Heck said that the budget had, “no changes to those over 55.” The Las Vegas Review Journal reported just yesterday that “Heller…
Posted in Press | 04/15/11
Las Vegas, NV – Rep. Dean Heller today voted for the Republican budget plan that, according to the Wall St. Journal, would “essentially end Medicare.” The plan would turn Medicare into a voucher system with enrollees using the vouchers to purchase private insurance. “The Heller/GOP budget would be a disaster for Nevada senior citizens,” said Zach Hudson, spokesperson for the Nevada State Democratic Party. “Rather than fighting for Nevada seniors, Dean Heller is risking their health by trying to eliminate…