Posted in Press | 04/12/11
Las Vegas, NV – Rep. Dean Heller put the will of the extremists in his own party ahead of Nevadans with his announcement today of his intention to vote “no” on the budget agreement made by President Obama and Congressional leaders late last week. In voting against the budget agreement, Heller is essentially voting to shut down the government.“When will Dean Heller stop trying endear himself to the extreme TEA Party wing of his party and do what's right for…
Posted in Press | 04/08/11
Las Vegas, NV – In response to the increasing likelihood of a shutdown of the federal government led by Rep. Dean Heller and the extreme TEA Party wing in the House of Representatives, Nevada State Democratic Party Communications Director Zach Hudson issued the following statement: “Dean Heller and his TEA Party allies in Congress are irresponsibly using the federal budget process to promote their extremist agenda. President Obama and Congressional Democrats have met Republican calls for spending cuts every step of…
Posted in Press | 04/06/11
Las Vegas, NV – Nevadans should not be surprised that with barely three months in office and in the middle of a critical legislative session, Governor Brian Sandoval is already running for his next job at the expense of Nevada families. As Democrats in the Nevada Legislature work to approve a reasonable budget that will create jobs and help get Nevada's economy back on track, Governor Sandoval has taken his eye off the ball to focus on meeting with Republican…
Posted in Press | 04/05/11
Las Vegas, NV – In his most egregious move yet to avoid facing a competitive Republican Primary for Senate, Rep. Dean Heller today announced his support for Rep. Paul Ryan’s extreme budget proposal that would effectively end Medicare as we know it. “It is outrageous that Washington politician Dean Heller would endanger the health of Nevada’s senior citizens, all because he is afraid of slighting the extreme TEA Party wing of his party,” said Zach Hudson, spokesperson for the Nevada State Democratic Party.…
Posted in Press | 04/01/11
Las Vegas, NV - No, it's not a bad April Fools Day joke. In fact, it's not very funny at all. For the second time in as many months, the Republican House of Representatives today voted to pass the job-destroying Republican spending plan. Predictably, Reps. Dean Heller and Joe Heck caved to the extreme TEA Party wing of their party and voted once again for H.R. 1, the reckless GOP spending plan that will cost the state thousands of jobs…
Posted in Press | 04/01/11
Las Vegas – Today, Mitt Romney toured North Las Vegas to discuss foreclosures and the impact on the economy of Nevada and the country as a whole. While Romney toured our neighborhoods with some of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation, he failed to mention the record of skyrocketing foreclosures under his watch as Governor of Massachusetts. “It is very ironic that Mitt Romney decided to come to Nevada to talk about foreclosures while as Governor, foreclosures skyrocketed in…
Posted in Press | 03/31/11
Las Vegas, NV - This is rich. Yesterday, Rep. Dean Heller (R-Washington, DC) sent a fundraising email to his supporters touting his "concern" over the federal budget deficit.Concern? You wouldn't know it. Turns out Heller failed to mention his vote yesterday to add $300 million to the deficit by spending that money on a school voucher program for the Washington DC school system.“Dean Heller might be getting a little too settled in Washington, considering he’s more willing to spend money…
Posted in Press | 03/31/11
Las Vegas, NV — Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Roberta Lange announced today the hiring of Zach Hudson as Communications Director for the Nevada State Democratic Party. “We are gearing up for another pivotal election cycle in Nevada as we work to re-elect President Obama, elect a Democrat to the United States Senate, and win back the majority of our House delegation,” said Lange. “As such, it is important we have an effective Communications Director to spread our message and help…
Posted in Press | 03/15/11
Las Vegas, NV — With Rep. Dean Heller’s announcement that he will seek to replace Senator John Ensign, Nevadans have a simple choice before them: Can Nevada really afford to replace one out-of-touch senator with another one? …
Posted in Press | 03/11/11
Las Vegas, NV — In his zeal to appease his TEA Party base, Rep. Dean Heller voted for a GOP spending bill that could pull the rug out from under Nevada’s fledgling renewable energy industry, and put hundreds of his constituents’ jobs at risk.According to the Pahrump Valley Times, “House Republicans identified for cuts more than $10 billion of unspent money for renewable energy, such as Section 1705 of the Energy Policy Act, the loan guarantee program, a creation of…