Joe Heck Refuses to Meet Constituents… So They Do “Town Hall” Without Him
September 1, 2011 7 Comments
After waiting the entire summer for Joe Heck to meet with constituents and answer the questions we have about what he’s doing in Congress, a group of Nevadans decided enough was enough. They mapped out his Dick Cheney like undisclosed hiding location “Congressional Office“, and then they paid his office a visit. If anyone still [...]
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Yet again, the person who claims to be my member of Congress won’t get anywhere near me… Nor any of his other constituents who can’t pay Republican clubs to ask him questions. Oh yes, that’s right. “Pay-Per-View Congress” has come to Nevada with a vengeance, and we have Joe Heck to thank for that! Don’t [...]
Continue reading …Does this sound familiar? But really, this budget is filled with worrisome cuts. Deep cuts to higher education that will force higher taxes tuition for students. Delays to K12 funding that will challenge our teachers and hurt our next generation. And, as noted already, some very real cuts to law enforcement. As Sen. [ ] [...]
Continue reading …This is being written during the early morning hours of Monday, August 1. Over the weekend the President, leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives have reached a tentative agreement over the nation’s debt limit and spending cuts. The pending agreement will be presented to the individual members of the House and the [...]
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In an excellent article in the July 27th New York Times, Leslie Kaufman shines a light on the political rats who would sell our environment for profit: With the nation’s attention diverted by the drama over the debt ceiling, Republicans in the House of Representatives are loading up an appropriations bill with 39 ways — and counting — [...]
Continue reading …Senator Bernie Sanders pleads for real Americans to get involved so that we can get a FAIR DEAL. Some of the key points of his testimony are as follows: The rich are doing phenomenally well. Many corporations are doing fantastically well while the average man suffers. Corporations not asked to contribute ONE NICKEL toward deficit [...]
Continue reading …Alan Grayson, one of my favorites, is setting up to re-run for the House of Representatives. He is a Democrat from Orlando, Florida. He is no shrinking violet. In an interview with Talking Points Memo [TPM], “Grayson, stood by his famous claim that the Republican health care plan is to “die quickly,” among other similar [...]
Continue reading …Nevada Congressional District 2 is going to special election between Kate Marshall and Republican Mark Amodei. The courts have decided that a recent statute didn’t actually change the way the election will run, even though clearly that was why a new statute was written. Oh well. Kate Marshall will take a lot of heat from [...]
Continue reading …Sharron Angle (R – Crazy Town) put out a fundraising email today about her new Super PAC called Our Voice PAC. I don’t recall signing up for Our Voice emails so I’m assuming Angle is using the email addresses collected by her campaign during her cartoonish run for Senate in Nevada. I’ll give some kudos [...]
Continue reading …We are at the precipice of disaster with the debt-ceiling vote. President Obama has already pledged to cut $6 for every $1 in new revenue but Republicans still want more. What is worse, the new revenue is through closing tax breaks for special interests, it doesn’t even touch tax rates, yet Republicans are insisting that [...]
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