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"I think what’s happened this session bodes well for the interim which then bodes well for the next sessions. We will be continuing serious conversations.
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- Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey, who says that there has been an unprecedented level of cooperation between the minority Republicans and the Democratic chairs in the Assembly.
- Wednesday, May 29, 2013.
"86 was a disaster cause we switched the emphasis from the government being involved in controlling immigration, to having employers control it. We had employer sanctions. They simply haven’t worked.
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- The Majority Leader of the US Senate, Harry Reid, who is feeling confident that Congress is working in an inclusive way on immigration reform, that will result in a bill this year, because even a Tea Party favorite (Marco Rubio) is involved in the negotiations. - Tuesday, May 28, 2013.
"That’s the reason why I’m here, in America. My father took advantage of that immigration reform and because of that we were able to come here legally.
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- State Senator Ruben Kihuen, whose family was able to live the American Dream due to the 1986 Immigration Reform bill signed by President Ronald Reagan.
- Thursday, May 23, 2013.
"We don’t have enough medical providers and we don’t have enough doctors in medical school and the doctors aren’t making the kind of money that they made before so things are gonna change. And some of this territory stuff has got to go away.
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- Mary Lau, President and CEO Retail Association of Nevada, on the coming effects of Obamacare as all medical service providers from doctors to nurses to pharmacists and even chiropractors are going to have to do more to fill in the gaps.
- Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
"She’s the Joe Dini of the Legislature.
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- Long time Lobbyist John Pappageorge, relaying a common opinion from the lobbying core regarding Speaker of the Assembly, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, for her ability to listen to both sides and then get something done.
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
"He defeated Jim Gibbons in a Republican primary on a new tax pledge and I just don’t see, politically, that he can get around that pledge by signing a bill that has a tax in it.
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- Attorney Joe Guild, who says that the Governor would have to have something that he could use politically, as a quid pro quo for him to sign any new tax plan. Doubtful at best.
- Monday, May 20, 2013.
"I don’t see any big taxes getting approved. I think this is a kind of session where you pay the bills, balance the budget and you get out of Dodge.
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- Ray Hagar, RGJ Political reporter, who says it seems like an alternative universe at the Legislature at this date.
- Thursday, May 16, 2013.
"Chuck Muth will probably hammer me over the head for this. I just truly believe in everyone paying their share.
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- Republican Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, who says she would support taxing Burning Man and Electric Daisy (Carnival) without a doubt. Basically, any venue that attracts over 7500 people.
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
"You draw the line when people’s safety comes into question.
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- Assembly Majority Leader William Horne, discussing the expulsion of Steven Brooks and how some people had suggested that the Assembly was expelling someone who was mentally ill.
- Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
"I think that that would be the right way to go, to fund these programs so these children and parents that need help, get assistance with their children.
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- Assemblywoman Marilyn Dondero-Loop, discussing the fact that 5 million dollars of funding would wipeout the waiting list for early intervention for children with Autism.
- Monday, May 13, 2013.
"That is such baloney.
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- NSHE, Chancellor Dan Klaich, who says that there is no gag order in place for University and College Presidents to not comment on the new funding formula. He says the Board of Regents made their decision and as officers of the board, the Presidents have to support that decision. - Thursday, May 9, 2013.
"People are apoplectic already over Apple. So I don’t know how you do it.
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- Stacy Woodbury, Appearances LLC, who says that she doesn’t see how the Legislature can give more tax incentives to the movie industry because she doesn’t see the return on investment, despite Nicholas Cage’s personal pleas to that body.
- Wednesday, May 8, 2013.
"Hasn’t changed. Trust me on that.
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- Carole Vilardo, President Nevada Taxpayers Association, who says she continues to have no regard for the Teachers Margins Tax.
- Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
"Let’s do study groups on how to get the railroad to come to Nevada and do some business in Nevada. The railroad is jumping over us and a lot of industry that’s coming here needs the railroad.
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- Lance Gilman, Partner- Broker, Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, who says that Union Pacific won’t even talk to TRI. He complains that the Legislature has study groups to raise revenue but not to cut expenses and that’s what’s needed for business to survive the next two years. - Monday, May 6, 2013.
"From an immediate implementation standpoint I think there are significant issues and from a long term fiscal standpoint I think that there is significant risk. How we mitigate that risk and protect ourselves is something that I worry about on a daily basis as we go through these budgets."
- State Senator Ben Kieckhefer, who is concerned that people will not sign up for Obamacare in the numbers the government is anticipating and that in the long term the Congress will not be able to continue funding Obamacare at 90% to 100%.
- Thursday, May 2, 2013.
"PERS has an unfunded liability of about 11.2 billion dollars. That’s with a B. And just ten years ago it was 3.2 billion dollars.
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- Assemblyman Randy Kirner, who is concerned that the PERS liability has grown by 800 million dollars per year, for the past decade. And he knows that that is unsustainable.
- Wednesday, May 1, 2013.
