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"I think the posturing is becoming a bit tiresome for people. People are losing their jobs. People have a hard time making their mortgage payments, their car payments.
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- State Senator Randolph Townsend, on the lack of a budget framework from the Democrats, at this point in the session.
- Monday, March 9, 2009.
"When we get public funding, there is accountability there. I’ve seen all this money that we’re talking about bailing out the car makers and all the rest of it. We as non profits have more accountability to the Federal Government than many of them do.
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- Jill Berryman, Executive Director, Sierra Arts, discussing how government monies, help non profits with credibility in the private sector. - Thursday, March 5, 2009.
"We have been told for 20 years that if we kept taxes low the economy would diversify. Well 20 years later we are still talking about diversification so clearly having the lowest taxes in the country outside of Alaska is not diversifying our economy. It’s not doing anything good for us and I feel very strongly that we need a different direction.
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- Assemblywoman Peggy Pierce (D) on what she has learned from all the state studies she has been examining, concerning the state budget, over the past two decades.
- Wednesday, March 4, 2009.
"It’s more thoughtful, sophisticated, enterprise pieces. Sort of like the public employees salary series that we’ve been running. Like the immigration series that we ran last year. Those are the things that buy you credibility in a community and get people to be loyal and come back to you.
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- Ted Power, Publisher, Reno-Gazette Journal on what drives traffic to his newspaper. - Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
"Most of us have common philosophies about government and limiting government but we have different approaches to how we get things done.
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- Assembly Minority Leader, Heidi Gansert, on the idea, some would say with understatement, that she has a seven person caucus within her fourteen person caucus.
- Monday, March 2, 2009.
"Unless we want to be a minority party for a long time to come, we need to reverse that trend so leaders such as myself and Dean Heller are focusing on voter registration and focusing on candidate recruitment across our state to try to build from the grassroots up and get people to see an alternative to what the Democrats are offering.
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- US Senator John Ensign discussing the success of the Democrats and the rebuilding of the Republican Party of Nevada through the efforts of a new group called The Republican Renewal Project.
- Thursday, February 26, 2009.
"A tremendous amount! Fact is fact. He has some of the folks in the Caucus that he is working with and it causes us some problems.
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- Assemblyman Tom Grady, responding to the question of how much controversy, conservative commentator Chuck Muth generates in the Republican Assembly Caucus. - Wednesday, February 25, 2009.
"The thought being, from some of the analysts, yesterday, is if Station were to take this offer, they could take that money, pay down some debt. You’re losing a big chunk of payroll. They become a much smaller company. Maybe something more manageable. Whereas Boyd is picking up some properties around the Las Vegas Valley, in areas that doesn’t compete with any of their existing properties.
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- Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Revue Journal, discussing Boyd Gaming’s offer of $950 million for more than seven properties currently owned by Station Casinos.
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009.
"I disagree with the Senator. I know I’m going to get a backlash on that but that’s just the way it is.
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- Heidi Smith, Chairwoman of the Washoe County Republicans, responding to Senator Raggio’s comments suggesting that a certain portion of the Republicans in the Party should be in the Libertarian Party.
- Monday, February 23, 2009.
"The reason this stimulus passed is to justify tax increases next year. We’re going to see the largest tax increase in the history of this nation next year.
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- Congressman Dean Heller 2nd Congressional District referring to the expiration of the Bush tax cuts in 2010. - Thursday, February 19, 2009.
"I’m glad to be here today because of the wonderful medicines that are now in this world and a wonderful place like the Nevada Cancer Institute, I think I’m healed from cancer.
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- State Senator John Lee with remarkable news about his health.
- Wednesday, February 18, 2009.
"Hopefully we can find funding; state funding for some programs.
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- Republican Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio who does not support insurance mandates in general, including mandated coverage for autism but looks to help families with autistic children.
- Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
"I wouldn’t be in favor of it.. I don’t think it would save that much money.
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- Dr. Maria Sheehan, President, TMCC, on whether it would be a good idea to save money by consolidating the Community Colleges in Northern Nevada
- Monday, February 16, 2009.
"There are no benefits. If one thinks about the budget deficit. We’re looking at one trillion dollars. Forty or more states, at last count, have significant budget deficits. If there were all these benefits and people were willing to compromise health and safety, wouldn’t there kinda be people in line at the Federal teller window to say look I want some of those benefits?
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- Former US Senator Richard Bryan in opposition to the folks who think there are financial benefits to be gained from Yucca Mountain. - Thursday, February 12, 2009.
"6 months ago we had 4600 less trucks on the road in Nevada. In Nevada trucks, not drive-bys.
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- Mary Lau, President and CEO of the Retail Association of Nevada, pointing out one of the unemployment markers in Nevada.
- Wednesday, February 11, 2009.
"It’s not a cash cow, it’s a bad idea. And if you’re going to negotiate money for a bad idea, there are a lot of things we can talk about.
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- Bruce Breslow, Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, presenting the State’s position on Yucca Mountain.
- Tuesday, February 10, 2009.
