H.R. 7 Up for a Vote in the US House Tomorrow

On Tuesday, January 24, 2017, the U.S. House will consider a bill that would permanently bar federal funds for abortions.  H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017, would enshrine the Hyde Amendment as permanent federal

On the latest Newsletter from Rep. Mark Amodei

This week, I got the latest version of Rep. Mark Amodei’s News from the Hill newsletter in which he boasts of activity he and other GOP colleagues worked on to pass this week: “It is unacceptable that after years of problems at

What’s next? Dismantling Lady Liberty?

Our three Teapublican congressmen from Nevada, Mark Amodei, Joe Heck and Cresant Hardy locked arms in antipathy and voted to deny Syrian refugees entrance to American shores (Roll Call Vote 643: HR 4038) just as their ancestors denied access to German Jewish refugees

Playing Doctor with Americans’ Lives

Republicans, in both the House and the Senate, are currently colluding to gut Healthcare Reform and deny actual healthcare to millions of women across our nation using a process called Reconciliation.  Reconciliation is an expedited budgetary process that offers some procedural advantages:

16 Legislative Calendar Days left and …

The 2015 fiscal year ends on September 30, 2015 and we do not yet have a 2016 budget, a transportation bill, nor a resolution to Veterans Administration shortfalls which may shutter a number of VA hospitals.  And if that isn’t enough on

Meet Vance Alm, M.D. – Candidate for United States Congress

This voting season, Northern Nevada has only one federal level election – Nevada’s Congressional District 2, which encompasses most of Northern Nevada. Dr. Vance Alm, who currently practices family medicine in Sparks, Nevada, is also a military veteran, serving four years enlisted

It’s Decision-Making Time

— Brian Dempsey, Candidate for U.S. Representative (NV-CD2) As you all know it is about 6 weeks until early voting for the Primary Election begins (May 24th thru June 6th).  That means its decision time for the Democrats to decide which of the

Not So Safe, Not So Sound: Amodei, Heck and H.R. 3193

Fascinating how the GOP claims to be FOR smaller government and less bureaucracy, but then votes for passage of laws like this that increase the degree of bureaucracy to the detriment of consumers.  Rep.  Amodei who supposedly represents those of us in

Did I Just Lose Two for Two with Rep. Mark Amodei?

On December 5th, I sent an email to Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV2) regarding my concerns as to “fast-tracking” the  Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) currently being negotiated in secrecy behind closed doors: I view the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as a secret “trade” deal being negotiated

Amodei Clearly Declares War on NV’s Women

Today, our congressional representative, Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV2), essentially declared WAR on the women of Nevada by voting FOR passage of HR1797, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, authored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ).  This onerous bill bans abortions after 20 weeks,