The House is scheduled to take up HR 1540, the 2012 defense authorization bill, next week with plans to pass a $689B policy bill by Memorial Day. That may prove challenging as this bill has some serious problems that any blue-blooded Democrat
As Americans continue to struggle with outrageous, unstable gas prices, big oil continues to benefit from them. Last week, the five biggest oil companies reported a massive profits: $30 billion in first-quarter profits, a 38% increase from last year. Despite these astronomical profits,
From Steven Horsford, NV Senate Majority Leader: Since the start of the legislative session in February, we’ve heard weeks and weeks of testimony about how to fix the state’s budget. Today, the Democratic leadership introduced a budget approach that makes the fundamental
In 2009 President Obama announced that he would increase the number of troops in Afghanistan, but that he would begin drawing them down in July 2011. In a speech given in December 2009, President Obama told the nation: “The 30,000 additional troops
Comment’s from Roberta Lange, Nevada State Democratic Party Chair: As many of you know, Secretary of State Ross Miller announced earlier today that the special election for Congressional District Two, scheduled to take place on September 13, will be conducted using open
Late Sunday, troops entered a compound in Pakistan and after a firefight, ended the life of the infamous Osama Bin Laden. He along with three adult males, two couriers and bin Laden’s adult son, were killed when they resisted capture. One
2010 was a “census” year and now 2011 is a “redistricting” year. Up until now, what we’ve seen and heard coming from the NV Legislature has been talk of budget and cuts. We’re now starting to hear the first whispers of the
I realize that it’s April 1st — April Fools Day — but today, the House Majority Leader, Rep. Eric Cantor, introduced HR 1255: To prevent a shutdown of the government of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by
Heads up: Congress is debating a compromise to HR1 (the draconian House Continuing Resolution Budget bill) that would be devastating to Nevada. Here’s a link to the original bill: HR1 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. You can access my analysis of the
