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Reid, reps to take part in huge immigration march next week
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has agreed to participate in an immigration march in downtown Las Vegas next week with organized labor and other groups. Reps. Steven Horsford and Dina Titus also are expected to participate in the Las Vegas May Day Rally. The federal types are expected to give brief remarks as well. It is expected to start about 5 PM on Wednesday -- good timing for live television coverage....
Heller to constituent one day before Manchin-Toomey introduced: We need to make background checks "more effective and efficient"
One day before the Manchin-Toomey gun bill was introduced and one week before he announced he would oppose it, Sen.
Who are these evil Consultants and the stooges they want to install as heads of the GOP?
The Ron Paul forces will not go gently into the good night as the Establishment tries to take over the Republican Party.
Senators hype new nuclear waste program with new agency outside of DOE
Four U.S. senators released their draft this morning of a new nuclear waste strategy, with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski summing up the frustratiuon of some: "While I continue to support Yucca Mountain as a permanent repository site, I also recognize the current realities that make that outcome unlikely at this time." I have attached a summary of the measure, which would create a new federal agency outside of DOE to manage nuclear waste, and would ask for states to volunteer to store the waste, as well as the draft itself. Here's the release:
A session like every other session -- unfortunately
I wanted to believe this session was going to be different. It isn’t. I wanted to believe Democrats, who talked about talking, had a plan. They don’t. I wanted to believe we might really get what we were promised – tax reform, a broad-based business tax. We won’t.
Dirty Half-Dozen to present plan for $600 million mining tax
UPDATED, 7:20 AM: I have attached the GOP release here. Also, let's not forget that even putting an alternative on the ballot may not be legal. ---- On the day marking the two-thirds point of Session '13, state Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson and five of his GOP colleagues plan to unveil a $600 million a biennium net proceeds tax on mines, sources confirmed.
Angle sets up state-level PAC to "support conservative candidates"
Lawmakers rise to the occasion in gay marriage debate
During Monday night’s stirring Senate floor debate, I couldn’t help but think of Steven. Steven is my brother. Steven is the most wonderful, loving person I know. He has two incandescent children and a perfectly matched life partner. Steven also happens to be gay. And as senator after senator rose last night, as if they were feeding off each other’s energy and humanity, to support repealing the state’s gay marriage law, I thought of Steven.
Brian Sandoval knows what Instagram and Pinterest are
Or at least his campaign does. The Brian Sandoval for Re-Election campaign continues to buzz along in the background during the legislative session, sending another missive today to supporters. This one shows that some of those folks have been reading up on how the Democrats, most notably OFA, were way ahead of the GOP in voter contact, social media, etc. How do I know?
Rubio: Boston “killers” may be part of “radical Islam,” but “we shouldn’t be jumping to conclusions”
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Saturday raised the specter of “radical Islam” and homegrown terrorism in the wake of the Boston attacks, but repeatedly warned against “jumping to conclusions” because “we don’t know why they did what they did.” Calling the Tsarnaev brothers “killers” (not “alleged” ones) and despite repeatedly urging caution in determining their motives, Rubio, in Las Vegas, repeatedly alluded to homegrown terrorists radicalized by foreign groups.