Well here’s something you don’t see every day: Dean Heller, flanked by Democrats — some of whom even had nice things to say about his legislative proposals.
Nevada Democrats — with the help of a few consumer advocates — are kicking into high gear in anticipation of Thursday’s vote to confirm President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
To win the Senate, Democrats and Republicans are going to need successful fundraising, great messaging and a strong get-out-the-vote effort. But Senate Democrats say they’ve got something else giving them an advantage: girl power.
Newt Gingrich didn’t rise to the top of the Republican presidential field by being the nicest guy at the debates, nor by delivering safe and simple talking points on the issues.
Sometimes, it’s the personal touch that counts. Or at least that’s what U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., was banking on this Wednesday, when he made a round of calls to Nevada reporters to stress the talking points of a press release calling on U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., his main opponent in the 2012 race for Nevada’s second U.S. Senate seat, to vote in favor of a balanced budget amendment she’s trashed as irresponsible since Day One.
Republican Sens. Dean Heller and Mark Kirk have got themselves into a bona fide amendment-off over Yucca mountain, but their squabble may be destined to stay on the sidelines of the Senate floor.
Once the reject issue of the 2012 debate circuit, housing seems to have secured a central place in debates from now on, as the moderators of the CNBC debate Wednesday spent an extended period grilling every Republican presidential contender on stage but one about his or her position on the economic question that hits Nevadans particularly close to home.
After decisive votes in the House and Senate, Congress is on the brink of a rare thing: bipartisan support for a piece of President Barack Obama’s jobs bill. And Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid isn’t letting the moment go without attempting to make one good bipartisan turn yield another.
Two days after President Barack Obama nominated a bipartisan pair of commissioners to take over at the Federal Communications Commission, a Republican pair of lawmakers — including Nevada Sen. Dean Heller — is pushing a double-bill of bills to institute sweeping reforms at the agency.
Dina Titus is preparing to announce her congressional bid for Nevada’s first district Thursday, and supporters of Ruben Kihuen are doing everything to try to change her mind.
Things are looking up for Shelley Berkley. She ended September with a record-setting quarter for donations to her campaign, which also happened to be almost double that collected by her presumed opponent in the race to Nevada’s second Senate seat, Dean Heller — who has been the incumbent since he was appointed to fill out the rest of John Ensign’s term back in May.
The Republican presidential debates fallen into a rut, but that all changed Tuesday night as candidates ripped the gloves off and verbally sparred their way through issues, throwing the sorts of punches that in Vegas, are reserved for the Ultimate Fighting Championship ring.
