"Hoy residentes de Nevada se unen para descubrir el potencial que este gran estado ofrecer para nuestros niños y nietos. La creación de empleos, mejorando y impulsando el crecimiento de nuestra economía, empoderar a los individuos, y proporcionando educación de calidad a nuestros niños es sólo algunos de los principios que nos están uniendo. Estoy agradecido a los co-presidentes de ‘Juntos Con Heller’ y todos los miembros de ‘Juntos Con Heller’ por su apoyo. Las contribuciones y el trabajo duro de estos individuos son absolutamente críticos para nuestro camino a la victoria en noviembre", dijo Dean Heller.

"Dean Heller será un Senador fantástico. él trabajará más duro que nadie para hacer que nuestras vidas sean mejores. Su experiencia y su conocimiento sin duda beneficiará a todos nosotros", dijo Blanca Buonomo, North American Financial.

"Ahora mismo, los gastos del gobierno federal están fuera de control. Estoy seguro de que Dean Heller seguirá siendo fiscalmente responsable mientras él defiende lo que es lo mejor para Nevada en el Senado Estadounidense. Compartimos valores que animan a individuos y comunidades para ayudar y restaurar nuestro estado a mejores tiempos. Necesitamos a un conservador como Dean Heller en el Senado", dijo, Maria Caminero, Cuban House of Culture.

"Apoyo a Dean Heller porque él quiere ayudar a hacer Nevada un mejor lugar para vivir, no importa quién es usted, lo que usted hace o como usted vota. Sus prioridades están de acuerdo con lo que necesitamos aquí en Nevada—darle la vuelta a nuestra economía y ayudar a la gente a encontrar empleos. Dean Heller es la mejor persona para servir nuestra comunidad y nuestro estado", dijo Elizabeth Gallagher, Gallagher Group International.

"Bajo la administración de Obama, el desempleo y las ejecuciones hipotecarias han afectado a la comunidad hispana más que cualquier otro grupo. Dean Heller tiene un sólido historial luchando para crear puestos de trabajo y dándoles a los individuos el poder de triunfar para que todas nuestras comunidades puedan crecer y prosperar. Dean Heller es bueno para la comunidad Hispana y para todos en Nevada", dijo Alex Garza, Vice President – Hispanics in Politics.

"El Senador Heller es un gran defensor de la comunidad hispana. Siempre ha estado ahí para nosotros cuando lo hemos necesitado", dijo Noah Herrera, Platinum Asset Management.

"He trabajado mucho para cultivar mis negocios, pero no ha sido fácil. Como un empresario y un concesionario, apoyo a Dean Heller porque él lucha por políticas que permitirán que negocios cultiven y contraten a más personas. Entiende los desafíos y retos que enfrentan las pequeñas empresas, y trabajará arduamente para ayudar a crear los empleos que tanta gente necesita", dijo Reynaldo Robledo, Franchise Owner – Roberto’s Tacos Shop.

Incluido entre las 125 Co-presidentes para Juntos Con Heller son líderes de la inmobiliaria, industria de los restaurantes, los servicios médicos, industrias detallistas, y estudiantes.

Para más información sobre Dean Heller y Juntos Con Heller, por favor visite http://deanheller.com/espanol/.

Co-Chairs of the Juntos Con Heller Coalition:

• Stacey Acevedo
• Freddy Aldana
• Noemi Aleman
• Patricia Amunategui
• David Arce
• Clelie Arroyo
• Phil Avila
• Esau Barajas
• Lorenzo Barajas
• Michael Baron
• Douglas Barrera
• Blanca Buonomo
• Joe Caldera
• Maria Caminero
• Rosalinda Carrillo
• Don Chairez
• Marina Chairez
• Adan Chairez
• Jose Chairez
• Daniel Cruz
• Anita Cruz
• Rosalba Cuadra
• Victoria De La Guerra
• Roman Del Pozo
• Laurel Del Pozo
• Jose Del Real
• Jesse Diaz
• Raquel Dittman
• Jose Dominguez
• Saul Dominguez
• Tibi Ellis
• David Espinosa
• Gary Estrada
• Elmer Eubanks
• Jesse Fonseca
• Yamile Gaez
• Elizabeth Gallagher
• Roberto Garcia
• Kathleen Garcia
• Maria Garcia
• Moises Garcia
• Felipe Garcia Mendez
• Alex Garza
• Santiago Gonzalez
• Andres Gonzalez
• Antonio Guitierrez
• Irma Guitierrez
• Salvador Guitierrez
• Jesse Gutierrez
• Flor Hernandez
• Estella Hernandez
• Noah Herrera
• Martha Hiers
• Martha Jarvis
• Mariana Lopez
• Marlon Lopez
• Hector Lopez
• Uriel Lopez
• Armando Lopez
• Francisco Lopez
• Thomas Lopez
• Victor Lopez
• Carmen Mahan
• Juan Manuel
• Gordon Martines
• Manny Martinez
• Juan Martinez
• Patricia Medina Gonzalez
• Patrick Mendez
• Eric Mendoza
• Guadalupe Mendoza
• Aurora Mendoza
• James Miranda
• Elyse Monroy
• Juan Mora
• Eduardo Morales, Jr
• Olga Naccari
• Braulio Nava
• Beatriz Navarro
• Maria Navarro
• Ana Orellana
• Marina Ortiz
• Federico Ortiz
• Silvano Ortiz
• Enrique Padina
• Alfonso Penales
• Miguel Peralta
• Sergio Perez
• Merced Perez
• Maria Perez
• Brenda Perez
• Isabel Pfeifer
• Flora Pinal
• Hector Quiroz
• Jesus Quiroz
• Adriana Ramirez
• Eric Rembos
• Jose Renteria
• Guillermo Retis
• Sonia Rivelli
• Reynaldo Robledo
• Rogelio Robledo
• Rodolfo Robledo
• Tony Rodriguez
• Mario Rodriguez
• Katie Rodriguez
• Mirta Rodriguez
• Jose Rodriguez
• Abraham Rodriguez
• Sabina Rueles
• Jovita Salas
• Robel Salas
• Valerie Sandoval
• Nestor Santamaria
• Johanna Schilling
• Jaime Serrano, Jr
• Melissa Siracusa
• Annette Teijero
• Ernesto Torres
• Elsa Uribe-Patterson
• Luis Velazquez
• Edward Vento
• Eddie Vergara

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"Today Nevadans are uniting together to unlock the potential that this great state has to offer for our children and grandchildren. Creating jobs, growing our economy, empowering individuals, and providing quality education for our children are just a few of the principles that are bringing us together. I’m thankful to the Co-Chairs of the Juntos Con Heller Coalition and all members of the Juntos Con Heller Coalition for their support. The contributions and hard work of these individuals are absolutely critical to our path to victory in November," said Dean Heller.

"Dean Heller will be a fantastic Senator. He will worker harder than anyone else to make our lives better. His experience and his knowledge will no doubt benefit all Nevadans," said Blanca Buonomo, North American Financial.

"Right now, spending is out of control. I am confident that Dean Heller will continue to be fiscally conservative as he stands up for what is best for Nevada in the U.S. Senate. We share values that encourage individuals and communities help take Nevada back and restore our state to better times. We need a conservative like Dean Heller in the Senate," said Maria Caminero, Cuban House of Culture.

"I support Dean Heller because he wants to help make Nevada a better place to live, no matter who you are, what you do or how you vote. His priorities are in line with what we need here in Nevada—to turn our economy around and help people find jobs. Dean Heller is the best person to serve our state," said Elizabeth Gallagher, Gallagher Group International.

"Under the Obama Administration, unemployment and foreclosures have hit the Hispanic community harder than any other group. Dean Heller has a strong record fighting to create jobs and give individuals the power to succeed so all of our communities can grow and prosper. Dean Heller is good for the Hispanic community and for all of Nevada," said Alex Garza, Vice President, Hispanics in Politics.

"Senator Heller is a great supporter of the Hispanic community. He has always been there for us when we’ve needed him," said Noah Herrera, Platinum Asset Management.

"I’ve worked hard to grow my businesses, but it hasn’t been easy. As a business owner and a franchisor, I support Dean Heller because he fights for policies that will allow businesses to grow and hire more people. He understands the challenges small businesses like mine face and will work hard to help create the jobs that so many people need," said Reynaldo Robledo, Roberto’s Taco Shops.

Included among the 125 Co-Chairs for the Juntos Con Heller Coalition are leaders from the real estate, restaurant, medical, law enforcement, and retail industries and students.

For more information about Dean Heller and the Juntos Con Heller Coalition, please visit http://deanheller.com/espanol/.

Co-Chairs of the Juntos Con Heller Coalition:

• Stacey Acevedo
• Freddy Aldana
• Noemi Aleman
• Patricia Amunategui
• David Arce
• Clelie Arroyo
• Phil Avila
• Esau Barajas
• Lorenzo Barajas
• Michael Baron
• Douglas Barrera
• Blanca Buonomo
• Joe Caldera
• Maria Caminero
• Rosalinda Carrillo
• Don Chairez
• Marina Chairez
• Adan Chairez
• Jose Chairez
• Daniel Cruz
• Anita Cruz
• Rosalba Cuadra
• Victoria De La Guerra
• Roman Del Pozo
• Laurel Del Pozo
• Jose Del Real
• Jesse Diaz
• Raquel Dittman
• Jose Dominguez
• Saul Dominguez
• Tibi Ellis
• David Espinosa
• Gary Estrada
• Elmer Eubanks
• Jesse Fonseca
• Yamile Gaez
• Elizabeth Gallagher
• Roberto Garcia
• Kathleen Garcia
• Maria Garcia
• Moises Garcia
• Felipe Garcia Mendez
• Alex Garza
• Santiago Gonzalez
• Andres Gonzalez
• Antonio Guitierrez
• Irma Guitierrez
• Salvador Guitierrez
• Jesse Gutierrez
• Flor Hernandez
• Estella Hernandez
• Noah Herrera
• Martha Hiers
• Martha Jarvis
• Mariana Lopez
• Marlon Lopez
• Hector Lopez
• Uriel Lopez
• Armando Lopez
• Francisco Lopez
• Thomas Lopez
• Victor Lopez
• Carmen Mahan
• Juan Manuel
• Gordon Martines
• Manny Martinez
• Juan Martinez
• Patricia Medina Gonzalez
• Patrick Mendez
• Eric Mendoza
• Guadalupe Mendoza
• Aurora Mendoza
• James Miranda
• Elyse Monroy
• Juan Mora
• Eduardo Morales, Jr
• Olga Naccari
• Braulio Nava
• Beatriz Navarro
• Maria Navarro
• Ana Orellana
• Marina Ortiz
• Federico Ortiz
• Silvano Ortiz
• Enrique Padina
• Alfonso Penales
• Miguel Peralta
• Sergio Perez
• Merced Perez
• Maria Perez
• Brenda Perez
• Isabel Pfeifer
• Flora Pinal
• Hector Quiroz
• Jesus Quiroz
• Adriana Ramirez
• Eric Rembos
• Jose Renteria
• Guillermo Retis
• Sonia Rivelli
• Reynaldo Robledo
• Rogelio Robledo
• Rodolfo Robledo
• Tony Rodriguez
• Mario Rodriguez
• Katie Rodriguez
• Mirta Rodriguez
• Jose Rodriguez
• Abraham Rodriguez
• Sabina Rueles
• Jovita Salas
• Robel Salas
• Valerie Sandoval
• Nestor Santamaria
• Johanna Schilling
• Jaime Serrano, Jr
• Melissa Siracusa
• Annette Teijero
• Ernesto Torres
• Elsa Uribe-Patterson
• Luis Velazquez
• Edward Vento
• Eddie Vergara

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(Las Vegas, NV) – Following the lead of President Obama and Nancy Pelosi, seven-term Congresswoman Shelley Berkley cut $500 billion from Medicare and handed over difficult decisions about seniors’ care to Washington bureaucrats, all while jeopardizing veterans’ health benefits in the process.

"Shelley Berkley voted for the law of the land, which is a massive government health care takeover that cuts $500 billion from Medicare. She stood behind President Obama and Nancy Pelosi, going so far as giving fifteen Washington bureaucrats the power to deny care for seniors and even jeopardizing veterans’ benefits. Shelley Berkley has repeatedly chosen to put the government between seniors and their doctors and now Nevadans are forced to live with it," said Chandler Smith, Heller for Senate spokeswoman.

Berkley Supported Nancy Pelosi and President Obama’s health care law, which Nancy Pelosi admitted took out half a trillion dollars from Medicare.

• "We took $500 billion dollars, half a trillion dollars, in the health care bill, to put [Medicare] on a path of stability for a decade going into the future." (Jonathan Karl and John Parkinson, "Exclusive: Pelosi Says Democrats Have a ‘Very Good Chance’ to Win Back the House in 2012," ABC News, 6/2/2011)
• In February 2011, CBO estimated that the permanent reductions in the annual updates to Medicare’s payment rates for most services in the fee-for-service sector (other than physicians’ services) and the new mechanism for setting payment rates in the Medicare Advantage program will reduce Medicare outlays by $507 billion during the 2012–2021 period." (Douglas W. Elmendorf, "CBO’s Analysis of the Major Health Care Legislation Enacted in March 2010," Congressional Budget Office, 3/30/11)

Berkley supported the creation of IPAB, a panel of 15 Washington bureaucrats that has the power to deny health care for seniors.

• IPAB denies care to seniors: "As usual, the most dangerous parts of ObamaCare aren’t receiving the scrutiny they deserve … this remote, impersonal and unaccountable central committee [will] to do the inevitable dirty work of denying care." (Editorial, "The Rationing Commission," The Wall Street Journal, 11/15/09)
• IPAB Puts Government Between Doctors and Seniors: "the IPAB really does embody ObamaCare’s innermost values and beliefs—to wit, that health decisions are too important to leave to the people receiving the care (patients), the people providing the care (doctors and hospitals), the people paying for the care (taxpayers), or even the people who got the government involved in the first place (politicians)." (Editorial, "Independent Payment Advisory Revolt," The Wall Street Journal, 3/9/12)

IPAB’s Medicare cuts threaten Tricare benefits for nearly 40,000 Nevada veterans and family members:

• Veterans and military groups fear that access to health care through Tricare could be jeopardized by cuts to Medicare: "That raises concerns that the Pentagon may one day have to shore up Tricare’s reimbursement rates by increasing its already considerable funding support for the program or raising patients’ fees and co-pays—or both—to keep private-sector doctors from dropping Tricare-eligible patients if they think they can make more money treating the influx of private-sector patients that will be generated by the reform law." (William H. McMichael, "Tricare and Health Reform: What It Could Mean in the Long Run," The Air Force Times, 3/21/2012)

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(Las Vegas, NV) – President Obama arrived in Reno today, but Shelley Berkley is nowhere to be found. Back in Washington D.C., the seven-term Congresswoman is usually pretty easy to spot, standing behind President Obama every step of the way. But here in Nevada, it appears she hopes his spotlight won’t shine on the failed policies they’ve both supported.

"Anyone seen Shelley Berkley? Considering she supports President Obama more than 90 percent of the time and voted for the trillion dollar stimulus, a national energy tax and job-crushing ObamaCare, you’d think she’d be standing right by him in Nevada, too. The Congresswoman can try to run away from her record, but unfortunately Nevadans living with the consequences of the Obama-Berkley agenda can’t escape so easily," said Chandler Smith, Heller for Senate spokeswoman.

Shelley Berkley isn’t speaking to the media or Nevadans, and people are starting to notice.

• According to the Ralston Flash, Shelley Berkley hasn’t appeared on Face-to-Face in 413 days.
• The last time she appeared on Reno-based Nevada Newsmakers was February 1, 2011.
• And according to the Reno Gazette Journal’s Ray Hagar, "the noted Democrat has held a number of news conferences but hasn’t seemed to really get out and meet all the new people she would like to vote for her." (Ray Hagar," Is U.S. Senate candidate Berkley gaining new Washoe County voters with her campaign?" Reno Gazette Journal, 5/11/12)

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SHOT:
In February 2012, Shelley Berkley announces she will offer a bill to extend a sales tax break. "One thing that didn’t make it into the payroll tax and unemployment bill that passed Congress Friday was a provision that would have also extended a sales tax break hundreds of thousands of Nevadans avail themselves of every year…Rep. Shelley Berkley said Friday that she intends to do something about it by introducing a bill to extend the tax benefit." (Karoun Demirjian, "Berkley hopes to make favorite Nevada tax credit a campaign issue," Las Vegas Sun, February 19, 2012)

CHASER:
Berkley never introduced the bill. But Dean Heller joined thirteen Senators urging Senate leadership to "help pass an extension of the state and local sales tax deduction as soon as possible." ("Heller Pushes to Protect State and Local Sales Tax Deduction," www.heller.senate.gov, February 2, 2012)

DOUBLE SHOT:
On April 25, 2012, Shelley Berkley claimed she would introduce legislation to protect Las Vegas from being unfairly targeted due to the bad behavior of Washington bureaucrats.
"Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today delivered remarks on the House floor to announce new legislation she plans to introduce that will permanently eliminate the Bush era ‘blacklist’ of American cities like Las Vegas and Reno from hosting federal agency and executive branch department conferences and conventions." ("Will Make President Obama’s No-Blacklist Policy ‘Law of the Land’" www.berkley.house.gov, April 25, 2012)

CHASER:
Berkley never introduced the bill. The next day after making the same announcement, Dean Heller introduced S.2469, Protect America’s Cities from Government Blacklist Act of 2012.

TRIPLE SHOT:
On January 12, 2012, Shelley Berkley holds press conference in Reno announcing her "Clean Energy Jobs Act." "U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Las Vegas, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, made a campaign stop in Reno on Friday, promising to introduce a ‘Clean Energy Jobs Act’ when she returns to Congress. Berkley, speaking at the Desert Research Institute, said her jobs act would extend a 30 percent tax credit for domestic companies that manufacture products used in clean energy projects such as wind turbines and solar panels. (Gazette Journal: Berkley stumps at DRI, Shelley Berkley for Senate, www.berkleyforsenate.com)

CHASER:
The seven-term Congresswoman finally got around to introducing the promised legislation on February 29, 2012. (www.thomas.gov)

It wouldn’t be the first time the Congresswoman scrambled to campaign on legislation under false pretenses: "You can tell a lawmaker is in a close race when her campaign starts claiming credit for legislation she didn’t write. That’s what’s happening today with Rep. Shelley Berkley, who is running for Senate against Sen. Dean Heller, as she trots out Mayor Carolyn Goodman and other Las Vegas figures to praise what the campaign is calling her proposed expansion of the visa waiver program." (Karoun Demirjian, "What her campaign calls ‘Berkley’s legislation’ isn’t really hers", Las Vegas Sun, March 12, 2012)

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(Las Vegas, NV) – Seven-term Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has continued to stand by President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and their massive healthcare law, going so far as voting three times to protect a panel of Washington bureaucrats whose cuts could limit access to care for military retirees using Tricare.

"Does Shelley Berkley really believe that putting veterans’ health care decisions in the hands of a panel of Washington bureaucrats instead of letting doctors and veterans’ families make treatment decisions is the best we can do? Congresswoman Berkley sat on one of the few committees that could amend ObamaCare, but she chose not to. Then, three different times, she followed President Obama and Nancy Pelosi’s lead and voted for the bill on the House floor.

"This panel of bureaucrats is a very real problem looming for veterans. Shelley Berkley needs to explain her party line support for what could be a devastating blow to veterans’ and seniors’ health care," said Chandler Smith, Heller for Senate spokeswoman.

The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) was created by ObamaCare. Shelley Berkley voted against repealing the IPAB panel as recently as March 22, 2012.

National Military Veterans Alliance, which represents 35 military associations and 3.5 million members, called for IPAB repeal, citing "concerns about the IPAB indirect impact upon military retirees": "Because Medicare reimbursement rates and coverage determinations are standard measures for some provisions of TRICARE as well as a number of private insurance programs, we have real concerns about the IPAB indirect impact upon military retirees now and particularly in the future as its scope of authority expands." (Statement of the National Military Veterans Alliance, Letter to House Committee on Ways & Means, 3/6/2012)

Even when IPAB was first created, a military family advocacy group pointed out that IPAB’s Medicare cuts could negatively impact those who use Tricare because Tricare reimbursement rates are tied to Medicare: "One particular concern is rising fees. Tricare’s reimbursement rates to private caregivers generally are tied to those of Medicare, and many doctors say Medicare’s reimbursement rates already are too low." (William H. McMichael, "Tricare and Health Reform: What It Could Mean in the Long Run," The Air Force Times, 3/21/2012)

Veterans and military groups fear that access to health care through Tricare could be jeopardized by cuts to Medicare: "That raises concerns that the Pentagon may one day have to shore up Tricare’s reimbursement rates by increasing its already considerable funding support for the program or raising patients’ fees and co-pays—or both—to keep private-sector doctors from dropping Tricare-eligible patients if they think they can make more money treating the influx of private-sector patients that will be generated by the reform law." (William H. McMichael, "Tricare and Health Reform: What It Could Mean in the Long Run," The Air Force Times, 3/21/2012)

And expressed concerns that those on Tricare may be forced to lose the care they have and enter ObamaCare’s health exchanges: "If reimbursement rates for care are higher in the health care exchanges, for example, more providers might gravitate toward that population, [National Military Family Association Deputy Director for Government Relations Barbara] Cohoon said.
‘We won’t really know until we see how the [health care] exchanges shake out,’ she said." (William H. McMichael, "Tricare and Health Reform: What It Could Mean in the Long Run," The Air Force Times, 3/21/2012)

But Shelley Berkley voted for IPAB anyway—THREE times:

• Berkley protected the panel a third time and opposed its repeal on March 22, 2012.
• Berkley opposed repeal of the President’s health care law on January 19, 2011.
• Berkley voted to create IPAB along with the President’s health care law on March 21, 2010.
• Congresswoman Berkley sits on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which was responsible for crafting healthcare legislation during congressional debate in 2009. She offered no amendments to improve the healthcare bill.
• Then-Congressman Dean Heller sat on the same Committee and offered five amendments to the bill.

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Encuesta tras encuesta demuestra que la gente de este país está preocupada por el nivel de gasto y nuestra deuda. Uno pensaría que esto crearía un imperativo político para reforzar nuestro cinturón presupuestario; en cambio, los demócratas han hecho el equivalente de despegar el cinturón y lanzarlo en el extremo posterior de algún oscuro y polvoriento armario.

Ellos se han comportado irresponsablemente porque ellos saben que cualquier Demócrata presupuesto que pasaría los demócratas del Senado proporcionara tremendo forraje para sus oponentes.

Por lo tanto, para obtener ganancias políticas, han elegido ofuscación sobre responsabilidad. Gastan nuestro dinero, ellos simplemente no lo admiten.

Como parte de su proyecto de educación de "La Quiebra de América", un grupo llamado "aviso público" había lanzado este video el lunes y corrió anuncios este fin de semana llamando la atención sobre la inacción del Senado. Su mensaje fue simple: ‘Deje de apuntar dedos y comience a hacer su trabajo.’ Es bastante espantoso cuando tenemos que comenzar a tratar a nuestros representantes elegidos como adolescentes recalcitrantes.

El Senado se ve particularmente mal porque la cámara de representantes dirigido por los Republicanos han hecho su trabajo. Bajo el liderazgo del Presidente del Comité de Finanzas Paul Ryan de Wisconsin y Presidente de la Cámara John Boehner, la Cámara de Representantes aprobó su presupuesto.Si usted lo amó o lo odió, al menos los republicanos de la cámara de representantes estaban dispuestos a decirle a los contribuyentes cómo planeaban gastar nuestro dinero.

Al menos un miembro del Senado ha tenido suficiente. El Senador Dean Heller, colega Republicano de Harry Reid (D-Nevada)—ha introducido legislación denominada "No Budget, No Pay Act" (S.1981).

En esta legislación, si los miembros del Congreso no aprueben un presupuesto, ninguna paga es recompensada retroactivamente. El domingo pasado, Heller publicó esta declaración:

Ahora es el momento para aprobar un presupuesto. Nuestra deuda se ha incrementado por más de 5 billones de dólares bajo esta administración en los últimos tres años. Los miembros del Congreso intencionalmente se niegan a poner nuestra nación en una ruta de acceso a la responsabilidad fiscal a largo plazo, que amenaza nuestra seguridad económica y supone una carga mayor para nuestros hijos y nietos. Aprobar un presupuesto cada año es uno de las responsabilidades más básicas del Congreso, pero el Senado ha sido completamente incapaz de llevar a cabo esta función. Introduje legislación denominada "No Budget, No Pay" al Congreso para que ellos tomen en serio esta responsabilidad. Si los miembros del Congreso no están haciendo su trabajo, entonces no deberían pagarles.

Escritora: Nancy Pfotenhauer
US News & World Report:
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/nancy-pfotenhauer/2012/05/02/if-senate-democrats-wont-pass-a-budget-they-shouldnt-be-paid

(Las Vegas, NV) – Seven-term Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today chose to allow student loan interest rates to spike rather than eliminate a wasteful ObamaCare slush fund. Her vote to protect the President’s massive health care law comes just weeks after she backed down her support for ObamaCare while campaigning in Nevada.

"Considering Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has been tip-toeing away from ObamaCare when in Nevada, this was her chance to prove her worth in Washington DC. Instead, Shelley Berkley doubled-down on the government takeover, paying for the $2.6 trillion law on the backs of students," said Chandler Smith, Heller for Senate spokeswoman.

In Nevada this month, candidate Berkley "stopped short Wednesday of urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the federal health care law supported by Democrats and abhorred by Republicans. Pressed about her position after her speech, she told reporters that she supports health care access for the nation’s uninsured, but again declined to defend the law." (Cristina Silva, Rep. Berkley champions small businesses in Vegas, Associated Press, 4/16/12)

But back in Washington DC, Shelley Berkley has twice targeted students to pay for the government healthcare takeover:

• In 2010, Berkley voted to pay for the healthcare law by eliminating the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
• This program "has helped generations of students attend college." The termination was a "result of a provision in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act—the health care reform bill—that President Barack Obama signed into law on March 30. (Mike Costanza, "Termination of student loan program causes changes," Rochester Business Journal, 5/21/10)

Today, instead of freezing student interest rates, Shelley Berkley chose protect a slush fund created by ObamaCare—a fund that even President Obama has been willing to cut.

• In September 2011, President Obama recommended using $3.5 billion of the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) to reduce the federal deficit. In his 2013 budget request to Congress, he proposed cutting the fund by $4 billion. ("Democrats Increased Student Loan Rates To Pay for Healthcare Law," April 26, 2012)

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(Las Vegas, NV) – In a stretch to cover-up her long history blindly following Nancy Pelosi and President Obama, seven-term Congresswoman Shelley Berkley glossed over an extensive record supporting big-government, job-crushing policies the last time she was in Nevada. Will the Congresswoman attempt to do the same when she returns to the state next week?

"I wonder which votes Congresswoman Berkley knows Nevada businesses don’t like. Could it be her twenty votes against bipartisan jobs bills, or her consistent, party-line support for bailouts and stimulus programs that have riddled businesses with regulations and higher taxes?" said Chandler Smith, Heller for Senate spokeswoman.

Here’s what candidate Berkley had to say about her record when speaking to Nevada business leaders: "As for small businesses, Berkley said she has supported major legislation, from the Hire Act to the recent Jobs Act, to provide tax incentives for hiring and to reduce regulations to create more jobs… Berkley acknowledged that some chamber members may not have liked some of the votes the staunch Democrat has taken in her seven terms in Congress." (Laura Myers, "Berkley strikes bipartisan tone during speech," Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 11, 2012)

Maybe that’s because she has voted with Nancy Pelosi ninety percent of the time. She also voted against twenty bipartisan jobs bills and supported the Wall Street bailout, the Detroit bailout, ObamaCare and other stimulus programs that have racked up five trillion dollars in debt since President Obama took office.

Last week, the Congresswoman voted twice against small businesses, including a 20% tax cut which would help 22 million hard-working small businesses create more jobs. The legislation would ultimately provide $46 billion in tax relief to small businesses and could affect as many as 45,000 small businesses in Nevada with between 1-500 employees.

Additionally, Shelley Berkley has voted against 20 bipartisan jobs bills:

1. Berkley opposed the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (H.R 872).
   Bill reduces overlapping and unnecessary regulation on pesticides and reduces costs to both farmers and small business owners.
2. Berkley opposed the Energy Tax Prevention Act (H.R. 910).
   Legislation prohibits the federal government from regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and prevents a needless increase in energy prices for American households and businesses.
3. Berkley failed to vote on a Resolution of Disapproval Regarding FCC’s Regulation (H.J. Res. 37). Legislation prevents the federal government from regulating the Internet and broadband providers.
4. Berkley opposed the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act (H.R 1230). Bill reduced energy prices and creates jobs by promoting offshore oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and the Virginia coast.
5. Berkley voted against the Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act (H.R. 1229). Bill promotes job creation and reduces energy prices by reinstating oil drilling permits in the Gulf Coast.
6. Berkley voted against the Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act (H.R 1231).
   Legislation promotes lower energy costs and job creation by allowing drilling in at least 50 percent of the Outer Continental Shelf areas known to contain the most oil and gas.
7. Berkley opposed the Jobs and Energy Permitting Act (H.R 2021).
   Bill promotes job growth and reduces energy costs by expediting the process of obtaining an offshore drilling permit.
8. Berkley voted against the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act (H.R 2018), which prevents federal government from interfering with a state’s water quality program once that state has already met existing federal standards.
9. Berkley opposed the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 1315). Legislation promotes consumer protection and allows the Financial Stability Oversight Council to vote to set aside any harmful federal regulation.
10. Berkley voted against the North American-Made Energy Security Act (H.R. 1938)
    Legislation creates jobs and ensures energy security by ending the needless delay of the construction and operation of the Keystone XL pipeline.
11. Berkley opposed the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587). Legislation would guarantee private companies the ability to develop their businesses in the state that offers the best opportunities for growth, job creation and stability.
12. Berkley voted "no" on the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts (TRAIN) Act (H.R. 2401). Legislation mandates an evaluation of the economic impacts of EPA regulations and delay the final dates for both the maximum achievable control technology (Utility MACT) standards and the cross-state air pollution rule (CSAPR) until the full impact has been studied. Both regulations would cost consumers and businesses $184 billion from 2011-2030 and would skyrocket electrical prices.
13. Berkley voted against the EPA Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 2250). Bill alleviates the excessive regulatory burden placed on employers by the EPA’s Boiler MACT rules, potentially costing companies $14 billion and 224,000 American jobs, and replacing them with sensible, achievable rules that do not destroy jobs.
14. Berkley voted against the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act (H.R. 2273). Legislation provides consistent, safe management of coal combustion residuals in a way that protects jobs and encourages recycling and beneficial use.
15. Berkley opposed the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R. 3010). Legislation would require agencies to assess costs and benefits of new regulations on small businesses.
16. Berkley voted against the Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act of 2011. Legislation closes loopholes used by federal agencies that allow them to impose costly, job-crushing regulations.
17. Berkley voted to kill the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094). Bill would make sure President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could not impose sweeping new regulations that threaten American jobs.
18. Berkley opposed the Regulatory Flexibility Act (H.R. 527). Legislation would require federal agencies to analyze fully the impact a new regulation would have on small businesses, before the agency adopts the regulation.
19. Berkley voted against the Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 3010). The bill would update and reform the rulemaking process by setting mandatory rulemaking principles.
20. Berkley voted against the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 (H.R. 10), which would increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process. The REINS Act would result in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is truly accountable to the American people for the laws imposed upon them.
21. Berkley voted against the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 (H.R. 1633). Legislation would keep the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standard applicable to coarse particulate matter under the Clean Air Act for at least one year from the date of enactment.

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(Las Vegas, NV) – Today Congresswoman Shelley Berkley voted two times against tax cuts for small businesses, exposing her recent, false attempts to pander to the business community.

"In Nevada, candidate Shelley Berkley said she supports tax breaks for businesses. But back in Washington DC, within a matter of minutes, the seven-term Congresswoman voted against Nevada’s small businesses—twice. This blatant hypocrisy would be astounding if it weren’t something we’ve come to expect from Congresswoman Berkley," said Chandler Smith, Heller for Senate spokesperson.

Just last week, candidate Berkley boasted support for tax breaks for businesses: "Rep. Shelley Berkley is advocating for tax breaks and loans for small businesses to help grow Nevada’s stalled economy in an appeal to the state’s business leaders." (Cristina Silva, Rep. Berkley Champions Small Businesses in Vegas, Associated Press, 4/16/12).

But today, Congresswoman Berkley voted against the Small Business Tax Cut Act. The straight-forward bill would give small businesses a 20% tax cut designed to help 22 million hard-working small businesses retain and create more jobs. The legislation would ultimately provide $46 billion in tax relief to small businesses.

And voted for an alternative that guts the tax cut and stifles economic growth and job creation. Berkley voted for a Democratic substitute that limits the deduction to 6% of the amount of tax relief proposed by the Republicans. The bill also allows Washington to micromanage how businesses invest their capital, and adds complexity to the tax code.

Shelley Berkley’s votes against the tax cuts hurt thousands of Nevada businesses:

• As of 2009, there were more than 45,000 small businesses in Nevada with between 1-500 employees.
• Most of Nevada’s small businesses are very small. 77.7 percent of all businesses did not have employees and most employers have fewer than 20 employees.

She opposed tax cuts for businesses across a variety of industries:

• 3,900 small businesses in the accommodation and food services industries.
• 5,300 in health care and social assistance industries.
• Other Nevada industries impacted include transportation, manufacturing, and professional scientific and technical services. (Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy. 2011 Small Business Profile for the States and Territories. http://www.sba.gov/advocacy/848/41391)

Small businesses drive the economic engine of Nevada.

• From 2005-2008, small businesses created a net total of 53,747 new jobs in Nevada, which is 68.1 percent of the net new private-sector jobs from 2005-2008. (U.S. Census Bureau. Survey of Business Owners. 2007. http://www.census.gov/econ/sbo/#CBO)

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