Tag: Jacky Rosen

The President was unyielding in his demand for American taxpayers to pay billions to build a wall he promised Mexico would pay for, and he failed to reassure federal workers that their lives wouldn't be thrown into chaos by another government shutdown. "Our country deserves better than rhetoric that divides us. Nevadans, and all Americans, deserve a government that serves working families and addresses the challenges confronting our nation together. On issues where we can find common ground like investing in infrastructure and tackling the rising costs of prescription drugs, I hope this Administration will follow up on these words with bipartisan action,” said Senator Rosen. “While I am glad that the President recognized the millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions who are anxious about their health care, the reality is this Administration continues to sabotage our health care system and undermine the Affordable Care Act, which already protects those with pre-existing conditions, and it is his policies that are putting individuals like Tanya at risk of losing access to affordable care. I will continue to put Nevada families first, like I always have, by finding smart, bipartisan solutions on the critical issues facing our communities.” Nevada Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV 3): "I came to Congress to work across the aisle and get things done for the people of Nevada. I am hopeful tonight, after hearing President Trump's address, that we can work in a bipartisan manner to solve problems for the American people. We can and should work together to lower health care and prescription drug costs, provide paid family leave, rebuild our nation's infrastructure, and invest in life-saving medical research. I stand ready to work with the President on these issues. However, I will continue to oppose any measures that would weaken protections for patients with pre-existing conditions or otherwise harm southern Nevada families."

LAS VEGAS ? Former President Barack Obama warned Nevadans on Monday that staying home during November’s midterm elections “would be profoundly dangerous to our democracy,” saying in a speech that these elections are “more important than any I can remember in my lifetime, and that includes when I was on the ballot.” “We have a chance to restore some sanity in our politics,” Obama said at a packed rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. “Ultimately there is only one real check on abuses of power, there’s only one real check on bad policy and that is you and your vote.” “Don’t boo. All that stuff is nice to do. Just vote!” he said, reprising a favorite line from his days on the presidential campaign trail. While he never called out President Donald Trump by name, Obama directly criticized some of his successor’s most controversial rhetoric and policies on issues like health care, immigration and the deficit. “I know you can bet on anything here in Vegas, but you don’t want to bet that Republicans are actually going to protect your health care,” Obama said at the event following an introduction by some Democrats on the ballot here, including Senate candidate Rep. Jacky Rosen and gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak. The former president urged the audience to “remember who started” the ongoing economic recovery Republicans are touting ahead of the November elections, noting that Democrats had to deal with a recession upon his election 10 years ago when the GOP ran “things into the ground.” And he poked fun at GOP deficit hawks who opposed his proposals then turned around and blew a hole in the nation’s budget by passing tax cuts that disproportionately benefited wealthy Americans. “I never knew if I was 100 percent Democrat before, but I feel that I know what I’m definitely not,” she added. The focus on turning out Hispanic voters was evident at the rally, which took place in a state with a rapidly growing Latino population. “Republicans right now are trying to say, ‘Democrats don’t think like you, look like you, or believe in the same things as you,’” he said.

Joe Biden took the fight to Donald Trump in Las Vegas on Saturday, before the president staged a rally in rural Nevada and on the day early voting began in the state ahead of the 6 November midterm elections. John James: ‘Battle-tested, ready to lead’ … and a black American for Trump Read more Vegas touts itself as the “boxing capital of the world”. Trump mocked Biden as “1% Joe”, a pitiful figure taken “off the trash heap” by Barack Obama. Biden entered the ring first, telling unionised workers and Democratic activists America’s values were “being shredded by a president who is all about himself”. America was built on basic decency, he said, which was “being shredded right now”. “It’s all about Donald.” The 75-year-old former Delaware senator, two-time candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, vice-president to Obama and frontrunner among possible 2020 candidates was speaking in support of Jacky Rosen, who is in a tight Senate race with the Republican Dean Heller. On Thursday in Missoula, Montana, he said the midterms would be “an election of the caravan”. Trapped at the border: the forlorn Hondurans hoping to reach the US Read more On Saturday in Nevada, Trump said Democrats backed an “extremist immigration agenda”. On Monday, Obama will campaign in the state, which he won in 2008 and 2012. During the 2014 midterms, Democrats stayed home and Republicans won key races.

WASHINGTON — It was a brutal summer for President Trump. Discussions about Woodward, Anonymous and the latest developments in the 2018 midterms will get pushed to the side. But Trump can’t put politics — and grievances — aside Of course, that doesn’t mean that President Trump will hit the pause button himself. The first three races here are *slight* advantages for the challenger party. An important note: These rankings are based on where we see these races RIGHT NOW, and not based on what we think will happen two months from now. But when an incumbent is at 41 percent, he’s in big, big trouble (Previous ranking from May: 1) 2. Florida (D): The most recent Quinnipiac poll of this race also feels right – a tied race between incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and term-limited Republican Gov. Texas (R): Texas — yes, Texas — is the final takeover opportunity on our Top 10 list. (Previous ranking from May: unranked) Other races to watch (in alphabetical order): Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Wisconsin. Meanwhile, former state Sen. Molly Kelly won the Democratic gubernatorial primary last night, and she’ll face incumbent Republican Gov.