Wealthy Nevada Democrat Decides Having the Government Live Within Its Means is Too Unreasonable a Request

While efforts continue in Congress to pass meaningful spending reforms that will rein in the $14.4 trillion debt, and protect Medicare and Social Security for future generations, millionaire Shelley Berkley’s streak of opposing every single proposal continued this evening in Washington.

Berkley, who spent a recent weekend in New York City shopping for high-end designer shoes and raising money from trial lawyers, tonight voted against legislation that would cut government spending now, cap it in the future and approve a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget.  In doing so, Berkley continued to make clear that her alternative is to tax, spend and raise the debt limit without any changes to the way her fellow Washington Democrats have done business.

“Instead of working to ensure the federal government lives within its means, just like every Nevada family has to do, Shelley Berkley has made clear she would rather tax, spend and raise America’s credit card limit to pay for her reckless spending policies,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox said today.  “Countries like Communist China love members of Congress like Shelley Berkley because the longer they hold public office, the deeper in debt to them we become, with no regard to the tremendous burden being passed on to future generations of Nevadans.”