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ANOTHER FAILED OBAMACARE PROMISE FROM SHELLEY BERKLEY Two years after liberal Congresswoman Shelley Berkley voted for ObamaCare, which she said would control healthcare costs, today a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveals that the price of healthcare continues to increase. Since the healthcare bill has been signed into law, costs have risen by 9 percent and the average premium has risen by $1,300.  They could rise as much as $2,500 according to today’s CBO report.    As the CBO reports: The additional enrollees [i.e., those previously projected to enroll in Medicaid, but who will now receive Exchange subsidies in light of the Court’s ruling] are likely to spend more on health care, on average, than those previously expected to purchase insurance through the exchanges because people with lower income generally have somewhat poorer health.  As a result, CBO and JCT now estimate that the premiums for health…

Berkley’s Stimulus Wasted Over $6 Million On This Solar Boondoggle American taxpayers are seeing $20 million more of their money washed down the tube via the Obama-Berkley stimulus plan, as an Amonix solar energy plant in North Las Vegas – which has received stimulus dollars – closed their doors after being open for just 14 months. Thanks to President Obama, Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid and embattled Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Amonix received $6 million in federal tax credits and was also the recipient of a $15.6 million grant from the Department of Energy. As the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: The Amonix solar manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas, heavily financed under an Obama administration energy initiative, has closed its 214,000-square-foot facility 14 months after it opened. … A designer and manufacturer of concentrated photovoltaic solar power systems, Amonix received $6 million in federal tax credits and a $15.6 million grant…

Reaffirms Her Support For ObamaCare’s Massive Tax Increase & Medicare Cuts Two years ago liberal U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley – at the urging of Nancy Pelosi – voted for President Obama’s healthcare bill which the Supreme Court recently confirmed was a massive tax increase on the American people.  Today, the embattled Congresswoman reaffirmed her support of this job-killing law by voting against its repeal. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), ObamaCare will cut $500 billion from Medicare, raise taxes by over $500 billion and force every American to purchase health insurance. Notably, the Wall Street Journal has written that ObamaCare is the largest tax increase in history on the middle class. “It is now undeniable that Mr. Obama has imposed the largest tax increase in history on the middle class. Individuals who don’t buy insurance will have to pay several hundred dollars, depending on income. The Congressional Budget…

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING NATIONALLY … POLITICO:  In a major blow to Rep. Shelley Berkley’s Senate campaign, the House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it will formally investigate the Nevada Democrat over allegations she used her office to aid her husband’s medical practice. … Behind the scenes, Democrats were less optimistic. Monday’s announcement will allow the GOP to pummel Berkley as “under investigation” and “ethically challenged” in every TV ad until Election Day, since it will be virtually impossible for the Ethics Committee to complete its work by then, at least based on recent history.  “This is going to make it real, real tough,” admitted one top Senate Democratic strategist, speaking on condition of anonymity. “I am not sure she can overcome it.”  (John Bresnahan, Shelley Berkley ethics case shakes up Nevada race, Politico, 7/9/12) NEW YORK TIMES:  Representative Shelley Berkley’s bid for a Senate seat in Nevada will most…

National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Executive Director Rob Jesmer issued the following statement today regarding the House Ethics Committee’s unanimous decision to move forward in their investigation of Nevada Congresswoman Shelley Berkley. “It speaks volumes that even Shelley Berkley’s Democrat colleagues unanimously voted to move forward investigating Berkley’s use of her office to enrich her and her husband.  Since Berkley entered the political arena we’ve seen a long pattern of ethical questions surrounding her conduct.  Nevadans deserve someone in the Senate who they can trust to work on their behalf and not someone – like Ms. Berkley – who puts her own financial and political interests first.”  BACKGROUND: On September 5, 2011, a front-page story in the New York Times uncovered a pattern of instances in which Congresswoman Berkley used her official office for apparent personal financial gain. On September 21, 2011, the Nevada Republican Party filed a complaint with the…

The National Republican Senatorial Committee today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s call for higher taxes on job creators, a position that has been echoed by embattled Congresswoman Shelley Berkley: “President Obama and embattled Congresswoman Shelley Berkley have long supported higher taxes, bigger government and increased spending, so their support for yet another massive tax hike on Nevada small businesses comes as little surprise.  But in the wake of another weak jobs report, a massive health care bill that increases taxes on the middle class and a growing $15 trillion debt, why can’t Shelley Berkley answer one very simple question – how does raising taxes on Nevada small businesses create jobs?”  — Jahan Wilcox, NRSC Press Secretary BACKGROUND …  FLASHBACK – President Obama: “The Last Thing You Want To Do Is Raise Taxes In The Middle Of A Recession.” (President Obama, Remarks During An Interview With NBC, Elkhart, IN,…

41 Straight Months Of High Unemployment After Berkley Promised Her Stimulus Would ‘Create or Save’ 34,000 Nevada Jobs Over three years ago, embattled U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley was a strong  supporter of the massive $825 billion stimulus – paid for by borrowing billions of dollars from China – that Berkley and Harry Reid promised would ‘create or save’ 34,000 Nevada jobs.  At the same time, Berkley was following Nancy Pelosi’s orders to support the health care law which the Supreme Court confirmed last week represents a massive tax hike on Nevada families and small businesses. Yet, since President Obama has taken office and the Democrats have run Washington, our country has actually lost over 400,000 jobs, and today marks the 41st straight month that the national unemployment rate has remained above 8 percent. In fact, the June unemployment report shows the worst quarter of job creation in two years. As…

Decision Sets The Stakes For November’s Election Two years after liberal U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley voted for President Obama’s massive health care bill, the Supreme Court today has affirmed Berkley’s decision to put President Obama’s agenda ahead of Nevada seniors and small businesses.  In doing so, the Court has made clear what is at stake in November’s election. “The Supreme Court’s decision makes clear that the only way to stop the massive tax increases, government spending, and cuts to Medicare contained in ObamaCare is to keep Senator Dean Heller in the Senate, who will continue his efforts to repeal President Obama and Congresswoman Berkley’s job-killing healthcare law,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox said today.   BACKGROUND…. Berkley Supported The Individual Mandate In June 2010, Berkley Voted Against A Measure That Would Have Removed The Individual Mandate To Purchase Health Insurance In The Health Care Bill.   “Camp, R-Mich., motion…

Last week, embattled Congresswoman Shelley Berkley who once was a co-sponsor of legislation that would transfer federal land in Lyon County to create jobs in Northern Nevada, sided with a radical environmental group and voted against the Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act. This legislation would enable the City of Yerington and Nevada Copper to develop over 10,000 acres of land for the Nevada Copper Pumpkin Hollow project and it would yield nearly 800 new jobs. Over three-quarters of the Silver State is owned by the federal government, yet when the far-left League of Conservation Voters told Berkley to oppose the legislation – because it would privatize public land – she quickly obliged. A bundle of 14 proposals that included transferring federal land to Yerington easily passed the U.S. House on Tuesday, giving a spark to Lyon County where the unemployment rate stands at 15.1 percent.  The proposed land…