“The Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus has the authority to take the necessary steps to support a candidate to ensure Republicans win the presidency in November. RNC Rule 11 applies to the RNC’s ability to make endorsements and spend resources in state races and may have been misinterpreted by some in Nevada in its application to the presidential election. Ron Paul's campaign released a statement on May 5 providing Chairman Priebus and the RNC their "full consent" to move forward with setting up Victory organizations. Certainly we do not need to wait for Tampa before assisting our presumptive nominee. I look forward to working with Chairman Priebus and Republicans across the state of Nevada as we build a top-notch ground game to beat Barack Obama and elect Mitt Romney to the White House.”

“John Oceguera’s comments regarding economic priorities for Southern Nevada were disingenuous at best,” said Assemblyman Mark Sherwood who worked alongside Oceguera in the 2011 legislative session. “While the City of North Las Vegas teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, Oceguera was taking more than $400,000 from the city coffers as an absentee firefighter. We don’t need those ‘priorities’ in Washington.”

Rather than provide his positions on the issues, or his solutions to the challenges facing Nevada families, Oceguera chose instead to resort to Democratic Party talking points. When asked by the host what Joe Heck could have done that he didn’t do, Oceguera again had no answers:·         “You’re afraid to take a position on this bill,” said Face to Face host Jon Ralston, after Oceguera refused to answer whether or not he would have supported the Affordable Care Act in Congress.

 ·         “I got close to a ‘yes’ out of him by the end of the first segment,” Ralston added, after a vague answer on whether the Affordable Care Act is worth the additional $574 million in Medicaid costs to Nevada.

 ·         “I can’t get you to take a position [on the stimulus bill],” pressed Ralston, after Oceguera side-stepped his question on the effectiveness of Barack Obama’s 2009 $800 billion stimulus package.

 ·         “This is what Democrats do,” continued Ralston. “They criticize Republicans for the Ryan Budget, and say they’re going to end Medicare, but then they have no plan at all to fix Medicare.”

 Oceguera offered only one solution to help protect Medicare, which was to cut waste. He claimed he had done that in his job as Nevada Assembly Speaker, despite spending an estimated $30,000 of taxpayer dollars installing a state-of-the-art legislative gym after dozens of legislative layoffs.

 “It appears that John Oceguera’s only priority is going to Washington, and not giving the voters of Southern Nevada the answers they need and deserve,” added Assemblyman John Hambrick. “It is unfortunate that he is continuing his lackluster approach to the challenges facing our community.”

“John Oceguera is the Patches O'Houlihan of Nevada Politics, always ready to dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge questions about everything and anything under the sun. Despite more than 45 minutes worth of interviews by three differentreporters, Oceguera refused to take a single position on major Dem legislation including Obamacare and the failed stimulus. The closest thing Oceguera did to taking a substantive position was when he insinuated he would vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House – but even there he couldn’t give a firm answer. This lack of leadership won’t get Nevada’s economy going again, Nevadans deserve better.” – Nevada GOP Executive Director David Gallagher

“There is one thing you need to know about President Obama’s Buffett Tax – it won’t help a single Nevada family find a job. The facts are simple, President Obama has once again chosen politics over fixing the economy,” said Chairman Smack.   

“The President’s hard sell on this tax has been all over the place. First, Obama claimed the Buffett Tax would, “stabilize our debt and deficit for the next ten years,” and when that was proven false, he claimed it wasn’t meant for deficit reduction. President Obama has changed his explanation for this tax no less than six times, but not once did he claim this tax would improve the economy or help folks find a job – and that’s what this all boils down to – a shiny object that does nothing to help struggling Americans.

“President Obama should be focused on fixing the economy, but he’s spending his time rolling out political gimmicks. This President is focused on saving one job – his own– and he’s resorted to the politics of division and envy to achieve his goal.

“I applaud the Senate for voting down the Obama’s Buffett gimmick. Nevada families deserve better; they deserve real leadership and someone who is focused on helping Americans struggling in this economy.”

“Shelley Berkley, do you agree with President Obama’s advisor or will you stand up for mothers and families? Now is your chance to come forward and defend women, even if one of your political allies is taking the shots. Or do you only take issue with media commentators when you think it gives you the political advantage?” asked David Gallagher, Executive Director of the Nevada Republican Party.

Obama advisor Hilary Rosen discounted Ann Romney’s hard work as a mother of five, saying that Ann Romney has “never worked a day in her life,” a job that Rosen views as a “wonderful luxury.”

President Obama’s top political advisors are trying their hardest to distance themselves from the advisor, an individual who has visited the White House as many as 35 times.  (Michael D. Shear, “Obama Campaign on the Defensive Over Strategist’s Comments About Ann Romney,” The New York Times, 4/12/2012)

“After fourteen years in Washington, you would think Congresswoman Shelley Berkley would have learned by now how to address charges of unethical behavior. Nevadans are reasonable people. If the House Ethics Committee and other watchdog groups are wrong, then all she has to do is explain why,” said David Gallagher, Executive Director of the Nevada Republican Party.

How much did you and your husband profit through the contract with the University Medical Center?

Shouldn’t you have recused yourself at the very beginning of this process?

Looking back, do you think you should have disclosed that you were fighting for a multi-million dollar contract for your husband?

The independent, non-partisan Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) found enough evidence to recommend you to the House Ethics Committee. What did OCE find that hasn’t already been made public?

Have you cast any other votes in Congress that have benefitted your husband’s business?

How can you be a credible, effective leader in the Senate when even your House colleagues and Democrat-leaning watchdog groups question your ethics?

Do you truly believe you can run a Senate campaign while under investigation?

Are you at all concerned that even a left-leaning ethics watchdog group like Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has singled out you and just a handful of other Democrats? Out of 535 elected officials, why did they choose you? (“CREW's Most Corrupt Members of Congress,” September 20, 2011)

You’ve hidden, dodged and held closed press conferences. When are you going to personally address allegations of corruption and ethics problems? 

Do you even know where to draw the line anymore when it comes to using your office to line your wallet, or have you just been in Washington too long?

Las Vegas, Nevada – Today Senator Michael Roberson issued the follow statement regarding President Barack Obama’s visit to Nevada to promote his energy plan.
 
“The campaigner-in-chief, Barack Obama, is making more trips to battleground states like Nevada because his approval ratings continue to plummet over his handling of rising gas prices.  His visit to Boulder City, Nevada is nothing more than a politically motivated campaign event to try to distract Nevadans from his failed energy policy, or lack of one.
 
This Administration has already rejected the development of North American energy sources and the creation of tens of thousands of jobs that would be realized by building the Keystone XL pipeline. That is a mistake that President Obama is already starting to recognize only because his motivations are to protect only one job – his own.
 
Nevada is one of the few states in the country that has demonstrated success in renewable energy, specifically geothermal and solar energy power. We are on the cutting edge of renewable energy, but we also have some of the highest gas prices in the nation dragging down an economy that leads the nation in unemployment and home foreclosures. It’s the President’s lack of an energy plan on domestic production that is killing the Nevada economy with high gas prices now – and a fear that prices will only go higher into the summer. High gas prices may not matter to the President when taxpayers are paying for political trips on Air Force One, but I can assure you they are front and center to working Nevadans and those still looking for work,” continued Senator Roberson.