Nevada Newsmakers

 

Search Quotes: within
Displaying: 1665 to 1680 of 3682

"The Nevada delegation, except Mark Amodei, we all stand together. "
- Congresswoman Jacky Rosen, District 3 continuing the drumbeat of opposition to Yucca Mountain. - Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
"I was out there with the fire marshal. Two and half hours, walking all the time, we never got within a football field of either end of the building. "
- Ray Bacon, Executive Director, Nevada Manufacturers Association describing just how big the interior of the Tesla/Panasonic plant in Storey County is. - Monday, May 1, 2017.
"Folks are very scared. Uncertainty breeds fear. "
- State Senator Yvanna D. Cancela, District 10 hearing from members of the immigrant community regarding the Trump administration’s positions on out of status immigrants. - Thursday, April 27, 2017.
"Fought for seven years over one acre of property, which is a long time. "
- Michael Chapman, Fennemore Craig pointing out one of the eminent domain cases that occurred under the presidency of George W. Bush, who was trying to improve border security. He sees similar problems with 1300 border miles to cover. 20 attorneys have been requested just to deal with eminent domain issues along the border. - Wednesday, April 26, 2017.
"Union Pacific is talking about the ability to ship, import and export cars out of our area. "
- Lance Gilman, Partner-Broker, Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center who says UP has purchased 150 acres at TRI and that suggests that Tesla may be planning to manufacture cars in Nevada. - Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
"Just because they promise you billions of dollars doesn’t actually mean you’ll get them. "
- Congressman Ruben Kihuen, District 4 rebutting the argument that accepting nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain would mean billions of dollars for rural Nevada. - Monday, April 24, 2017.
"That’s kinda telling it like it is, isn’t it Sam? "
- Congresswoman Dina Titus CD1 who ripped the Texas Attorney General over their lawsuit to move forward with Yucca Mountain. He is accused of securities fraud and the Congresswoman accused him of trying to screw the people of Nevada. - Thursday, April 20, 2017.
"They want to come out and see the Gigafactory, believe it or not. "
- Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison says that travelers he met in China all want to come and tour the Tesla factory in Storey County. Apparently, the Chinese love Tesla. - Wednesday, April 19, 2017.
"There wasn’t some moment that they are going to see for the next 18 months in TV Commercials. "
- Victor Joecks, Columnist, Las Vegas Review-Journal who spoke to a member of Senator Dean Heller’s staff regarding the town hall meeting jointly held with Congressman Mark Amodei. They felt that Heller didn’t make any slip ups in his answers. - Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
"Fix the economy. Not attack women’s health care, not attack rural health care. "
- Elisa Cafferata, Lobbyist, Planned Parenthood says that the reason it’s easy to get folks out to Senator Dean Heller’s town hall is that he is not doing what the voters of Nevada elected him to do. - Monday, April 17, 2017.
"I’m a physician and I don’t believe in suicide and I don’t believe in helping other people commit suicide."
- Senator Joseph Hardy, District 12 believes in palliative care and hospice and is not in favor of a bill that is still waiting for a hearing on physician assisted suicide. - Thursday, April 13, 2017.
"Yes, and I believe fully that was the intent."
- State Senator Pete Goicoechea discussing the National Monuments in Nevada, that were approved by President Obama, that will prevent a rail line from Caliente to Yucca Mountain, from ever being built. - Wednesday, April 12, 2017.
"Enough people bought tickets that it still turned into a shouting match."
- Seth Richardson, Political Reporter RGJ describing the scene at the private Carson City Chamber event where Senator Dean Heller spoke recently. A town hall is planned with Heller and Congressman Mark Amodei in Reno. - Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
"Affordable housing is the key"
- Tom Ciesynski, Washoe County School District Chief Financial Officer who says that the District will be able to solve its financial problems via the coming growth in the region. He is concerned that newcomers will live elsewhere if the housing in Reno Sparks is too expensive. - Monday, April 10, 2017.
"I think they’re trying to accommodate Republicans but I don’t think they are probably going as far as the Republican Party would like. "
- Sean Whaley, Reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal says the Democrats have a real level of intensity, this session, about getting things done. - Thursday, April 6, 2017.
"Why not let the small guys take the chance? Put out the capital risk and if they succeed, we’ll buy them out. And if they fail, they’ve taken the risk and failed. "
- State Senator James Settelmeyer, District 17 pointing out one side of the argument he’s heard from a member of the Nevada Beer Wholesalers Association. Others in the association are adamantly opposed to increasing the competition from the craft brewing industry. - Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page