I don't think it's a good idea for the government to compete with the private sector.
John Ensign
The Public Record
I would encourage you to not completely go away from what you've been doing, but maybe try to strike just some balance there.
Now there are allegations that Ensign helped the mistress's husband get a lobbying job.
In June, the Nevada Republican admitted he'd had an affair with a staffer and that his family paid her and her family off.
According to Politico, Senator Ensign raised just under $33,000 between July and September.
Now there are allegations Ensign helped his mistress's husband get a lobbying job.
When you're the Republicans, and you're trying to change the conversation, when you don't need any more negativity than there already is around you want to redirect the message of your party, you don't want to be talking about Ensign.
Let me state this very carefully. We will cooperate with any official inquiries.
We are going to cooperate with any official inquiry. But as you all know, you can't comment on any of those things.
I want to thank Senator Reid for his work on this important legislation that will launch a new chapter in higher education expansion in southern Nevada.
When Congress first passed the Satellite Home Viewer Act back in 1988, I think few people could have imagined what the satellite industry would look like today.