John Ensign: “First, let me start by complimenting the Senator from Wisconsin for addressing the spending going on in Washington, DC.…”

“First, let me start by complimenting the Senator from Wisconsin for addressing the spending going on in Washington, DC. I applaud his efforts. He understands this is a modest effort, but we have to start someplace. For my whole 10 years in the Senate, I have been talking about spending and getting our debt under control, not passing debt on to our children across America. This is a huge debt burden we are passing on to them. I applaud the efforts, even though they are small. Anything we can do around here to address the deficits and the debt I think is very important. I want to talk about unemployment and foreclosures, especially how they are affecting Nevada and the overall economy. I think everybody admits the our economy is hurting. There are people all over the country in need of employment. Many are hurting because of foreclosures or potential foreclosures on their houses. In new unemployment numbers just released, Nevada has a 13-percent unemployment rate, with Clark County, where Las Vegas is located, now at almost a record high of 13.8 percent; Washoe County, which is where Reno is, a 13.5-percent unemployment rate. The Review Journal, the largest paper in Nevada, pointed out this week that the salary and job outlook for Nevadans is going from bad to worse.”