Political Quotes

Shelley Berkley

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American politician and attorney

Quotes by year · 1999–202666 total · peak 2011 (21)
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July 24, 2026

One of the city's top priorities is housing.

— Shelley Berkley

Aug 19, 2025

We have a number of very high rollers that come in from Mexico that aren’t so keen on coming in right now.

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Sep 21, 2012

I mistakenly voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 603. My intention was to vote ``no.'' Personal Explanation

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Feb 14, 2012

What is a very potentially strong boon to our economy is the development of our abundance of sun and wind and geothermal.

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Oct 24, 2011

We need to stand up on behalf of the unemployed workers in Nevada and the Nation as a whole and say, Enough is enough.

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Oct 24, 2011

The idea that we are somehow afraid of a trade war with the Chinese is a joke to me.

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Oct 24, 2011

I call on our leadership in Congress to drop its opposition to closing taxpayer-funded loopholes that encourage corporations to ship American jobs overseas.

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Oct 24, 2011

The unfair practices of the Chinese government are cheating American workers out of their jobs.

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Oct 24, 2011

Instead of embracing a new twist on an old game, our inaction has led Americans to spend their money offshore and at their own peril.

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Oct 24, 2011

We need a robust debate on whether Internet gaming should be legalized in the U.S., and if so, we will need an oversight structure put in place to ensure consumers the strongest possible safeguards.

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Sep 15, 2011

It is my great pleasure to welcome Representative Amodei to Congress. Our new colleague is a native son of Nevada and a graduate of the University of Nevada, where he served in the ROTC program and later served on active duty in the Army…

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Jun 2, 2011

A third of the seniors that I represent have no other income but that Social Security check. They depend on it.

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May 31, 2011

Make no mistake: the Yucca Mountain project was born of politics starting with the infamous 1987 screw Nevada bill.

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May 31, 2011

I don't know who you met with but I can tell you the latest polls show that 77 percent of the people of the State of Nevada don't want nuclear waste stored at Yucca Mountain.

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May 31, 2011

Let us get right to the point. Nevadans have been saying no to Yucca Mountain for decades, and we will continue shouting no at the top of our lungs until this effort to shove nuclear waste down our throats has ended.

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Mar 15, 2011

I cannot understand how people that profess to want smaller government and keep government out of the lives of people can be so interested in a piece of legislation like this, that I can't think of anything more intrusive or invasive than…

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Mar 15, 2011

I can't remember one person in the last year, 2 years, 10 years or 12 years that I have been serving in Congress, coming to me and asking me to please make it even more difficult for a woman to get the proper health insurance in case she…

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Mar 2, 2011

If we could bring down the corporate rates to 27, 28 percent across the board, get rid of all the tax extenders, the tax breaks, the tax credits, it would add to predictability and simplicity.

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Mar 2, 2011

I don't think you need to be a genius to figure out that the Tax Code is bloated and it is very complex.

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Mar 2, 2011

I agree with my colleagues that reforming the tax system is critical to the long-term health of our economy.

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Feb 10, 2011

I am a great proponent of earmarks, although they seem to have fallen out of fashion lately.

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Jan 19, 2011

Finally, for those who are truly concerned about the deficit, the CBO, the nonpartisan arm of Congress, explicitly stated that repeal will cost $260 billion over 10 years. It appears that those who shout the loudest about the deficit want…

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Jan 19, 2011

ABC strongly supports full repeal of this tax filing mandate to alleviate the increased reporting and paperwork requirements on small businesses.

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Jan 19, 2011

I don't think that is a good process for any American family, and I am sure, least of all, my own.

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Jan 12, 2011

I've gone through many stages of grief in the last few days. First, I was heartsick at the news. Then I was angry. And now I'm resolved. I am going to do my own ``Congress on the Corner'' in honor of Gabby this coming Friday because…

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