Shelley Berkley

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

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

Congress must do right by Nevada's middle class families and make permanent the sales tax deduction, a measure that benefits so many middle class families in Nevada. Over 300,000 Nevadans claimed $456 million in deductions for State and…

I would like to bring to your attention an issue that is extremely important to me and the middle class families around the country: the ability for every student in America who so desires to get a college education. My dad was a waiter…

It's hard to believe that in the 21st century women in Nevada are still making only 83 cents for every dollar that a man makes. What does that mean in real terms? It means a difference of $7,326 a year. It is not fair. In most cases…

Despite the fact that President Obama took swift action to punish those responsible for the outrageous abuse at the GSA, some in Washington, like the junior Senator from Kentucky, are looking to score cheap political points by attacking…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of the Levin substitute and on behalf of the middle class families of Nevada, who are struggling to make ends meet. I'm talking about the housekeepers and the card dealers, the…

Today I rise in defense of the great State of Nevada. For almost 30 years, out-of-state Washington politicians have been trying to dump the Nation's nuclear waste in my State's backyard at a place called Yucca Mountain. The site is 90…

I'm here to talk about the Buffett bill, but I just cannot allow what Mr. Shimkus has just said to go unresponded to because it's such an important issue for the people of the State of Nevada. The so-called nuclear act that he discussed…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding. Madam Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to both the Garrett substitute and the Ryan budget. Today's debate is about one thing: priorities. Should Nevada seniors be the priority for the…

This week, Washington Republicans are showing Nevada families exactly who their priority is. Unfortunately, it's not Nevada's middle class families. This week, Republicans are reiterating their support for taxpayer giveaways for Big Oil…

On rollcall No. 137, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the…

I feel as if it's deja vu all over again. Just 1 year ago, Washington Republicans proposed a plan to kill Medicare by turning it over to private insurance companies. It passed the House and luckily failed in the Senate. Now, just 1 year…

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

With the highest unemployment rate in the Nation, Nevadans are struggling. That's why we in Washington should be focusing on creating good-paying, middle class jobs. Unfortunately, Washington Republicans are focused on a divisive…

I thank the gentleman from New York for yielding. Mr. Speaker, let's be clear on what's happening here today. While thousands of Nevadans are struggling to make ends meet, House Republicans are trying to sentence this middle class tax cut…

I thank the gentlelady from California for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I think expedited screening for military servicemembers is very important. I am glad that we are taking this bill up on a bipartisan basis, but I think there are some other…

Nevada's middle-income families have borne the brunt of the economic catastrophe that has devastated our State. We need to create jobs and get our economy moving again. What we don't need is a middle class tax hike. But that's exactly what…

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.

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

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

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.

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

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