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Reid: Nevada Small Businesses Deserve Support, Not Republican Delay Tactics
July 29, 2010 – Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement this afternoon in reaction to Republican efforts to delay progress on small business jobs legislation that Democrats are fighting for:
“Every day Nevada small businesses are struggling to keep their doors open. And while Democrats are fighting to give them the support they need, Republicans are pulling out all the stops to block assistance to our small business community.
“I do not understand how Republicans can turn this into a partisan issue. What we are simply trying to do is pass a bipartisan bill that will help small business owners create jobs. We went to great lengths to address what Republicans claimed were their concerns. We agreed to take out the provision dealing with agriculture-related disasters and we agreed to a number of amendments they wanted. But what is becoming clearer with each passing day is that Republicans have one objective: grind our work to a halt, even if it means more suffering and hardship for the middle-class families and small businesses who are still struggling to recover.
“Republicans need to stop betting on failure and get serious about putting our economy back where it needs to be. Democrats will not rest until America’s small businesses get the support they deserve.”
Reid: Republicans Trying To Grind Our Economic Recovery To A Standstill
July 28, 2010 – Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement this evening after Republicans blocked several measures on the Senate floor to prevent teacher layoffs, help states afford health coverage for low-income and elderly residents, and approve a long overdue settlement for minority farmers:
“We are here to solve problems, and Nevadans have grown weary of unreasonable Republican delay tactics that prioritize their petty political calculations over our progress as a nation. Republican obstruction is poisoning the environment in Washington and blocking critical support for families and businesses across the country. Every time Democrats take steps to assist our recovery, Republicans throw up a wall of obstruction that ends up hurting middle-class families and small businesses.
“This evening, after Democrats agreed to a series of amendments Republicans asked for, Republicans reversed course and blocked us from moving forward with small business legislation – the centerpiece of which includes a bipartisan amendment offered by the Republican Senator from Florida. At the same time they also blocked us from providing assistance to states to help them provide health care for the elderly and low-income families, stopped funding to prevent teacher layoffs and stood in the way of long overdue justice for minority farmers.
“Democrats will keep fighting to protect our middle class, and we will not allow Republican obstruction to derail our economic recovery.”
Video of Democratic efforts to move forward on this legislation on the Senate floor this evening can be viewed HERE.
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