[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          PUT NEVADA'S MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES AND SENIORS FIRST

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, 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, despite 
the fact that gas prices are soaring--and the oil industry made $137 
billion in profits last year.
  Nevadans are hurting every time they go to the pump. The Republicans' 
answer to higher gas prices is more government handouts for Big Oil. 
This is the wrong priority. But, wait, there's more. On Thursday, 
they'll bring up the new--but not improved--Ryan budget that once again 
kills Medicare by turning it over to private insurance companies. The 
plan is bad. Instead of improving care for Nevada's seniors, seniors 
would be forced to pay thousands more out of pocket for their health 
care.
  Nevada is suffering with the highest unemployment rate and highest 
foreclosure rate in the Nation. Republicans, get your priorities 
straight. We must put Nevada's middle class families and seniors 
first--not Big Oil and profit-hungry insurance companies.

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