Two Decades of Sen. Reid Translate into Escalating National Debt, Higher Taxes

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1001 Reasons to Vote Against Harry Reid

Sep 22, 2010, 01:57 ET

Bad Return on Investment for Nevada Taxpayers

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 1001 Reasons to Vote Against Harry Reid, an independent committee, has been releasing 100 highlights (or lowlights) each week of Sen. Reid's voting record over the years. Here is a small sampling of the crimes against taxpayers committed by Sen. Reid:

  • On 2/16/95, Sen. Reid voted to filibuster (block from consideration) the Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA), vote #74
  • On 3/23/95, Sen. Reid voted "no" on the line item veto, which would have enabled the President Clinton to excise pork barrel spending from the budget, vote #115
  • On 5/24/95, Sen. Reid voted "no" on allowing revenues from federal asset sales to offset the deficit, vote #183
  • On 3/7/96, Sen. Reid voted "yes" to increasing the federal debt limit to $5,400,000,000,000, vote #24
  • On 3/13/96, Sen. Reid voted "no" to a 0.53% across the board cut in non-defense discretionary spending to pay for $1,200,000,000 in proposed deficit spending, vote #32
  • On 6/13/96, Sen. Reid voted "no" to a budget reducing spending by $707,500,000,000 and reducing taxes by $122,400,000,000, vote #159
  • On 5/25/95, Sen. Reid voted "no" to cutting $961,000,000,000 in spending and reducing taxes by $170,000,000,000, vote #232
  • On 6/29/95, Sen. Reid voted "no" to cutting spending by $894,000,000,000 and reducing taxes by $245,000,000,000, vote #296
  • On 9/27/95, Sen. Reid voted "yes" to raising taxes by $431,600,000,000 to spend on the CERCLA program, vote #469

In our continuing effort to educate voters about the damage Sen. Reid has wrought on Nevada's economy, here is the latest series of facts from the U.S. Treasury tied to key Reid votes:

  • In the fourth quarter of 1995, the national debt was $ 18,634.96 per person and $50,400 per household
  • In the second quarter of 2010, the national debt was $42,639.29 per person and $112,700 per household
  • Debt per person has increased 128.8%, 123.9% per household

"Sen. Reid has to answer for his role in this hideous and unconscionable explosion in debt, government spending and higher taxes. Our unborn grandchildren will be saddled with even heavier personal debt if Congress doesn't dramatically change its ways. Our nation simply cannot afford to continue taxing, spending and borrowing at this rate, and we're tired of the excuses that career politicians like Sen. Reid use to justify these crimes against taxpayers. Nevadans deserve better," said Danny Tarkanian, Chairman of 1001 Reasons to Vote Against Harry Reid.

'1001 Reasons to Vote Against Harry Reid' exists online at http://www.harryreidvotes.com for the purpose of educating the public about Senator Reid's voting record and raising the funds necessary to finance television and radio ads this fall. It is an independent 527 committee chaired by Nevada resident and former U.S. Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian. Voters are encouraged to visit the HarryReidVotes.com website and use the interactive quiz function http://www.harryreidvotes.com/quiz to see how their views align with Senator Reid's votes.


SOURCE 1001 Reasons to Vote Against Harry Reid

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