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Statement from Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford on Passage of Room Tax Increase in Senate |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 9, 2009
(Carson City) – “One of our many jobs as legislators is to balance Nevada’s budget responsibly. That is tough in normal times and we are not in normal times. Jobs are disappearing, and so are many of the tourist-based tax dollars we have come to depend on. We are at a crossroads. But we must face the future with courage and competence because it is our moral responsibility to leave our children a state in better shape than we found it.”
“That means we can’t fix our current budget problems on the backs of our children by cutting funding for education. Nevada has no future if we decimate our schools to the point where teachers can’t teach and students can’t learn. That is why we will be raising hotel room taxes that will be dedicated to education. It is a very narrow increase with a very specific purpose and we believe it is the right thing to do to protect our schools and our children.”
“Legislative leaders will continue to comb through our state’s expenses to determine what cuts we can make in these tough times, and we will propose a budget that meets the basic needs of our state without plunging Nevada into mediocrity.”
For more information:
Alisa Nave, Nevada Senate Democrats, (702) 525-1245
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