Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]

Craig Newmark Makes New List for Congress

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...deal, you're not really going to be able to search the paper," he said. Although the legislation enjoys wide support, Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., has placed a hold on the bill. Ensign insists he'll remove the hold when an amendment is added to the bill th

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Go tell it on the mountain

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...state, those are numbers to be noted, but for now they haven't pushed Obama ahead of McCain. Nevada Sens. Harry Reid (D) and John Ensign (R) yesterday condemned the EPA's new radiation standards and said they would continue to push for a nuclear-waste s

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Obama supports bailout package to throng at UNR Quad

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...suspended his campaign last week in an effort to urge Republicans to join negotiations on the bailout package. U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., argued McCain should be given credit for bringing them to the table, even if the effort failed. In his speech,

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Split in Nevada delegation on bailout

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...pass legislation that protects the taxpayer, assists with bad assets, and allows the market to correct itself." Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., hasn't come down on one side or the other on the package. The House is expected to try again to pass it later this

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BAILOUT: Nevadans peeved by rescue plan

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Republican US Sen. John Ensignâ€™s office also has received a lot of calls about the plan, most of them against it, spokesman Tory Mazzola said. ...

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Heller gets donations during luncheon hosted by financial services industry

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

...rest of Nevada's delegation has raised from those industries. U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has raised $1.6 million; U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., $963,000; U.S. Rep. Jon Porter, R-Henderson, $318,000; and U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Laas Vegas, $287,

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Bipartisan bill aimed at three new southern Nevada higher ...

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

The bill, cosponsored by Senator John Ensign, and Congressmen Jon Porter and Dean Heller, would give University of Nevada Las Vegas 2000 acres in North Las ...

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Reid, Ensign say nuclear waste rail plan unsafe

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

Harry Reid and John Ensign strongly disagreed. Testifying at a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee, Reid, D-Nev., called the Energy Department's plans ...

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ECONOMIC BAILOUT: Political Sniping, Challenges Continue in Washington

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

As Senator John ensign (R-Nevada) said this week, â€œpeople have to understand that if we donâ€™t do something it wonâ€™t just mean a meltdown on Wall Street, ...

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Reid, Ensign say nuclear waste rail plan unsafe

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

...that transporting thousands of tons of radioactive waste by rail to Nevada can be done safely. Nevada Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign strongly disagreed. Testifying at a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee, Reid, D-Nev., called the Energy D

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Taxpayer Protections Gain Support

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

In a separate interview, John Ensign , R-Nev., said he understands there is widespread agreement that something must be done to help Wall Street. ...

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No Blank Check for Wall Street Says Senate Majority Leader Reid

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

...Shelby (R) 202-224-3416 or 202-224-5137 (try both not sure which is correct) Sen. Harry Reid (D) 202-224-7327 Sen. John Ensign (R) 202-228-2193 Sen. Jim Bunning (R) 202-228-1373 Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) 202-224-6020 Mike Shedlock / Mish is a reg

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Analysts: Gibbons to have virtually no impact on presidential race

2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

Tory Mazzola, a spokesman for US Sen. John Ensign (R-Las Vegas), was nonplussed by the governor's race, citing that the ticket would speak for itself and ...

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Lying about drilling: it works

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), pointed to the momentum created by Republican support for ...

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Reid, Ensign join forces against Yucca Mountain

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

By Lisa Mascaro Â· September 18, 2008 Â· 6:32 PM Reid and fellow Nevada Sen. John Ensign stood as one today to pushed back against those in Nevada who would ...

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Fight against dump continues

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

...will continue no matter what happens to the embattled head of the state agency fighting the project, U.S. Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign said Thursday. Despite progress that the federal Department of Energy has made on the project, Reid and Ensign ins

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Lying about drilling: it works

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

...now than he has been at any point in the cycle, and that it's possible they could play Democrats to a draw in November. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), pointed to the momentum created

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The silliness season has started early

2008-09-17T00:00:00Z

And on Tuesday on â€œFace to Face,â€ Sen. John Ensign also ignored the facts to blast ahead with the conceit that Palin is a reformer. ...

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Top Republican: Palin boosts GOP Senate chances

2008-09-17T00:00:00Z

...public polls show GOP candidates trailing in competitive contests and the party's incumbents tied in several others. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., the campaign arm's chairman, said adding the Alaska governor to the ticket "totally changed things," giving hi

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Ensign Is More Optimistic on GOP Senate Outlook

2008-09-17T00:00:00Z

...Haynes reports on the 2008 election. Sen. John Ensign, the man running the Senate Republicans campaign efforts this year, says his party could conceivably fight to a draw on Election Day. That’s the most optimistic he’s been all year. And the news t

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