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Friends,
Today marks the
halfway point of the 78th Nevada
Legislature, and it was a lively week.
Tuesday we had a
great day talking about our Nevada lands in the 3-hour
hearing on Assembly Bill 408. This bill is the most supported bill on our
legislative website, and for good reason. AB 408 prohibits the Federal
Government from owning certain public lands or the right to use public
waters.
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Friends,
Today marks the
halfway point of the 78th Nevada
Legislature, and it was a lively week.
Tuesday we had a
great day talking about our Nevada lands in the 3-hour
hearing on Assembly Bill 408. This bill is the most supported bill on our
legislative website, and for good reason. AB 408 prohibits the Federal
Government from owning certain public lands or the right to use public
waters.
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Currently, the federal government owns 84% of
Nevada’s land
and has been enforcing taxes and fees as they see fit for nearly 150 years.
I
am so proud to be a primary sponsor on this bill, and I am ready to work
hard
to defend this bill and stand up for the rights of all
Nevadans.
The findings show
that this bill is supported, and that not
only can we afford to manage our own lands, but we stand to make a
substantial
amount of money by doing so. Simply put, we need to get our land back in
the
hands of the people where it belongs. We have a right to regulate our
public
lands, water rights, and mineral resources.
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I’m not afraid to stand up for what is right, and
the next 60 days will be no different. We're working on many bills to
protect your rights. One of the other bills I'm working on will give terminally ill
patients the "right to try" medical procedures that aren't FDA approved. This concept is receiving bipartisan
support, and I'm excited to work with Assemblyman
James Ohrenschall on his Assembly Bill 164 to accomplish
this.
We were also
visited this week by Nevada Attorney Adam Laxalt. We had an awesome
conversation about all of the great work he has been doing as Attorney
General to protect the rights of Nevadans.
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I also want to say that I'm thankful to have a great team with me.
It's a lot of work to stay on top of the more than 1,000 bills we're
hearing. In one of our late nights working on bills, my policy
director, Dan Burdish, took a break on the bongo
board.
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I'm also thankful
for my three awesome roommates, Danky (red dog), Big T (black dog) and
Amerika (blonde human on the right). Amerika also keeps us on track in our
legislative office.
Don't forget to join
us this week on “Walk the Talk with Michele Fiore". We'll be on KDWN
720am at 9am with some very special guests.
I hope you’ll
join us!
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