Bob Beers in 2016 NV Senate race

On Budget & Economy: Common sense: borrow in tough times, but then pay it back

Beers told KNPR's State of Nevada that the most important thing he would bring with him to Washington, if he was elected, is "economic common sense."

"As I look at what goes on in Washington, D.C., that is a component that is largely absent," Beers said. The councilman says he believes the government can borrow during tough economic times but it must pay it back. "So for 80 years, we've spent more than we've taken in and I believe that injures us and it will definitely injure our children and it will really injure our grandchildren," Beers said.

He said local and state government are restrained from wild spending but the federal government doesn't have the same restraint. "It's just common sense. You can't do this," Beers said.

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal coverage of 2016 Nevada Senate race May 6, 2015

On Energy & Oil: Consider safety risks & surroundings of Yucca Mountain

Yucca Mountain, the nuclear waste repository 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, has returned to headlines recently as some politicians, including freshman Congressman Cresent Hardy (R-NV), have suggested that Nevada needs to at least talk about the project

Beers said when it comes to the third rail of Nevada politics, he believes the state should be part of the conversation. "Bob Beers is realistic that that conversation is taking place everywhere in the United States and only one group is not participating in the conversation and that's Nevada," he said.

He doesn't believe Nevada has had a serious conversation about the waste storage site in years. He said the state needs to look at safety, risks, long-term potential and the environment surrounding the site. "We should be fully participating in the conversation. In not participating in the conversation, we've become the biggest target," Beers said.

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal coverage of 2016 Nevada Senate race May 6, 2015

On Health Care: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not working and we can't afford it

One of the targets for Beers, if he gets to Washington, is the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. He said he would vote to repeal it and doesn't believe the federal government has the authority to enact it. "There is no authority for it," he said. "It's not working and we can't afford it." Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal coverage of 2016 Nevada Senate race May 6, 2015

On Immigration: Secure the borders before changing immigration policy

Hillary Clinton outlined her stance on immigration reforming, favoring a path to citizenship for undocumented workers. Beers doesn't disagree with the idea but says the first step is securing the border first. "You can't have meaningful immigration policy without a secure border that's just a given and we don't have a secure border yet," Beers said. "It doesn't seem humane to deport them and leave their minor children here." Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal coverage of 2016 Nevada Senate race May 6, 2015

On Environment: Require voter approval for $200M soccer stadium

Bob Beers spots a pickup truck heading his direction: "Don't get out," he yells. He's thrusting a clipboard and pen toward the truck window. "Do you want to sign our petition?" he asks the couple inside. The issue: public funding for a $200 million downtown soccer stadium, something Beers and other opponents want to see put to voters in the June election.

Over the course of a 10-hour day, dozens of people skeptical of the stadium plan stop by Beers' makeshift outpost, fashioned using the hatchback of his silver PT Cruiser and a small tent. He meticulously chose this particular spot because it is near the densest residential area in Las Vegas.

Returning from the truck with two more signatures in hand, Beers grins broadly. He was having fun.

Beers found a new cause in the soccer stadium, an opportunity to use his intellect and savvy with numbers to poke holes in complicated and often opaque plans to use $56 million of public money for the $200 million project.

Source: Las Vegas Sun coverage of 2016 Nevada Senate race Feb 9, 2015

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