2018 NV Senate race: on Budget & Economy

Dean Heller: Control wasteful spending and shrink the size of government

Dean Heller (R): No. "Control wasteful spending and shrink the size of government."

Jacky Rosen (D): Yes. "Invest in things that create jobs- like our energy and transportation infrastructure, public and technical schools, and high-tech research."

Danny Tarkanian: Cut entitlements to reduce trillions of debt

Sadly, little has changed since Reagan left the White House. We're still mortgaging our nation's future on the backs of our children and grandchildren. Government is still the problem, not the solution. And the government still spends too much.

Sadder still, that trillion dollar debt President Reagan inherited in 1981 grew to $20 trillion under President Obama. To paraphrase another famous saying, "It's the spending, stupid." And that includes spending on so-called "entitlements."

Fixing this problem will require elected representatives who are willing to make tough but responsible decisions regardless of political consequences.