Labrador: R’s Not Line-Item Veto Is Key

First District Republican congressional nominee Raul Labrador says incumbent Democrat Walt Minnick’s modified line-item veto bill is a PR ploy and replacing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a Republican is the most important step to end deficit spending. In a news release Thursday night, Labrador said, “I recognize the public relations value of Mr. Minnick’s claims, particularly this close to a tough election. But the simple fact is, the only thing that is going to stop this horrendous flow of red ink is a change in political leadership. The most effective thing we can do to arrest the irresponsible spending of this Congress is to take the gavel away from Nancy Pelosi. And Mr. Minnick is unwilling to do that”/ Dan Popkey , Idaho Statesman. More here .

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Question: Who has the better plan to end deficit spending — Walt Minnick or Raul Labrador?