Announcement highlights Masto’s lack of serious policy solutions
In the wake of an announcement from the Social Security Administration that the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries will only be 0.3%, Dr. Joe Heck for U.S. Senate spokesman Brian Baluta released the following statement:
“Dr. Heck is the only candidate in this race with a plan to strengthen Social Security for current beneficiaries and protect it for future retirees. Meanwhile, in last week’s debate, Catherine Cortez Masto demonstrated that she has no plans for strengthening Social Security, fixing the flaws in the Affordable Care Act, reforming our tax code, or standing up to Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. Nevadans are ready for a Senator who has solutions to the challenges we face as a state and nation and who will put Nevada first; that Senator is Dr. Joe Heck.”
Heck COLA bill would provide seniors financial peace of mind
The COLA increase, which USA Today labeled “measly,” will amount to just $5.00 for the average beneficiary. This news comes amid additional reports stating, “a third of Medicare’s 56 million beneficiaries could see their premiums jump 22%next year.”
In May, Dr. Heck introduced legislation ensuring that seniors on Social Security get a guaranteed COLA of at least 1% and up to 3% for lower income seniors. The SENIOR COLA Act will provide financial security and ensure seniors can meet their economic needs.
Debate focus group overwhelmingly trusts Heck on healthcare
In Friday’s 8 News Now and Univision Nevada Senatorial debate, a focus group of 14 Nevada voters overwhelmingly said Dr. Heck has the best ideas to deal with the nation’s healthcare.
A bizarre moment in the debate came when Catherine Cortez Masto attempted to attack Dr. Heck’s bill known as the JOLT Act. The bill is designed to boost international travel and tourism to Las Vegas while increasing our national security.According to one estimate, the JOLT Act could attract as many as 98 million more visitors to the U.S., create one million American jobs, and generate as much as $859 billion in revenue by 2020.
The bill is backed by the U.S. Travel Association for its economic and security benefits.
“The U.S. Travel Association applauds Representatives Heck and Quigley for introducing the JOLT Act,” said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow. “The travel industry fully supports reforming the Visa Waiver Program with additional layers of security and greater flexibility for responsible expansion. Strengthening and expanding the VWP is critical to our national and economic security.”
The JOLT Act would make travel to the U.S. safer by maintaining high level airport security standards, assisting in the operation of an effective air marshal program, maintaining the highest level of security standards when issuing of passports and travel documents, making mandatory the use of e-passports, cooperating with the United States’ initiatives toward combating terrorism, cooperating with the United States’ intelligence community in sharing terrorist threat information.
National security experts agree. Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff wrote an op-ed in USA Today. Secretary Chertoff wrote about the importance of VWP as a security tool and how passing the JOLT Act will help boost security.
While Masto dodges, Heck outlines importance of Hague South China Sea decision
Dr. Joe Heck posed Catherine Cortez Masto a question on the Hague’s recent arbitration decision under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea involving disputed territory in the South China Sea.
The South China Sea has long been the scene of territorial disputes between China and other Asian-Pacific nations, most notably the Philippines. Tensions arising from the territorial disputes threaten international trade in the area, which is one of the world’s most active trade routes.
Dr. Heck asked, “$5 trillion worth of trade, or nearly 30% of all of trade, passes through the South China Sea every year, yet that region is growing more dangerous because of Chinese adventurism. How should the U.S. respond to China’s territorial assertions in the South China Sea, particularly in light of the July 2016 rulings from the Hague?”
While Catherine Cortez Masto danced around the question, Dr. Heck showed a grasp of the issue.
