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Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
In the absence of this support, I have made the best decision for our state: the continuation of the current restrictions under the pause. I believe that we can all work together to make sure we maximize the benefit of these mitigation measures. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
There is some hope on the horizon. As I mentioned earlier, we know the vaccine is on the way and there’s always some hope that we could get additional funding from the federal government, but as of right now, neither of these things exist. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
If we don’t, that will lead to further restrictions that decimate our economy for generations, or we continue down this path of massive loss in a public health crisis. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
I hope and pray that Congress listens to us and our federal delegation who are fighting for more funding for our State, but if we’ve learned anything over the last 9 months, it’s that we have to figure out how to get through this on our own. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
When he opposes money for state and local governments, he opposes money for food, for unemployment, for healthcare. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
And if Senator McConnell doesn’t think people need assistance, he has an open invitation to Nevada anytime to walk through the halls of our hospital COVID units. Visit a homeless shelter that’s full of families that had a home just months ago. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
Every day I wake up to a new headline about how those in charge in DC aren’t able to compromise on getting desperately needed funding to states. I don’t understand why there is a general philosophical objection to funding state and local governments. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
For 9 months the state has been on the frontline of this war against COVID – and for 9 months we’ve heard that reinforcements and air cover is on the way...just hang tight. But we don’t see any planes flying overhead. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
More than 9 months ago, the federal government handed the States the responsibility of dealing with this global pandemic. They told the states to deal with it, so we did. We have navigated this pandemic through shared sacrifice and with the grit & perseverance of our communities. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
Like many other Nevadans, I wake up in the morning thinking about COVID-19 and it’s the last thing I think about at night. It is constantly on my mind. The loss of life is devastating. So many families have been forever changed because of the terrible impacts of this virus. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
I never have and never will deny the severity of this virus - this virus has posed a threat unlike anything we have seen before, and for the last 9 months I’ve consistently explained the risk we are under. I’ve relied on the science. I’ve listened to public health officials. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
Prioritizing our economy or our health is a false choice for our State. If you don’t have a job, if you can’t provide for your family, if you lose your home, if the State has no safety net to help, people will not be healthy. These aren’t binary choices. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
That's startling, Nevada. And I don’t think it’s a coincidence it’s happening in the middle of this pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
This balancing act includes factors that too often get lost in the larger debate, but are just as important. This week, it was reported that Nevada has seen a 50% increase in opioid and fentanyl-involved drug overdose deaths from the first to the second quarter of 2020... — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
So when I talk to you about what the State is going to do and about revenue, unemployment & safety, it's not lost on me that the decisions we make today and how we handle this balancing act right now will have generational impacts. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
It took 10 years for the State to claw back from that. And here we are now, at another inflection point. I certainly don’t want to lose another 10 years or more trying to claw back to where we were prior to the pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
I want to remind you all, when I first entered office and put together a budget for the 2019 legislative session, that was the first time in ten years that our state budget reflected a recovery from the Great Recession. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
When I say revenue, I mean the $ the state has to give direct assistance to Nevadans in the form of schools, public & mental health, food banks, & more. It helps fund the critical services we rely on – the safety net we need. That’s what’s been devastated due to this pandemic — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
And here's why else gaming matters to this State: if we have to shut down again, the State loses an estimated $52 million in gaming tax revenue a month. That doesn’t include room tax, live entertainment tax, and more. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
These are the folks we are fighting to protect -- it’s the hundreds of thousands of Nevadans who take pride in showing up for work every single day & the ability that gives them provide for their families. If we take that away, the bottom falls out for our entire state. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
I lose sleep at night because when we were under a stay at home order in the spring, we lost a quarter of a million jobs in three months in this State...and that’s largely due to casinos being closed for 78 days straight. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
And I think it’s important to make this 100% clear: when I think of the gaming industry, I am not losing sleep at night because I'm worried about their stock prices or whether gaming executives are going to make it through the pandemic and be able to keep a roof over their heads. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
In fact, under the authority of the Gaming Control Board, the gaming industry is arguably the most regulated industry in the State – they hold privileged licenses. They must follow strict mitigation directives and face tough consequences if they don’t. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
The gaming industry are under the same restrictions as many of our small businesses, and in some cases, even tougher restrictions. Restaurants and bars in casinos face the same capacity limits as those in our neighborhoods. Gaming floors have been reduced to 25% as well. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
I want to talk bluntly about gaming & hospitality. I know it’s hard for Nevadans to reconcile why some areas of our economy and public life are restricted while the State’s casinos are open. I get why it’s hard to reconcile that fact, and I want to talk honestly with you. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
If we could write a check to every Nevadan right now to provide them the ability to stay home and stop the spread, I would. But we can’t. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
To return to full stay-at-home restrictions w/o the savings & assistance we had in the spring would put us in a position that would be as bad or worse than the Great Depression. That means a return to historic unemployment & demand for public assistance, & no funds to pay for it — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
As of today, none of those things exist. Personal savings accounts have been depleted. The State emptied it’s rainy day fund to address our massive budget deficit. The funding we received through the federal CARES Act is set to expire at the end of this year. — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
In the spring, at the time NV & other states were under stay at home orders, many individuals, families & businesses had savings accounts that helped hold them over. The State had a savings account – the rainy day fund. And we had also just received robust federal support... — PolitiTweet.org
Governor Sisolak ARCHIVE @GovSisolak
This is a stark difference from the spring when the additional assistance from the federal government helped many of Nevada’s most vulnerable workers displaced by COVID receive unemployment benefits that replaced roughly 100% of their lost income. That reality no longer exists. — PolitiTweet.org
