In the room tax is on the line to pay for 750Million Dollars worth of the nfl stadium. And 1. 4 billion dollars to expand the convention center. Casino execs made the pitch today. Asking lawmakers to pass it. But lawmakers didnt get the bill until yesterday. And they are asking a lot of questions. The big takeaway today from the senate. At this point. There are still a lot of reservations. st. Sen. Patricia farley r las vegas i want to make sure that again, theyre good jobs, its got a good wage, t economy, so that were not falling victim to tourism again. St. Sen. Aaron ford d las vegas i mean at the end of the day we have to ask a lot of questions and be able to get some answers, theres a deep divide, a deep split on these issues. St. Sen. Ruben kihuen D North Las Vegas we have students who are sitting on the ground, students who are in portables, why dont we invest this money in our education system, why dont we build new schools . Thats going to put people back to work. Patrick Walk
They are concerned the they have their jobs, but worry about what the future holds. You saw the president speaking to employees and other guests, but a few moments ago he arrived by motorcade. Take a look at the video. Of all of the people who work in the area offices watching the motorcade. The president is waving as he passed by the the folks lined up on the walkway. They had several facilities here in maryland including the asphalt manufacturing plant here in rockville where the president is speaking. They acquired that plant a few years ago adding jobs to the local economy. The company is doing well. They are up to 250 employees and expanding and starting to bounce back from the revegz. The president said a prolonged shut down can hurt the economy and hurt businesses and lead to job losses. The Small Business loans are on hold. There is no one there to process them. Loans like m lewis used to bring this planned through rockville, but that is not available to businesses any longer.
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