“I fully agree that it was inappropriate for the GSA to waste taxpayers’ dollars, but it is not inappropriate to come to Las Vegas for conventions and meetings,” Heller continued.
Heller said that politicians blaming Las Vegas for encouraging the GSA spending could have an impact on the city’s and state’s economy.
{mosads}”There is no doubt that spoken words by politicians have an impact on the economy. Las Vegas and the great state of Nevada should not be political targets because of GSA’s misconduct,” Heller said.
Heller stressed that Las Vegas should not be blamed for any of the GSA’s misconduct.
“Again, while several congressional committees investigate this issue, I would respectfully advise my colleagues it is not the location that can be blamed for the misuse of taxpayer funds.”