Elsewhere released in April 2006, "Here We Go" also saw success in the UK and New Zealand, reaching number 15 in both countries. The song was released on Septemas the album's second single and became Trina's first top 20 hit as a lead artist in the US, staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for 20 weeks. Built around a sample from Force MDs's " Tender Love" (1985), it was produced by Jim Jonsin for her third album Glamorest Life (2005) and features guest vocals by R&B singer Kelly Rowland. Go here for updates to this and other stories." Here We Go" is a hip hop and R&B song recorded by American rapper Trina. This story is used with permission of The Nevada Independent. “I owe him a call because I think we’re seen as the two potential Northern Nevada guys,” Amodei said.Īmodei reiterated his plan to make a decision on a gubernatorial run in October. Amodei won a 2011 special election to his current seat after then-congressman Heller was tapped to join the Senate following the resignation of former Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), who is also weighing a potential bid. He also said he plans to talk to former Sen. “I’ll get my share of the Republicans down there if I’m in.” “Vegas casts 54 percent of the vote in a Republican primary,” Amodei continued. In a Republican primary, it works out just fine for someone who has been strong in the North.” And by the way, we’ve done some homework.
Well I have Vegas-based grassroots people. “You’ve got some of the pundits that say ‘you don't have any Vegas-based consultants. “Part of me just wants to swing for the fences,” Amodei said. Part of his motivation is to prove wrong pundits who bet against him. “Listen, that’s not a strength for Republican issues in Nevada and in the federal delegation.”īut he feels good about his chances in a primary, especially in Clark County, should he decide to run for governor. “Regardless of who it is, it’s like, ‘well here you go, you may be in the majority, you may be in the minority, but you're going to be an incoming freshman,’” Amodei said. The legislative subcommittee is also important since it funds the members’ office budgets, the Capitol Police, the Library of Congress and other agencies critical to governing.Īs the only Republican in the delegation, he also said he feels some responsibility to be the lone voice for Republican principles, which he could do more effectively than a freshman lawmaker. Treasury, the IRS and a host of banking regulators. The financial services panel funds the U.S. “I’m two people away from being either a ranking member or a cardinal, not that that started out as my plan.” “Here’s what it boils down to,” Amodei said. The chairmen of the 12 appropriation subcommittees in both the House and Senate are known as cardinals in congressional parlance. He believes he could do more of that work as the chairman-or the ranking Republican, if the GOP remains in the minority after the midterms-of the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee or the Legislative Branch Subcommittee.Īmodei is the second-most senior Republican on both those panels. “I'm glad that I'm doing what I was elected to do because it's been important work and we've done a lot of it,” Amodei continued. He agreed that a Republican would still likely win the seat if he left, even after congressional redistricting by the Democratic-majority legislature later this year and a growing Democratic presence in Washoe County. “That’s not obscene,” Amodei said of his district’s rating. The PVI is used to measure the partisan intensity of a congressional district. Making the knock-on-wood gesture, he said he feels “very lucky” if this is his cancer story.Īmodei represents Congressional District 2, which the Cook Political Report gave a R+8 partisan voter index (PVI) rating for 2021.