Dem Sen. Rosen on State Having Highest Unemployment Rate: ‘The Jobs Are Coming’ But More Work to Do

Mitchell So Senator I ░░░░░░░░ going to ask you ░░░░░░░░ the drag that the ░░░░░░░░ issues are potentially for ░░░░░░░░ which is ironic because ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street Journal s ░░░░░░░░ headline today is that ░░░░░░░░ economy we are the ░░░░░░░░ economy in the world ░░░░░░░░ the latest data Yet ░░░░░░░░ unemployment in Nevada is ░░░░░░░░ highest in the country ░░░░░░░░ in Las Vegas in ░░░░░░░░ it s something like ░░░░░░░░ 9 percent at least ░░░░░░░░ September So it s ░░░░░░░░ higher than the national ░░░░░░░░ That s a problem ░░░░░░░░ ROSEN Well I can ░░░░░░░░ you that we were ░░░░░░░░ hardest during the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ we had to close ░░░░░░░░ our tourism industry But ░░░░░░░░ ve brought billions of ░░░░░░░░ I ve brought billions ░░░░░░░░ dollars to Nevada over ░░░░░░░░ last few years for ░░░░░░░░ development We re bringing ░░░░░░░░ Brightline train here to ░░░░░░░░ California to Las Vegas ░░░░░░░░ of dollars of economic ░░░░░░░░ tens of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ jobs We have more ░░░░░░░░ jobs per capita than ░░░░░░░░ other state in the ░░░░░░░░ We re building a ░░░░░░░░ VA hospital up in ░░░░░░░░ Nevada So the jobs ░░░░░░░░ coming We ve made ░░░░░░░░ investments But we have ░░░░░░░░ to do We understand ░░░░░░░░ in particular that Albertsons ░░░░░░░░ Kroger they want to ░░░░░░░░ They are ripping us ░░░░░░░░ at the grocery store ░░░░░░░░ if we let them ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ competition in Nevada and ░░░░░░░░ to allow them to ░░░░░░░░ gouge us at the ░░░░░░░░ We also have corporate ░░░░░░░░ that have come in ░░░░░░░░ some tough times in ░░░░░░░░ bought up our inventory ░░░░░░░░ now they are jacking ░░░░░░░░ the prices on rent ░░░░░░░░ on homes I ve ░░░░░░░░ legislation to hold them ░░░░░░░░ So we ve got ░░░░░░░░ continue to work on ░░░░░░░░ prices We ve done ░░░░░░░░ for seniors when it ░░░░░░░░ to pharmaceuticals 35 insulin ░░░░░░░░ all that negotiation down ░░░░░░░░ of dollars back into ░░░░░░░░ pockets of seniors and ░░░░░░░░ My opponent wants to ░░░░░░░░ all that away He ░░░░░░░░ a pharmacy benefit manager ░░░░░░░░ understand why he said ░░░░░░░░ s a big loss ░░░░░░░░ the American people and ░░░░░░░░ would rip it right ░░░░░░░░ of seniors hands But ░░░░░░░░ economic issues are real ░░░░░░░░ have to continue to ░░░░░░░░ on expanding jobs and ░░░░░░░░ costs That s what ░░░░░░░░ re going to do.”