Senator Shirley Breeden
Wednesday, April 8, 2009

As the mother of three and grandmother of three, family is everything to me.   I have spent my life ensuring that children were safe and healthy.  As a bus dispatcher so long ago, I witnessed firsthand the importance of keeping Nevada’s roadways safe for our children and families.  My legislation, SB 136, will do just that.  This legislation will prohibit a person from using their cell phone to write, read, or send electronic messages while driving. 

Hello,

This past Saturday, we held a Nevada Speaks Community Conversation at Greenspun Junior High School in Henderson. We gathered there with our constituents to have an open discussion about the state of Nevada’s education system. Over 60 members of the community took their Saturday to come and talk with us—to share with us their dreams and frustrations about Nevada’s future.  Young and old, Democrat and Republican—they joined us in an important conversation about their Nevada priorities, and we cannot thank them enough.

Together we can build a better future.  Indeed we must—it is our duty to our children, and their children.  We believe it is our moral responsibility to leave this state in better shape than we found it. This Saturday we pledged to work our hardest to make sure we fulfill the promises we have made to the people we represent—to ensure good schools, a clean environment, and a prosperous state for all Nevadans.