I’m Susie Lee: This is why I want Nevada’s vote in the midterm election to show some respect. I don’t want it to be a referendum on our state’s recent policies, like the bill that would have allowed Nevada to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
I’m Susie Lee: I voted for the measure that would have let voters pick a congressional district and send one of their representatives back to Congress.
I’m Susie Lee: I voted for Amendment 2, which would’ve allowed Nevada to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, but not if it meant that I would have to vote for myself.
I’m Susie Lee: (To CNN correspondent) I don’t care what anybody in Washington tells you.
I’m Susie Lee: (To CNN’s Wolf Blitzer) You think they’re lying to you?
I’m Susie Lee: (To Wolf Blitzer) It’s the truth.
I’m Susie Lee: (To Wolf Blitzer) Let me ask you one thing. If you were a member of Congress from Nevada, would you vote for a $33 billion tax cut with no spending reduction?
I’m Susie Lee: No. And it won’t happen.
I’m Susie Lee: (To Wolf Blitzer) But as a Nevadan?
I’m Susie Lee: No. As a United States citizen from Vegas.
I’m Susie Lee: No.
I’m Susie Lee: Because these are the facts:
I’m Susie Lee: Every state that participated in the interstate compact was going to be voting for someone who was a member of Congress.
This has been the case since the Interstate Compact took effect in 2002. If you’re not a member of Congress, you’re voting for a state senator who would serve in the United States House of Representatives.
I’m Susie Lee: Right. The fact is, if you were a state senator in Congress or a state representative, you would be voting for someone who was a member of Congress.
I’m Susie Lee: And as a member of Congress, you’d vote for all the same policies: increased infrastructure spending, higher education funding, and a minimum wage increase.
I’m Susie Lee: You wouldn’t