Americans nationwide benefit from the products derived from the mining industry. Every year, Americans consume 41,000 pounds of mining materials and 7,000 pounds of coal for items as routine as toothpaste, the heating and cooling of our homes, automobiles, computers, and graduation rings. Domestically mined minerals are the foundation for a U.S. economy that accounts for 26 percent of the global gross product. Jim has worked with his colleagues in the House to combat new the Administration's proposed elimination of the current percentage depletion allowance, which would essentially remove a major and desperately needed tax break for the mining industry. Gibbons' Broad Scope for Policy Improvements Gibbons has been a leader in the area campaign finance reform.
Gibbons feels the time has come for meaningful campaign finance reform to be enacted.
This bill will go along way toward mending the massive campaign finance abuses that are plaguing our political landscape. The citizens of Nevada deserve a clean up of the ever increasing fraud and corruption seen in Washington. In his short period of time in Washington, Congressman Gibbons has grown concerned about the special interest and lobbyists having too much power over what happens in Congress. The ways in which political campaigns are financed must be reformed. Providing tax relief to the hard working men and women of Nevada has also been a top priority for Congressman Gibbons.