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October 26, 2017

Cortez Masto Urges Congress to Re-Authorize CHIP

"If Congress continues to do nothing, those nine million children won't be able to go to a doctor for their annual check-up. Nine million children won't be able to afford their prescriptions. The parents of those nine million children will have to wait until their child's headache, or infection, or sore throat becomes an emergency before taking them to the hospital." "Allowing funding for CHIP to expire, allowing state governments to go bankrupt, allowing rural hospitals and our community … Continue Reading


October 26, 2017

Cortez Masto, Flake Introduce Bipartisan Upward Mobility Enhancement Act

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) introduced the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act to give tax breaks to students whose employers are providing educational assistance benefits to help cover the cost of their pursuit of higher education. By eliminating a tax penalty that discourages employees from taking advantage of those benefits, this bill would offer employers a tool to attract and retain a skilled workforce. "Education costs have … Continue Reading


October 25, 2017

Cortez Masto Cosponsors Background Check Expansion Act to Reduce Gun Violence

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and 28 of her Senate colleagues, including U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), introduced the Background Check Expansion Act to expand federal background checks to the sale or transfer of all firearms by private sellers, with certain reasonable exceptions. Under current law, unlicensed or private sellers are not required to conduct a background check prior to transferring a … Continue Reading


October 25, 2017

Cortez Masto, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Protect DACA Information

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a letter along with nearly three dozen of their colleagues to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security demanding clarity on the Trump Administration's position on the use of personal information collected from individuals as part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) … Continue Reading


October 25, 2017

Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Create Public Health Care Option

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) cosponsored a bicameral legislation led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) to create a Medicaid-based public health care option on the insurance marketplace, which will provide Americans with a new high-quality, low-cost choice when purchasing health insurance. "By building on the success of Medicaid expansion in Nevada, the State Public Option Act will allow all … Continue Reading


October 24, 2017

Cortez Masto: Senate Republicans Sent Clear Message, It’s Ok to Deceive and Cheat Americans

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) forced arbitration rule. The CFPB's rule bans companies from denying Americans their day in court by forcing them into mandatory arbitration. "Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect consumers from the predatory … Continue Reading


October 24, 2017

Legislation Cosponsored by Cortez Masto to Reduce Rape Kit Backlog Passes Senate

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement applauding the passage of the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act. The SAFER Act would reduce the nationwide rape kit backlog by reauthorizing, strengthening and extending the Sexual Assault Forensic Reporting program. "Untested rape kits that could bring justice to victims of sexual assault should not be left sitting in dusty shelves across the nation," said Cortez Masto. "The … Continue Reading


October 20, 2017

Cortez Masto, Colleagues Demand DHS Answers for Reported Violations of Sensitive Locations Policy

Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined a group of 20 senators in writing Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke to seek answers about the Department's apparent violations of policies regarding immigration enforcement at sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and religious institutions. In September, National Public Radio reported that the parents of a two-month-old baby were apprehended at a hospital while seeking lifesaving medical care for … Continue Reading


October 20, 2017

Cortez Masto, Senate Colleagues: Reports Indicate Actual Death Count in Puerto Rico May Be 10x Greater

Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senate colleagues in signing a letter urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure the accuracy of the official fatality count in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. "We urge you to provide all necessary resources to confirm that storm-related deaths are being counted correctly, to ensure that there is sufficient cooperation with local authorities to obtain accurate information, to verify that … Continue Reading


October 20, 2017

Cortez Masto, Wicker Introduce SPEED Act

Bipartisan Measure Would Streamline Permitting Process to Expedite Broadband Rollout Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced today the "Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017" (SPEED Act). The measure would accelerate the deployment of new broadband infrastructure to both rural and urban areas by streamlining the permitting process for telecommunications equipment that is … Continue Reading


October 19, 2017

Cortez Masto, Senate, House Democrats Push to Block Trump Administration’s Roll Back of Birth Control Mandate

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined today 34 Senate and House Democrats in introducing the Protect Access to Birth Control Act, legislation to rescind the Trump Administration's interim final rules issued on October 6th that allow companies to interfere in their employees' health care choices and force women to pay more for an essential part of their health care. If enacted, the Protect Access to Birth Control Act would ensure President Donald Trump's rules … Continue Reading


October 19, 2017

Cortez Masto, 22 Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Honduras, El Salvador

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined today 22 of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke urging the Trump Administration to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals from Honduras and El Salvador living in the United States, who are contributing to the U.S. economy, paying taxes, and supporting their families. Temporary Protected Status … Continue Reading


October 19, 2017

Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Create Medicare-X, a Public Plan to Provide Low-Cost, High Quality Care

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) cosponsored legislation led by Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) to create Medicare-X, a public plan that would offer families, individuals, and small businesses additional, low-cost health insurance choices and create more competition in the marketplace. The Medicare-X Choice Act would build on the Medicare framework to establish a public insurance plan offered on the individual and small business health … Continue Reading


October 18, 2017

Cortez Masto: In Honor of Loved Ones Lost to Gun Violence, Congress Must Pass Commonsense Reforms

FTPs of Senator Cortez Masto's speech are available to TV stations here. "When I was preparing to deliver my maiden speech before this body, my intention was to honor the Silver State's history and people… Unfortunately, my maiden speech on the floor of this body will instead talk about mass murder." "This chamber should speak in a unified voice that these tools don't belong in our country. And this has nothing to do with infringing on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun … Continue Reading


October 18, 2017

Cortez Masto Submits Letter to VA Secretary Requesting Solution to High Veteran Suicide Rate in Western States

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) submitted a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David J. Shulkin, M.D., requesting solutions to the high veteran suicide rate across the Western United States. U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-Nev.) and Senate Veterans' Committee Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-Mont.) joined Senator Cortez Masto in this bipartisan effort. According to a 2017 report from the VA, the veteran suicide rate throughout the West in 2014 … Continue Reading


October 18, 2017

Cortez Masto, Heller Request Additional DOJ Funding to Cover Overtime Costs of Law Enforcement Response to Las Vegas Shooting

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, asking for additional funding from the Department of Justice to cover overtime hours worked by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Clark County, including the Clark County Fire Department, for their response to the October 1st shooting. The DOJ recently announced a grant award of $1 million to the State of Nevada to assist with the … Continue Reading


October 17, 2017

Cortez Masto, Heller Submit Letter to the Social Security Administration Requesting Formal Public Notice as to How It Intends to Assist Las Vegas Attack Victims, Families

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) sent a letter today to Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration and Steve Breen, Acting San Francisco Regional Commissioner (Region IX), requesting a formal public notice or an announcement regarding how it intends to assist the victims and the families of the Las Vegas attack, including special procedures for expedited enrollment and claims processing. "In response to … Continue Reading


October 17, 2017

Cortez Masto, Commerce Committee Democrats Call for FCC Oversight Hearing to Address President Trump’s Threat to Press Freedom

Senators: "FCC Chairman's failure to quickly denounce threats raises questions about FCC's ability to act independently under Chairman Pai" Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and other members of the Senate Commerce Committee, in calling on the Chairman and Ranking Member of the committee to hold an FCC oversight hearing to highlight President Trump's attacks on … Continue Reading


October 17, 2017

Cortez Masto, Heller Urge VA to Support Veterans Impacted by Las Vegas Shooting

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) today urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that all military veterans impacted by the mass shooting in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017, have access to the health care, benefits, and assistance they may need as they recover from the tragedy. In a letter sent to VA Secretary David J. Shulkin, Heller and Cortez Masto applauded the local VA hospital and Vet Centers for their response to … Continue Reading


October 17, 2017

VIDEO: Cortez Masto Calls for Stronger Consumer Protections in Wake of Equifax Data Breach

"We have to do a better job of protecting individuals, data, and information, because if you are the victim of identity theft, you may have to spend the rest of your life trying to reclaim your identity." "What it comes down to is this: shouldn't the consumer have the absolute right to control their information and how it's being used?" Washington, D.C. - In today's Banking, Housing, and Urban Development Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) called for stronger … Continue Reading

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