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Catherine Cortez Masto: “This is an area that I worked in as the Attorney General of the State of Nevada and something that I saw from a state…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2017
This is an area that I worked in as the Attorney General of the State of Nevada and something that I saw from a state perspective that we needed to address but was always concerned about the federal interaction.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto highlights her experience with federal-state communication issues.

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