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Catherine Cortez Masto is the junior United States senator from Nevada, having taken office on January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she made history as the first Latina senator in U.S. history. Before her election to the Senate, Cortez Masto served as the Attorney General of Nevada from 2007 to 2015, where she focused on consumer protection and public safety issues. She has been an advocate for various policies, including healthcare access, immigration reform, and economic development in Nevada.
as we all know, this week is National Police Week. This is the time when we honor the brave men and women who put their lives on the line every single day to keep our families safe. This week is especially meaningful because, here in DC…
I am asking my colleagues to support S.J. Res. 128, which is my amendment to restore commonsense protection from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop companies from putting illegal terms in their contracts. Since it opened its…
I am encouraging my colleagues to support S.J. Res. 129, which is my amendment to restore the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule that gives States more power to protect their consumers. In 2022, the Consumer Bureau issued an…
Today, I recognize my friend and mentor Sue Wagner, who passed away in Reno, NV, on March 17, 2026. Sue blazed a path for women in government in the great State of Nevada and is an inspiration not just to me but so many others. She will be…
I don't have to stand here and tell Nevadans that energy prices are high. They see it every day at the gas pump and on their electricity bill statements. In the United States, the average residential energy bill in 2025 was about 30…
every day, Americans across this country are watching as Federal immigration enforcement commits egregious abuses of power. They are watching as this administration encourages the brutalization of our communities. Now, while the focus has…
the bill that we just passed today through unanimous consent is a bipartisan bill to make sure that American families are not on the hook for taxes being paid to Vladimir Putin's war machine. Last week, we received disturbing reports that…
I rise today, along with my good friend and colleague from Alaska Senator Murkowski, to ask for the passage of both H.R. 2815 and H.R. 972. Let me talk a little bit about H.R. 972. This is the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Water…
Today we celebrate a beloved national tradition of lighting the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, known as 'the People's Tree.' This year marks a historic first for Nevada: The tree comes from our own Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, the…
President Trump promised Americans during his campaign that, if elected, he would lower costs on day one, and Americans trusted him to do so. Yet all President Trump has done from day one of his Presidency until now has been to raise costs…
We should be working on bipartisan solutions to address a living health care crisis.
This administration doesn’t care about Nevadans, but I do. That’s why I cannot support a costly shutdown that would hurt Nevada families and hand even more power to this reckless administration.
I rise today to mark the eighth anniversary of the worst mass shooting in modern American history. Today, as I give this speech, far too many Americans across the country are reeling from the pain of shootings in their own communities…
We need a bipartisan solution to address this impending health care crisis, but we should not be swapping the pain of one group of Americans for another.
today, I want to take some time to recognize a Nevadan and recognize specifically the legacy that Rosemary A. Vassiliadis has contributed to this country but to Nevada specifically. On September 12, 2025, after 40 years delivering for…
as my colleagues have mentioned, today marks 60 years since Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law. Democrats and Republicans alike should be celebrating the lives that have been saved as a result of these critical programs. Members of…
let me try to refocus this on the bills that are before us today. I am not sure if the answer here is to stop bipartisan legislation that gives tools to law enforcement across the community to keep our communities safe--that stopping those…
I rise today seeking unanimous consent to pass a package of bipartisan bills that will support current and former law enforcement officers who have sacrificed so much-- sometimes everything--to protect our families. Yesterday morning…
Withholding funding for law enforcement anywhere in the country--across the country--is just not acceptable and it should not be done and it should not be based on party affiliation, playing favoritism--I absolutely agree. But I also…
Republicans’ hastily put-together bill is full of provisions that are completely counterproductive and harmful to Americans.
the World Series of Poker is currently underway in my hometown of Las Vegas, NV, where tens of thousands of Americans have converged around one of the largest and most prestigious gaming events across the globe. This world-renowned…
I have to say, it is a shame that we cannot pass this commonsense fix, S. 2230, because the Republicans want to weigh it down with unrelated measures that they voted to support. I appreciate my colleague from Indiana, and I hope we can…
These families have been here since the 1990s, working hard and contributing to our state and country for decades.
Sending innocent families back into danger won't secure our border or make America safer.
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