Is it true that the Federal deficit has been reduced by over $1.7 trillion just in the last 2 years?
Catherine Cortez Masto
The Public Record
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.
the Inflation Reduction Act and the work that we have been doing to lead us into this clean energy future requires a bridge to get us there.
Is it true that the Federal deficit has been reduced by over $1.7 trillion just in the last 2 years?
that debt was incurred by both previous Republican and Democratic administrations; correct?
And it is also true what you said earlier that this budget proposed by this administration looks at also an additional deficit reduction of $3 trillion over 10 years?
Let's start moving forward, including bringing our laws with us, and that is the consent-based siting.
We have to move forward to address this issue. And I am hopeful we can all work together to find a solution.
I think we should be doing everything to support the people living there, the businesses there, and hold accountable anybody who contributed to that negligence.
I am here to tell you, just because we are fighting to protect Nevada and the people and businesses that live there... does not mean that we do not support clean energy.
Let's start moving forward, including bringing our laws with us, and that is the consent-based siting.
I am here to tell you, just because we are fighting to protect Nevada and the people and businesses that live there... does not mean that we do not support clean energy.
I am third-generation Nevadan. We were also told by the scientists in the Federal Government that atomic testing in Nevada deserts was safe for everyone. And that has proven not to be the case.
I think we should be doing everything to support the people living there, the businesses there, and hold accountable anybody who contributed to that negligence.
I am third-generation Nevadan. We were also told by the scientists in the Federal Government that atomic testing in Nevada deserts was safe for everyone. And that has proven not to be the case.
We have to move forward to address this issue. And I am hopeful we can all work together to find a solution.
This legislation to me was something that sitting down with the tribes just in Nevada we had focused on how we could look at and really address economic development for so many of our tribes.
The Native American Tax Party and Relief introduced by Senator Cortez Masto in the 117th, outline Indian country's tax priorities.
I think part of this is giving them parity to develop their own resources through economic development.
We must ensure that Native communities have the resources they need to thrive.
Eliminating the essential governmental function test, which is an arbitrary test that prevents tribes from using tax-exempt bonds for the same types of activities that State and local governments use them for, it would allow us to use…
Congress has an obligation to protect tribal sovereignty and promote tribal self-determination.
Let's start moving forward, including bringing our laws with us, and that is the consent-based siting.





