Catherine Cortez Masto
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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.
I rise today to clarify a colloquy between myself and Chairman Wyden placed in the Congressional Record on August 6, 2022. The statement in the Record references geothermal energy as applicable to the new ``section 48D'' of the Tax Code…
This new law will usher in an era of increased access to an affordability of lifesaving prescription medication for Nevada's seniors.
The Inflation Reduction Act will also cap seniors' yearly out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs at $2,000.
I am proud to have worked with my colleagues in Congress to deliver on the promises that so many have previously made and to finally, finally lower drug costs.
This transformative new law will finally allow Medicare to negotiate the best price of prescription medication for America's seniors.
I thank the chairman of the Finance Committee and my friend from Oregon for his comprehensive answer, his commitment to solving for climate change, and for joining me today in this colloquy. ____________________
I rise to enter into a colloquy with the chairman of the Finance Committee, Senator Wyden, to discuss sections 13701 and 13702 of the Inflation Reduction Act. These sections establish new sections 45Y and 48D of the Tax Code that provide…
And also gives them the ability to prepare for and help them upkeep their property as well. Is that right?
The other area I am concerned about is manufactured homes being purchased by private equity as well and the impact that we are seeing also on the security and stability of the tenants.
We need to rebalance that power so it is more equal, and so tenants have protections against exorbitant rent hikes.
I cannot tell how many are institutional. I think it has everything to do with what I heard earlier about too many LLCs, not enough transparency, and being able to track this.
China is the greatest long-term threat to the United States and democracies around the world.
Can you elaborate on how the Bureau expects this change to speed up efforts to identify technologies significant to U.S. national security?
I also want to highlight the aspects of the bipartisan infrastructure bill that truly involve climate change.
Just recently, I sent a letter to DOT and FTA about implementing my Better PLAN Act, which passed in the infrastructure bill.