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 want to associate myself with some of the concerns mentioned today about making sure that DOE is vigilant about not funding operations with connections to the Chinese Communist Party.
There is a lot more interest for federal support in job creation, as you well know, in Nevada.
You know this, that there are exciting times right now in Nevada with the emerging technology, and because of it, the exciting economic boon it has been to my state.
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 223, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 223) to…
I have three requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…
I know Arizonans feel the same way. As I have talked with you, I have talked to some of my colleagues. Nevadans are frustrated. Time and again, over the last two decades, they have seen Congress work toward much needed legislation on…
I do want to follow up on my colleague, Senator Van Hollen's line of questioning with Professor Allen.
For the information of the Senate, there will be one rollcall vote at 12 noon, one at 2:20 p.m., and two at 4:30 p.m. ____________________
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 858, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…
if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:12 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 10 a.m …
I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…
If we allow crypto to infect our banking system, we will be back here. Not in a good way.
This is a microcosm, of the rest of the country. If you can win here, you can win across the rest of the country.
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…
5 years ago this Saturday, my hometown of Las Vegas endured one of the darkest days in its history. On a beautiful autumn evening, the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival was interrupted when a gunman showered the concert with bullets from a…
in June, as we are hearing, the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, reversing nearly 50 years of law that recognized a woman's fundamental right to reproductive freedom. We also know that Justice Kavanaugh's concurring opinion…
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.





