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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.

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Jun 7, 2021

We need appropriated funding for the clinics. I am a tremendous supporter of the clinics.

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Jun 7, 2021

The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics provide critical services to working taxpayers who are unable to hire representatives.

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May 26, 2021

We all feel the same way that we have got to do a better job here

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May 26, 2021

The only reason that they recently reached out is because Senator Smith has been engaged

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May 26, 2021

I am very proud I get to represent 27 tribal communities in the State of Nevada.

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May 25, 2021

I appreciate the investments your banks are making in minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions.

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May 25, 2021

How can you ensure and work to ensure that States and communities without a robust network of minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions benefit from the racial equity investments?

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May 25, 2021

I do not think has been addressed yet, and that is foreclosure prevention.

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May 24, 2021

How is the Federal Reserve considering stress testing to assess how prepared individual firms and the overall system are to respond to and recover from systemic cyberevents?

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May 24, 2021

Thank you. Vice Chair Quarles, in your testimony you call for, and I quote, "further review . . . of changing patterns in the use of financial services, by consumers and businesses; and a changing relationship between banks and their…

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May 24, 2021

I appreciate that. And for my colleagues, please know that in Nevada, particularly southern Nevada, the unemployment rate is still higher than the national average.

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May 24, 2021

I was proud to lead the effort in extending the solar tax credit and joining my colleagues Senators Carper, Burr, and Stabenow in introducing the Securing America's Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act.

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May 24, 2021

So it is going to take us time to come out of this, and that is why I am looking for a long runway to help our travel and tourism.

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May 20, 2021

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 4:40 p.m., adjourned until Monday, May 24, 2021, at 3 p.m…

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May 19, 2021

And I hope you consider them in a favorable way that benefits continued improvements in northern Nevada.

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May 19, 2021

The transit, that connectivity, that opportunity has to be available to everyone at all times

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May 19, 2021

I would like to request a timeline from you on the when we will expect to see a favorable resolution to this matter that should reward project sponsors who are good stewards of taxpayer dollars by coming in on-time and underbudget.

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May 19, 2021

Can you please speak to your position on allowing local agencies like the Regional Transportation Commission in Northern Nevada to utilize their left over funding on other aspects of their projects?

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May 19, 2021

Taking on our affordable housing crisis requires a comprehensive strategy, and reducing exclusionary zoning and land use restrictions has to be a part of this.

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May 19, 2021

I do want to talk to you about Smart Communities. I know that President Biden included a call for building on really an Obama era Smart Cities Challenge Program with $1 billion annually in his infrastructure proposal.

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May 19, 2021

Well, absolutely. And because you are a private landowner, you have the ability to be very reactive and proactive on it quickly.

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May 19, 2021

I think it is important that we have native trees, we have native plants. Those thrive.

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May 19, 2021

Controlling invasive, non-native species in our forest ecosystems represents another key component for enhancing carbon capture.

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May 18, 2021

This bipartisan legislation would reduce health disparities due to unequal access to health technology.

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May 18, 2021

I think making telehealth permanent is so important for the reasons that we are discussing today.

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