The reforms will give the U.S. Government enhanced capacity to protect our critical technology and infrastructure.
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.
Now, I know not all the Tribes have the resources to hire a cultural coordinator...
Thank you. I want to thank the Chairman and Ranking Member for this hearing and for all of you for traveling here.
Additionally, the Pyramid Lake Paiutes just hired a cultural coordinator, and her name is Heidi Barlese.
I would hope that we continue to promote that, because oftentimes our elders, our fluent speakers have not been part of education.
The success of this program is why I have sponsored S. 254, the Esther Martinez Native Language Preservation Act.
I also ask for support from you and your staff to help solve and resolve this issue as expediently as possible, and I look forward to working with you.
A week ago I introduced S. 3349, the Storey County Land Conveyance Act, and the bill provides technical fixes to a 2014 law.
We want a citizen-driven solution to this, but then one that incorporates everyone's input.
These are galloping fires that cross rivers, so we have to have strong protections to deal with fire.
I do believe we are at the dawn of a new age with the potential for blockchain technology.
Is there anything that we can do in Congress to continue to support shoring up the election integrity in all of those States and what you are doing in working with them?
So you are not aware of those individuals and the evidence through the Panama Papers or the Russian Forbes? You are not familiar with what I am talking about?
It's the role of Congress to speak to that and I think Congress already has.
How do we address the challenges that we see here, where there are people that are living in urban areas where they cannot access the Internet or they're having dropped calls?
I support telehealth. We have that happening right now in the state of Nevada.
What can the FCC do about this and ensure us that you are addressing this issue where wireless companies do not benefit the neighborhoods that feed their bottom line?
I first learned that the FCC's comment system may not have been subject to a cyberattack during the week of August 6, 2018.
I've found it has been bipartisan. I think that there has been a good faith effort on both sides of the aisle to address the issue and I'm very encouraged by that.





