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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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Apr 10, 2018

I cannot think of better use of this money than going into more money for victims of crime, more money for law enforcement, more money for the needs of our tribal communities who quite often are left behind when it comes to their law…

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Apr 10, 2018

I know I have not, and many people in my community have concerns about the reorganization and its impact.

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Apr 10, 2018

The Amtrak train service is an important part of the economic vitality and social fabric of my community.

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Apr 10, 2018

Thank you. And in your opinion, what is the FTC's role in handling the broader consumer protections of this Internet age, which include the Internet of Things?

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Apr 10, 2018

Is there any reason that you should be recused from making a decision on this particular application?

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Apr 10, 2018

The State takes exception to the science and safety of the site and the transportation of this waste product.

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Apr 9, 2018

It is time just to make the change. It is time to really address the privacy issue.

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Apr 9, 2018

What did you specifically do in response to that?

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Apr 9, 2018

At that time you were on notice that there were concerns about the sharing of data and information, users' data, including those friends with third parties, correct?

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Apr 9, 2018

The decree barred Facebook from making any further deceptive privacy claims, and it required Facebook get consumers' approval before changing the way it shares their data.

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Apr 9, 2018

I appreciate the apology, but stop apologizing and let us make the change.

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Mar 21, 2018

This is outrageous. The top 1 percent of the country will eventually see 83 percent of the benefits of the trillion tax cut.

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Mar 21, 2018

Federal assistance reaches only 1 out of every 4 eligible families. State and local governments are already strapped for cash.

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Mar 21, 2018

I think you need to take responsibility and get things right. HUD's mission is too important to do otherwise.

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Mar 21, 2018

Well, you should be, and I think we are all concerned about it.

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Mar 21, 2018

So talk to me about what HUD is specifically doing, what programs.

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Mar 21, 2018

So besides Section 3 housing and a push to enhance it, what else are you doing?

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Mar 21, 2018

You promised me that you would make sure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people were not faced with discrimination.

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Mar 21, 2018

Nearly every community in this Nation has an affordable rental housing crisis, and it is worse in Nevada.

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Mar 21, 2018

This is the second year in a row that this Administration planned to eviscerate the already inadequate funding that we provide for affordable housing.

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Mar 21, 2018

For every 100 extremely low-income families, there are only 15 affordable apartments.

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Mar 21, 2018

So can I get a commitment from you that you will work with us on addressing affordable housing?

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Mar 21, 2018

High rents are driving thousands into homelessness.

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Mar 21, 2018

Those have all really sailed through the NEPA process, partly because of that advanced stakeholder input.

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Mar 21, 2018

That idea of involving stakeholders in this process at all levels because it can streamline the NEPA process.

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