Catherine Cortez Masto

I was an Attorney General of Nevada for eight years.

I commend Chairman Hoeven for reintroducing the SURVIVE Act, a bill that would set-aside $150 million...

It is high time that traffickers stop hiding behind the free speech curtain while mothers find their children advertised for sex online...

Isn't it fair to say that because of this the proliferation of human trafficking across the Country, we should be opening the door to some extent to the CDA that Mrs. McCain talked about, allowing our local DAs and State attorneys to come…

The U.S. Attorney's Office can still prosecute these cases. They do not have to be in Indian Country to prosecute these cases, correct?

Well, we are doing everything to prevent it because my concern is just that; the technology is not there.

Given the lack of implementation of these technologies, would you feel comfortable transporting nuclear waste through communities and across the country before we have even proved our safety technology?

Will you commit to fully providing all of the materials requested so that we can all be certain that proposed actions are indeed supported by evidence and will not result in a degradation of current services and unnecessary impacts on the…

The National Weather Service plays an indispensable role in protecting people from both routine and severe weather events around the country.

I wish I was part of their generation, because it is an exciting time.

Thank you. I appreciate your comments, gentlemen. Thank you very much.

I think, oftentimes, cybersecurity is an afterthought and we do not think about it as part of the infrastructure.

Renewables and clean energy are very important to Nevada and many of us, and we are trying to find that right balance for the portfolio that we need.

As Assistant Secretary would you consider supporting investments in carbon capture research on natural gas power plants?

The last thing we wanted to do was bring litigation, so we were trying to change the conduct to address any monetary component, to hold them accountable, and deter their conduct in the future.

That doesn't mean we erode the tools for law enforcement to do the jobs that they need.

The reason why we have consent decrees, the reason why we enter into these agreements, is to change that conduct, to protect the consumer forever

So what you are saying is our partners in other countries now have had an epiphany and they are all cooperating and following the law?

That is what President Trump said.

That is still your emphasis and concern?

I think people do not realize how important emergency management at the local, state and federal level is.

Many times the emergency management services are underfunded or they are challenged, and they need more support.

In Nevada, and I am sure in many of your States, we have rural communities that are challenged.

Federal agencies have access to this data that can help emergency management at the state and local level as well.

Thank you to Chairwoman Collins and Ranking Member Casey and all of you here. It is such an important topic.