I very much look forward to hearing about her experience and the reforms that she instituted.
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.
we need to make sure we are out there fighting for and protecting not just seniors but minors as well
nearly every community in this Nation has an affordable housing crisis, rental housing crisis.
Can I get your commitment that you will continue to be a part of our working group to figure out how we address the needs of affordable housing in the State of Nevada?
the Moving FIRST Act, to reestablish a competitive grant program for supporting SMART communities throughout the country
Thank you again for your commitment and everything you've done on behalf of the country.
That's great to hear, particularly since Nevada is one of the testing sites for these unmanned vehicles and drones that we see.
So the Bureau has a legal charge to protect people from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices.
Are you using this RFI to either dampen the effectiveness of the database or completely remove it from public view?
The tax scam bill will lead to a deficit 43 percent higher than it had projected last summer.
So there has been no enforcement action say, for instance, under your watch?
Has the Bureau taken any public action related to allegations that Clayton Homes practiced racial discrimination in lending to manufactured home buyers?
I would like to jump back to enforcement actions, and you started out by talking about that you are engaging in enforcement actions.
In Nevada, this is a crisis. It is happening in Nevada in not only our urban but rural areas and our tribal communities as well.
I don't understand how we are putting forth a budget that is going to cut any type of needs in our community.
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?
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…
I believe that we must do more to support the needs of our tribal communities.
The Amtrak train service is an important part of the economic vitality and social fabric of my community.
The Secretary is committed from day one that the tribes would be consulted with.
I know I have not, and many people in my community have concerns about the reorganization and its impact.
the State takes exception to the science and safety of the site and the transportation of this waste product.





