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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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Oct 30, 2017

I would like a commitment, though, because there are so many parts of rural communities not just in Nevada but all across this country, as you well know.

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Oct 30, 2017

I am very interested in the concept of Smart Cities.

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Oct 30, 2017

I have introduced the Moving FIRST Act to create additional competitive Federal funding opportunities for these communities.

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Oct 30, 2017

I am sure you have heard from some of my other colleagues on rural rail service and how we still bring that service to our rural communities.

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Oct 26, 2017

I rise today to urge my colleagues to reauthorize Federal funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program. Children's health insurance is not a partisan issue in this country, and it never has been. In 1997, the bill to create the…

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Oct 25, 2017

The Trump budget cuts are not going to help any of us, as you have heard.

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Oct 25, 2017

If enacted, tenants with leaky roofs would be ignored. Broken heating systems would go unrepaired.

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Oct 25, 2017

With the addition of that cyber defense coordinator, the OCD will serve as the primary conduit with the Federal Government.

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Oct 25, 2017

When I was Attorney General in Nevada, 48 of my colleagues and I settled a $25 billion lawsuit with the Nation's largest banks to address their egregious behavior related to mortgage servicing, robo-signing, and foreclosure abuses.

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Oct 25, 2017

I absolutely have concerns about what you identify as a clerical error and what you are looking at

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Oct 25, 2017

A False Claims action was brought just because of a missing GIF letter, or there were other areas that they...

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Oct 25, 2017

To me, there is no connection between the two.

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Oct 24, 2017

Let me start with Dr. Mank and Dr. Meyer. Just today I had the opportunity to meet with some constituents and persons with disabilities from Nevada, and they told me very clearly that they want to work and provide for themselves.

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Oct 24, 2017

Thank you. And that was my follow-up.

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Oct 24, 2017

This is an issue we need to address.

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Oct 24, 2017

Is it going to be cost competitive? And that's the intent, is to be cost competitive and do away with the usage caps is what I'm hearing.

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Oct 23, 2017

I am worried that too often we are just seeing settlements that are using shareholder money to take the focus off the executives.

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Oct 23, 2017

I appreciate the conversation we are having here today, and, Mr. Jackson, I just wanted to follow up...

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Oct 23, 2017

I would have serious concerns regarding any proposal to limit shareholder proposals only to the largest or wealthiest investors.

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Oct 18, 2017

as the newest Senator from the Silver State, I am humbled to serve and represent my fellow Nevadans. We Nevadans are very proud of our State, its people, and the spirit of self-reliance and community that guides us every single day. We are…

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Oct 16, 2017

We have to do a better job of protecting individuals' data and information because you are collecting it without their approval.

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Oct 16, 2017

This is lifelong, and it is going to have a major impact on millions of Americans, and that is why this is so egregious.

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Oct 16, 2017

I absolutely agree, and because there has been talk about uses of the Social Security number and limiting it in the private use.

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