Catherine Cortez Masto

So can you commit that there won't be a rollback of antitrust protections intended to protect consumers?

It was so important to put resources into the staff, both the prosecutors and investigators, who can investigate and prosecute for that fraud.

But given the growing aging population, and you brought it up as well as constantly evolving technology that's out there that you talked about, that we know that makes scams easier to perpetrate, what additional resources or innovations…

We have had a discussion that I am hearing some of the barriers and things that we need to overcome.

I am very proud of the fact that the FAA UAS test site in Reno partners with Federal agencies...

I am curious, though, how you see the role of State, and State legislatures, and the State law continuing down this path?

There is a lot of great work going on there with NASA and others.

I do not think that we should think that just because we have not imposed new sanctions up to this point that these sanctions are not going to have a continued effect.

I think that a primary effect of this removal had to do with signaling and the message that it sent to Russia and the global community about the interest of this group in holding to norms, particularly global norms, sovereignty, and what…

Has Russia's suspension from the G-8 had any meaningful impact on their economy, their security, or their influence?

I think people having a final place where they can go, where they are frustrated and confusing dealing with our program, can go get a fair shake.

OK. And so for that reason, and just what you said, can I have a commitment--obviously, at times it is hard when policyholders are filing claims and it takes time for them to go through that process--that you would consider extending the…

So you have a plan to do just that?

I appreciate that. And as part of your analysis, will you also be determining how many homeowners were not mapped into mandatory purchase areas and, therefore, may not be insured by the program?

What incentives should be available to support the renewable energy sector, especially as the ITC and PTC are phased out?

There is no doubt in my mind. There are attacks that have already occurred, will continue to occur and we need to be very proactive and work together to address this issue.

Nevada has the most public lands of any state in the nation.

Earlier this year, I joined Senator Markey and several other Senators on this Committee in calling for the FCC to protect consumers from receiving unwanted and intrusive robocalls.

I strongly support the good work done by the industry-led Robocall Strike Force, which made significant progress toward arming consumers with call blocking tools.

I think we need to cut red tape and bureaucracy that delays the deployment of this, lift regulatory burdens that prevent investment.

So limited to no authority right now to engage in that space?

Could you do me a favor and provide to me in writing answers to the questions with respect to the hiring freeze, the impact, and where they're located throughout your agency?

I'm glad you said that, and I don't mean to interrupt. But I think what you're saying is so important.

Can you assure me that your merger reviews by your agency or legal challenges are not being impacted by the need to hire legal staff or staff, in general?

To me, to be honest, I don't care what technology is used to connect folks in Nevada.