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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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May 13, 2017

But let me just say this, what we are looking for is at least some sort of commitment that you are looking for at least the science to prove that it is safe.

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May 10, 2017

We definitely need to be aware of that, and we are aggressively working on making sure that that does not happen.

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May 10, 2017

Do you agree that we still need to address the way servicers are paid so that they do not profit more from foreclosures than from keeping families in their homes?

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May 10, 2017

I remain concerned that we have not yet gotten to the core of the problem driving servicer misconduct.

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May 10, 2017

I think we need to address that compensation structure for servicers, and I am hoping you are committed to helping us do that.

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May 9, 2017

We have consistently underestimated the power of these tools, leveraged properly and appropriately with diplomacy and strategy.

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May 3, 2017

So a person with disabilities has no choice, then, but to take something at the front of the airplane, because they normally cannot get back to the back of the airplane.

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May 3, 2017

That's why I've introduced, along with some of my colleagues, the Tickets Act, which would improve transparency for consumers.

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May 3, 2017

And right now, no long-term plans to go down to 30, 29, 28 inches?

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May 3, 2017

Is United going to cut leg room or looking at doing that?

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May 3, 2017

So I believe that consumers deserve to fly safely and comfortably, particularly at a time when the industry is earning record profits.

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May 3, 2017

I have a theory that if we required all executives to fly on their planes in the back of the plane, the consumer experience would be much better.

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May 2, 2017

So I'm from Nevada, and we have challenges like everyone else with respect to access to rural broadband.

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May 2, 2017

I think in Nevada our future is in technology and in promoting technology.

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May 2, 2017

I think there is an opportunity at the Federal level to help incentivize local, state, private sector to come together down a path.

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May 2, 2017

I want to make sure that we, at the Federal level, are coordinating and listening with our local governments, our state governments, and the private sector in each community.

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May 2, 2017

I recently joined Senator Manchin in introducing the 'Rural Wireless Access Act,' which has the support of several of my colleagues.

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May 1, 2017

I am the Senator from Nevada and, as many of my colleagues know and many of you know, Nevada has the largest amount of public lands of any state in the United States.

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May 1, 2017

Our rural communities are challenged. They do not get the sales tax, property tax, that some of our urban areas get so they rely on PILT and SRS funding.

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May 1, 2017

PILT reductions threaten to undermine plans to restore the Senior Nutrition program in Nye County.

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Apr 26, 2017

pets can alleviate social isolation, feelings of loneliness and doctor visits among older adults, especially among individuals who live alone

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Apr 26, 2017

Thank you all for being here, and this is such an important topic. I am so happy we are having this conversation.

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Apr 26, 2017

Do you think that with respect to North Korea the United States' and Russia's interests may be aligned in terms of constraining North Korea?

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Apr 26, 2017

I do not support any cuts to any funding for Meals on Wheels or any senior programs.

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