Dina Titus

Earlier this year, I introduced the House companion to the BRIGHT Act which passed the Senate.

That's why I introduced the House companion to the BRIGHT Act (H.R. 7636) which would direct the GSA to install cost-effective and energy-efficient lighting in public buildings.

Today is election day in Nevada.

I had intended to stand up here and speak about my provision preventing bump stocks being added to guns but, after sitting here and listening for several hours, my colleagues across the aisle, they have been misrepresenting the Second…

I know it is not an easy thing to take a Congressional committee on the road, but this really meant a lot for you to bring us here.

I can tell you, there are a lot people out there cutting ribbons and holding up big checks that they got from us and they forget to invite us to the party.

As we try to get more international flights into Las Vegas, I think that will be important.

With international travelers, here at Harry Reid, they often land--these planes land in the middle of the night and then the people are left on the tarmac because there is nobody to receive them, nobody to check their papers.

It is critical that we ensure no tourist or visitor is discouraged from traveling to our country because of processing delays or long wait times.

I am so pleased to have you all in my district to discuss the important work Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are doing.

Thank you to Chairman Thompson and to all the committee staff for ensuring this important field hearing could take place.

Now air travel is really making a comeback. But we still have a way to go.

We are really leading the way with that technology.

The work that they do here to help our hospitality industry is just incredible.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for bringing your committee here.

I am thankful that our partners in Congress, including Congresswoman Titus, are actively engaging to ensure resources, staffing, and innovative processes and practices needed allow our Federal partners to keep up with our growing demand.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

One last question, going back to Mr. Langevin, talking about the privacy and the technology.

I want it to get built, and I want you to speed that up. We have been working on it 40 years.

In this country, 18-to 25-year-olds are the least likely to vote.

I think having this office with the resources it needs to do that will be commendable and recognized as such by our friends and allies.

What is the State Department doing with our partners along kind of the southern plank of NATO to assist them or increase trade or work on the pipeline, whatever?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Mr. Secretary.

Please come to us if there's something that Congress can do that you cannot do internally.

They always say, well, if we had an alternative with the U.S., we would do that.