Catherine Cortez Masto
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Recent News About Catherine Cortez Masto
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Cortez Masto, Murray, Hirono Introduce Legislation to Protect Affordable Over-the-counter Birth Control
On may 18, U.S. Senator Cortez Masto joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in re-introducing the Affordability is Access Act, legislation to ensure that women across the country have affordable access to FDA-approved over-the-counter (OTC) birth control without a prescription.
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Cortez Masto, Collins, Stabenow, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect and Enhance Emergency Ambulance Services
On may 18, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act, which would ensure that all communities, particularly those in rural and underserved areas, have access to quality emergency ambulance services no matter where they live.
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During Police Week, Cortez Masto Calls for Increased Support for Law Enforcement on the Senate Floor
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spoke on the floor on may 17 in honor of Police Week, calling on her colleagues to pass her bill, the Invest to Protect Act, which will set aside crucial funding specifically for small police departments across the country.
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Cortez Masto Legislation Protecting Lake Tahoe, Ruby Mountains Clear Key Committee Hurdle
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) passed legislation to protect Lake Tahoe and Nevada’s Ruby Mountains through the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on may 17.
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Cortez Masto Leads Legislation to Increase Solar Manufacturing in the U.S.
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) re-introduced the Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act to expand the solar manufacturing supply chain in the U.S. and enhance our global competitiveness.
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Cortez Masto Introduces Legislation to Limit Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing on Lands With Low Potential for Development
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) re-introduced the End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing on public lands that have low or no potential for oil and gas development.
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Cortez Masto Grills Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Executives for Mismanagement, Harming Small Businesses
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) confronted executives from Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on may 16, highlighting how their mismanagement led to the banks’ failures and the impact of those failures on small banks and businesses across the U.S.
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Cortez Masto Announces FCC’s New Broadband Funding Map She Created, Highlights Continued Push for Expanded Broadband Accessibility
On may 16, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rolled out its new interactive Broadband Funding Map.
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Cortez Masto, Rosen Join New Legislation to Respond to Immediate Needs at the Southern Border
As Title 42 expires, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), on legislation to respond to the immediate needs on our southern border by significantly increasing resources for frontline border personnel.
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On Fentanyl Awareness Day, Rosen Co-sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Sanctions Against Fentanyl Traffickers
On may 9, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) co-sponsored the bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act to help combat fentanyl trafficking by requiring the President to sanction drug cartels that are involved in international drug trafficking, including chemical suppliers in China and cartels from Mexico.
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Cortez Masto, Daines Push Bipartisan Legislation to Support Rural Communities
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) re-introduced bipartisan legislation to help deliver more federal resources to rural communities in areas with large amounts of federal land.
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At Hearing, Cortez Masto Urges Colleagues to Pass the Safe Banking Act and Protect Legitimate Cannabis Businesses
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) urged her colleagues to pass the SAFE Banking Act and finally allow cannabis businesses full access to the U.S. banking sector at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on may 11.
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Cortez Masto Announces UNR Selected for National Research Program and Awarded Nearly $1 Million to Support Clean Energy and Battery Manufacturing
May 11, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has been accepted into the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Regional Innovations Program and will receive an initial $999,905 to conduct critical lithium-battery research, supporting Nevada’s growing clean energy economy.
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Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bicameral Resolution Recognizing National Day Of Aanhpi Mental Health
On May 10, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), a member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, joined Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in cosponsoring a resolution recognizing May 10, 2023 as National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Mental Health Day.
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Cortez Masto Highlights Clean Energy Jobs In Southern Nevada At New Battery Manufacturing Facility
On May 5, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) highlighted Nevada’s growing clean energy economy at a tour of Lithion’s brand-new battery manufacturing facility.
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Cortez Masto And Grassley Reintroduce Legislation To Boost Investments In Local Police Departments
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to funding for small law enforcement agencies in Nevada and across the country.
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Laxalt on Cortez Masto's stance on border security: 'She has no intention of protecting our southern border'
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) has a history of changing her mind about border security, according to an opinion piece published by Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America: 'Pro-abortion Democrats’ war against pregnancy centers is fueling a wave of violence and vandalism toward pro-life advocates'
Pro-abortion Democrats, including Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV), are waging a "war against pregnancy centers," Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said.