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Nevada Senators Criticize Trump's Court Of Appeals Nominee

Sep 24, 2019

RENO, Nev. (AP) — President Donald Trump's nomination for an open seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is being criticized by Nevada's U.S. senators.

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Nevada Senator Co-Sponsors Legislation To Prevent Sexual Abuse Of Olympic Athletes

Aug 09, 2019

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto cosponsored legislation to prevent sexual abuse of Olympic athletes.

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Is Deal To Remove Nuke Material To Be Trusted?

May 14, 2019

Earlier this year, Nevada learned the Department of Energy had secretly shipped weapons-grade plutonium to a facility within the Nevada National Security Site.

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Nevada Senators, Energy Chief See Plutonium Site

May 11, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's U.S. senators and Energy Secretary Rick Perry toured a federal facility north of Las Vegas where the government is handling weapons-grade plutonium shipped from South Carolina.

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Cortez Masto Looks To Increase Government Response To Violence Against Native American Women

Apr 03, 2019

Nevada U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and two other senators introduced legislation to accelerate the federal government’s response to the killing, kidnapping and trafficking of Native American women.

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Energy Secretary May Speed Plutonium Removal From Nevada

Mar 22, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Sen.

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Cortez Masto: Perry Signals Commitment On Plutonium Removal

Mar 21, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto says Energy Secretary Rick Perry has indicated a commitment to provide a timeline for removing secretly shipped plutonium out of Nevada.

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Sen. Cortez Masto Vows To Slow DOE Nomination Process

Mar 11, 2019

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto says she will slow the process for all nominations to the staff of the Department of Energy until the agency stops sending plutonium to Nevada, and provides a date for the removal of the plutonium secretly shipped here last year. 

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Senator: No Trust Of Sec. Rick Perry After Plutonium Transport

Feb 05, 2019

After the Department of Energy's sneaky transport of weapons-grade plutonium to the Nevada National Security Site, U.S. Sen.

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Nevada Senators Want Classified Briefing On Secret Plutonium

Feb 02, 2019
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's U.S. senators are asking Energy Secretary Rick Perry for a classified briefing on the secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a nuclear security site north of Las Vegas.

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Furloughed Federal Workers Meet With Nevada Senators

Jan 14, 2019

Several dozen federal workers in Nevada met Friday with Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto in Las Vegas and Reno, describing how they're relying on food stamps, rationing gasoline and trying to get by as the federal government shutdown continues. 

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Sen. Cortez Masto Co-Sponsors Bill To Expand Background Checks For Gun Sales

Jan 08, 2019

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto joined 40 other senators in reintroducing a bill to expand federal background checks on all gun sales.

Under current law, unlicensed or private sellers are not required to conduct a background check prior to transferring a firearm.

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Nevada Democratic Sen. Critical Of Grouse Plan

Dec 07, 2018

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada is sharply criticizing the Trump administration's new move to ease land-use restrictions that were in place to protect the greater sage grouse across the West.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Named Chair Of Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Nov 15, 2018

Nevada Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has been named the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Cortez Masto will steer the committee into a cycle where Democrats hope to take back the majority in the Senate.

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Sen. Cortez Masto Says Senate Could Still Go To Democrats

Oct 18, 2018

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., doesn't fall in line with pundits and others who believe there is little chance for Democrats to take control of the U.S. Senate.

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Sen. Cortez Masto Calls Blasey Ford Testimony 'Believable'

Sep 27, 2018

As lawmakers and the public watched testimony Thursday related to the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto said she found what Christine Blasey Ford said to be believable.

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Sen. Cortez Masto Supports FBI Investigation In Kavanaugh Case

Sep 27, 2018

Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto says a thorough FBI investigation of allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is the best way for him to clear his name. 

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Cortez Masto Opposes Kavanaugh, Cites Abortion Positions

Sep 20, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto says she's voting against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh because of his stance on abortion rights.

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Sen. Cortez Masto Undecided On Kavanaugh Nomination

Sep 13, 2018

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto says she remains undecided on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court.

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Sen. Cortez Masto Wants To Meet With Supreme Court Nominee Before Making A Decision

Jul 10, 2018

While Nevada Republican Senator Dean Heller is indicating support for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Nevada Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto plans to meet with conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh before making a decision. 

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Cortez Masto Wants To Toughen Penalties For Violations Of Do Not Call List

Jun 27, 2018

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has introduced legislation to toughen penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

The bill is meant to deter illegal robocalls, which she says are a nuisance and have scammed Americans out of billions of dollars.

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Cortez Masto: ICE Facility Is 'No Different Than The Prison System'

Jun 26, 2018

Amid news of immigrant children being separated from their parents, Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto visited the U.S.-Mexico border this week to see where detained immigrants are being held.

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Sen. Cortez Masto: Trump's New Immigration Stand No Better

Jun 23, 2018

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Sen.

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Cortez Masto Wants Oversight On President's Family Pardons

May 01, 2018

What's it like to be a senator in Washington, D.C. these days, which seem nothing if not full of reality-show chaos, endless drama and bitter division?

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Nevada Republicans Not Joining Calls For Pruitt Resignation

Apr 28, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican members of Nevada's congressional delegation are so far not joining more than 170 members of Congress, including Nevada's Democratic members, in calling for the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator

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