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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 19

My Democratic colleagues and I stand ready to negotiate a bipartisan deal that keeps the government open while lowering health care costs and extending the ACA tax credits. But Republicans must come to the table.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 19

President Trump and Republicans in Congress have ripped health care away from millions of Americans and are threatening to raise prices on millions more who are already struggling to afford their insurance.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 18

The FCC threatening a broadcaster unless they cancel a show over the host's comments is a direct attack on every American's freedom of speech. This isn't about Jimmy Kimmel, it's about our rights.

This action is un-American.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 10

President Trump and Stephen Miller are going after the DACA program and putting Dreamers at risk of deportation to advance their cruel mass deportation scheme.

But I'm standing up to hold this administration accountable and fight for the future Dreamers deserve.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 10

I've met many of our incredible Dreamers all across Nevada. They're entrepreneurs, nurses, teachers, and hardworking Nevadans who contribute every day to our communities.

These are the people that the Trump Admin. is now trying to target and intimidate, and it's outrageous.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 9

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 9

A reminder:

While Senate Republicans were kicking seniors, veterans, and disabled Americans off their health care, they gave out trillions in tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 4

Resources for Hispanic-Serving Institutions fund new labs, equipment, and support services that help students of every background succeed.

That's why I'm calling on the Trump Admin. to end their attempt to eliminate HSI investments in our students' futures.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 4

Republicans handed Big Pharma a win by exempting cancer drugs families need from Medicare negotiations in their tax law.

I asked RFK Jr. why he supported that law despite claiming to take on Big Pharma, but he doesn't know the basics about his own agency enough to answer.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 3

DACA protects people who were brought to this country as children and gives them the stability they need to continue contributing to our communities.

It's time for the Trump Admin. to stop wrongfully targeting DACA recipients.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 3

New name, still cuts Medicaid.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Sep 2

Veterans could face longer and longer waits for health care and benefits services as a result of the mass-firings at the VA. But when I asked the Trump Admin. for a plan to prevent our veterans from being harmed by their reckless actions, they were silent.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Aug 26

I just finished a delicious lunch at Gritz Cafe and had the chance to speak with the owner, Trina Jiles, about her business. She is an incredible entrepreneur and Las Vegas leader that has made Gritz Cafe into a pillar of the Historic Westside, and I'm excited to come back again soon!

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Aug 26

Pres. Trump’s economic policies are leaving American families struggling. This attempted illegal firing of Lisa Cook is going to make it worse. The independence of the Federal Reserve is absolutely critical for our country and our economy, and I look forward to this action being challenged in court.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Aug 20

Millions of American kids could lose their school lunches while Donald Trump and his billionaire friends get a tax break. That's what Senate Republicans voted for.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Aug 18

My Stop the Scammers Act would protect and reward whistleblowers who come forward to report violations of consumer protection laws. This is about fighting fraud and protecting Nevada consumers, and I'm working to get it passed.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Aug 15

These cuts to food assistance will make it harder for our churches and food banks to meet the needs of our communities in Nevada, and could lead to students missing out on their school lunches too.

Our children deserve better than these cuts to fund billionaire tax breaks.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Aug 1

The President doesn't like the jobs numbers his policies have caused, so he fired the person in charge of collecting the data.

Donald Trump sticking his head in the sand won't change the fact that Nevada workers are hurting, and he doesn't have a plan to fix it.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Aug 1

BREAKING: President Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after weak jobs report.

Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after weak jobs report

The president implied that the BLS commissioner, long-time federal employee Erika McEntarfer, manipulated the data "for political purposes."

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Aug 1

This is what the Republican tax law will do here in Nevada.

Hundreds of thousands of Nevadans, including children and seniors, could go hungry so billionaires can get a tax break.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Jul 30

We should be celebrating 60 years of Medicaid today. Instead, I was on the floor of the Senate sharing the story of a Nevada family worried that Republicans' Medicaid cuts could push their daughter off her coverage.

These cuts to Nevadans' health care are cruel and un-American.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Jul 30

Pres. Trump claims to support Dreamers, but we know that's a lie.

He killed bipartisan legislation for a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, and now his admin. is using cruel tactics to pressure DACA recipients to leave the only country they've ever known.
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DHS is urging DACA recipients to self-deport

"DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country," said DHS assistant press secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who then encouraged "every person here illegally" to self-deport.

www.npr.org

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Jul 29

Hospitals here in Nevada could be forced to raise costs on everyone, reduce services, or even close entirely as a result of the GOP Medicaid cuts.

The President promised to "cherish Medicaid." Instead, he and his Republican allies voted to gut it.
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Trump Tax Bill Threatens Nevada's Medicaid Funding

New report reveals $24 billion nationwide revenue loss for hospitals due to Medicaid cuts in Trump's tax bill. Nevada hospitals face significant losses.

thisisreno.com

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Jul 23

Working parents shouldn't have to choose between keeping their jobs and taking care of their kids.

That's why I'm working on legislation to lower the cost of child care in Nevada and support working families.
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Cortez Masto helps reintroduce bill increasing childcare funding

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is among a number of Democrats reintroducing a bill that would increase funding for childcare.

www.kolotv.com

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Jul 22

It's a simple question: are tariffs a tax?

The families in Nevada that are having to pay more for their everyday needs know the answer is yes.

But Donald Trump's Treasury appointees don't have the courage to stand up to the President and tell the truth to the American people.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto @cortezmasto.senate.gov · Jul 22

Senate Republicans chose to let kids and seniors in Nevada go hungry so they could give out more tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy.

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