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Cortez Masto presses energy secretary nominee on future of Yucca Mountain
Nev., asked President-elect Donald Trump’s energy secretary nominee, Chris Wright, to acknowledge the “failed Yucca Mountain project is
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Trump’s energy secretary pick won’t rule out restarting Yucca Mountain waste project
Catherine Cortez Masto asked Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s nominee to be energy secretary, during Wright’s Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday. Wright stopped short of acknowledging the ...
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Cortez Masto, Rosen announce $3 million to protect Lake Tahoe from invasive species
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced $3.1 million to support efforts by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and the ...
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Nevada’s Cortez Masto to reintroduce bill to fund fight against wildfires
In the wake of the devastating California wildfires, Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto plans to reintroduce a proposal in Congress to better fund fire departments, interagency coordination and recovery efforts.
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Nevada senator reintroduces legislation to combat, prevent wildfires
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto reintroduced legislation aiming to combat and prevent wildfires Tuesday as a series of catastrophic wildfires continued to burn in Southern California. The Western Wild ...
These 10 Democrats voted to tee up final vote on Laken Riley Act
Ten Democrats in the Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, teeing up a final vote in the upper chamber. The Democratic supporters were Sens. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), Mark Kelly
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Senate advances Laken Riley Act, teeing up final vote
The Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, putting Republicans a step closer to sending the first bill of the 119th Congress to President-elect Trump for his signature next week and giving him an early win on one of his key issues.
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10 Senate Democrats Join Republicans to Advance Laken Riley Act
Ten Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, making way for final passage of the bill as soon as next week.
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Key Democrats Vote for Increasing Mandatory Detention of Immigrants
On Friday, the Senate voted to advance a bill that would significantly increase the number of undocumented immigrants subject to mandatory detention and give right-wing judges more power. Most notably, it has done so with help from Democrats who now fear being tagged as weak on immigration enforcement.
Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego side with GOP to advance Laken Riley Act
Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.
Senate Pushes Bill to Deport Migrants Charged With Crimes Past a Key Hurdle
Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting to advance the measure in a critical test vote that put it on track for quick enactment under President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Senate ends debate on Laken Riley Act, setting up rollback of migrant rights with Democratic support
The bill would mandate federal detention of undocumented immigrants merely accused of crimes such as shoplifting