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Nevada senator joins healthcare advocates in call for drug pricing reform
On Tuesday, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined healthcare advocates calling for drug pricing reform. It was for the launch of the “Push for Lower Prescription Prices” campaign. Cortez Masto along with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are asking their colleagues in the Senate to pass a reconciliation package before Memorial Day that includes provisions to drive […]
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In Nevada, a potential Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights could upend a Senate battle
Republicans and Democrats alike see Nevada’s U.S. Senate race this year as pivotal to controlling the upper chamber of Congress, but a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion rights could upend the election and, Democrats hope, keep the seat blue. Outrage over the potential loss of a constitutional right to an abortion could be particularly […]
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Catherine Cortez Masto won the endorsement of a major AAPI political action committee for the second year in a row.
It’s a sign of a wider trend — Asian Democratic lawmakers are urging their party to invest in outreach targeted towards the community, as Republicans made strides in 2020 to add to their party with Asian California Reps. Michelle Steel and Young Kim. Cortez Masto needs all the help she can get, as she faces a toss-up race […]
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Cortez Masto asks IRS to help combat higher gas prices
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is calling on the Internal Revenue Service to help lower costs for people who use their cars for business and medical purposes. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and Cortez Masto, both Democrats, wrote the IRS Friday requesting that the federal tax agency increase the standard mileage rate used to deduct their […]
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Cortez Masto reserves record-smashing $10 million for ads in election’s final stretch
Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto will make $10 million in advertising reservations for the last two months of the election, a record-breaking sum for a Nevada candidate and an early signal of the massive campaign spending expected in the state’s crucial U.S. Senate race. The staggering amount likely depletes, for now, a significant portion of the senator’s […]
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Sen. Cortez Masto introduces legislation to combat human trafficking
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) is bringing forward legislation to spread awareness and prevent human trafficking. One of two bills Senator Cortez Masto is introducing aims to gather more information on social media’s part in targeting victims online. It’s estimated more than 30% of sex trafficking victims are recruited on social media platforms. The bill […]
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Catherine Cortez Masto: ‘This campaign is about one thing … the people of Nevada’
Nevada’s first female U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto announced her 2022 filing for reelection in Reno. Cortez Masto talked about the economy, wildfires, COVID-19, health care and gas prices to campaign supporters, including union representatives, in a 10-minute campaign speech. “This campaign is about one thing,” she said to cheers. “It is about the people of […]
