US SENATE
Trump’s plan to gut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires ‘would be devastating for Nevadans,’ senator warns
March 18, 2025
Nevada Democratic US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said a Republican plan to cut taxes on the rich can only be offset by about $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid. Nevada Democratic US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on Monday renewed a warning that a tax cut proposal endorsed by President Donald Trump would require lawmakers to […]
Cortez Masto reintroduces bill to improve access to behavioral health and substance use disorder treatments
March 11, 2025
Nevada’s senior US Senator says the COMPLETE Care Act would allow primary care clinics to hire mental health professionals — a model that experts note can help doctors identify and treat mental health and substance use disorders before someone reaches a crisis. Nevada Democratic US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on Tuesday reintroduced new, bipartisan legislation […]Nevada Democrats bring guests who’ll be impacted by Trump’s funding cuts to Congressional address
March 4, 2025
Nevada Democrats and others from across the US are using Tuesday night’s event to highlight the negative real-world impacts of the Trump administration’s first six weeks in office. Growing up with a number of serious health conditions, Las Vegas teen Dominic Rampa has always defied the odds. Rampa endured a challenging birth that his mother […]Nevadans are fighting back against Elon Musk’s quest to cut key government programs
February 12, 2025
From Las Vegas to Carson City, Nevada residents and officials are trying to reign in the powers of Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire with several conflicts of interest who seemingly has access to Americans’ most sensitive private data. As billionaire Elon Musk continues to rifle through dozens of federal agencies to slash “wasteful” government spending […]‘No Tax on Tips Act’ introduced in Congress with help from Nevada delegation
January 17, 2025
Cutting taxes on tips became a cornerstone campaign issue last year for both President-elect Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, after Trump announced the proposal during a campaign stop in Las Vegas. Federal lawmakers on Thursday introduced new bipartisan legislation that would eliminate federal income taxes on tipped income — a measure already supported by […]
