House Passes Titus Legislation to Protect Seniors from Increase in Medicare Part B Premiums
"The Medicare Premium Fairness Act before you today will eliminate this inequity and protect all Medicare enrollees so that no senior will see his or her premium increase or experience a Social Security check decrease.  Because this bill is fully paid for by using existing funds including the Medicare Improvement Fund and it meets the PAYGO requirements, it is a responsible way to stand up and provide for our seniors during these tough economic times."

Titus Votes to Protect Consumers, Speed Up Changes to Credit Card Companies Abusive Practices
“Congress took important steps to enact new protections for consumers, banning unfair rate increases and abusive fees and penalties by credit card companies.  Unfortunately, credit card companies have been taking advantage of the time they were given to implement these changes by gouging their customers with last minute rate hikes and other charges.  Families are struggling to make ends meet during this tough economic time.  The last thing they need is credit card companies using deceptive tactics to charge them even more."

Titus and Olson Introduce Legislation to Help Small Businesses by Increasing the Meals and Entertainment Tax Deduction
“Small businesses are the engines of growth that drive our economy, and during this tough economic time, we must foster an environment that will help our small businesses thrive.  With some of the most important businesses meetings held over a meal, increasing this important deduction will greatly benefit small businesses through additional tax relief that will make them more competitive with larger companies.”

Titus Amedment to Health Care Bill to Help Small Businesses
Congresswoman Titus offered an amendment today in the Education and Labor Committee's markup of the American Affordable Health Choices Act that will help small businesses.

Titus Amendment to Health Care Bill Passes in Committee, Helps Small Businesses
"The smallest businesses face the biggest challenges in finding affordable health care and need the option of the Exchange more urgently.  From 2000 to 2005, the median cost of health insurance relative to payroll increased 43.5 percent for businesses with 25 or fewer employees.  Since 1999, health insurance premiums for small firms have increased by 113 percent.  Very simply, my amendment will increase the size of small businesses that can choose to enter the Exchange in the first two years."

Titus: Senate Republicans Stand in the Way of Lower Medicare Premiums
“Today is a sad day for Nevada’s seniors as Senate Republicans stood against them in order to block legislation that would prevent an increase in Medicare premiums.  With nearly 134,000 Social Security beneficiaries in my district, it is critical that Congress act to protect seniors from higher Medicare premiums at a time when every dollar counts and family budgets are stretched thin.”

Titus and Markey Lead Effort in Calling on Credit Card Companies to Reconsider Rate Increase Practices
"Many of these unreasonable increases would be prohibited under the Credit CARD Act.  The implementation of these necessary reforms should not be taken as an indication that the industry should take advantage of consumers now before the prohibitions come into effect."

Titus: Travel Promotion Act is Vital to Southern Nevada
"This act will bring millions of additional travelers to the United States at no cost to our taxpayers.  It will create a public-private partnership to promote our nation as a leading international travel destination and it will communicate U.S. security and entry policies to people abroad.  It is estimated that the program will generate $4 billion in new spending and $321 million in new federal tax revenue annually."

Titus: ‘The House Has Taken Important Steps to Help Nevadans During This Challenging Time’
"We also passed legislation that I was proud to introduce to protect seniors from higher Medicare premiums.  With the recession taking a toll on retirement savings, many seniors cannot afford to pay higher Medicare costs that eat away at their Social Security benefits.  My bill will protect seniors at a time when they are counting on every dollar to get by."

The Medicare Premium Fairness Act
Congresswoman Titus joined colleagues from the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees to introduce legislation to protect seniors and people with disabilities from increases in their 2010 Medicare Part B premiums.

Titus Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits for Nevadans
“Extending unemployment benefits at a time when Nevada is facing record unemployment will make a huge difference for many families who are struggling to get by.  For some, it could mean the difference between making a mortgage payment or losing their home during Nevada’s foreclosure crisis.”

The Economy and Jobs

Small Business

Titus Supports Extension of Popular ‘Cash for Clunkers Program’
“Through the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program, our ailing auto industry has received a jolt as consumers have rushed to take advantage of the vouchers for fuel-efficient cars.  Extending this successful program will not only take us one step closer to reducing our dependence on foreign oil and protecting our environment by putting cleaner cars on the road, but it will also spur sales at a time when our economy needs a boost.”

Titus Supports Executive Compensation Reform as One Step to Avoid Future Financial Crisis
“It’s time to shine a light on the runaway executive compensation packages that contributed to the excess risk Wall Street bankers took and hastened our nation’s financial meltdown.  Making executive compensation more transparent for shareholders and addressing the compensation structure are among the many important steps Congress is working on to prevent a future financial collapse.