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Titus Statement on Memorial Day

May 24, 2013 Press Release
May 24, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement in recognition of Memorial Day, observed on Monday, May 27.
Issues:
Local Issues

Titus Leads Bipartisan Effort to Encourage Travel and Tourism

May 23, 2013 Press Release
May 23, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus sent a bipartisan letter to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole today encouraging him to expand the eligible populations for TSA’s Pre-Check program.
Issues:
Local Issues

Titus Celebrates the Passage of the American Heroes COLA Act

May 22, 2013 Press Release
May 22, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement today on the passage of the American Heroes COLA Act, H.R. 570.

Titus Joins House Leaders to Unveil Plan to Tackle the VA Claims Backlog

May 22, 2013 Press Release
May 22, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Veteran Affairs Committee members, and veteran groups today to announce the completion of a legislative package designed to help the VA meet its goal of eliminating the claims backlog by 2015.
Issues:
Veterans Issues

Titus: DHS Announcement Seriously Undermines Future Counterterrorism Efforts

May 21, 2013 Press Release
May 21, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announcement that the Las Vegas Urban Area (LVUA)’s funding for counterterrorism activities has been cut for FY2013.
Issues:
National Security

Titus Calls on Gang of Eight to Promote STEM Education in Immigration Reform Proposal

May 17, 2013 Press Release
May 17, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus sent a letter to Representative Xavier Becerra, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and member of the House “Gang of Eight”, requesting that any comprehensive immigration reform package designed in the House include efforts to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education at American colleges and universities with significant minority populations.
Issues:
Education, Immigration

Titus and Amodei meet with VA Deputy Under Secretary Rubens to discuss veterans benefits backlog and announce senior level visit to Reno Regional Office

May 16, 2013 Press Release
May 16, 2013
Representatives Dina Titus (NV-1) and Mark Amodei (NV-2) today met with U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration, Diana Rubens to discuss the growing disability claims backlog at the Reno VA Regional Office (VARO), which serves nearly 234,000 veterans living in Nevada and four California counties.
Issues:
Veterans Issues

Titus Statement on the 37th Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act

May 16, 2013 Press Release
May 16, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement today after the House voted for the 37th time to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Issues:
Health Care

Titus Recognizes Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May 15, 2013 Floor Statements
May 15, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus spoke on the House Floor today to recognize Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and highlight the vital role that Asian Americans play in Las Vegas’s economy, culture, and life.

Issues:
Local Issues

Titus: DHS Should be Making Counterterrorism Funding Decisions to Mitigate Future Risks

May 9, 2013 Press Release
May 9, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano encouraging the DHS to improve the methodology used to create the 2013 Relative Risk Profile for the Las Vegas Urban Area (LVUA) so that it is more reliant on forward looking, risk based metrics.
Issues:
National Security

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