In June 2014, I asked my colleagues to join me in a moment of silence on the House floor to honor three members of the Las Vegas community who were slain in a shooting spree. The deceased were Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers Igor Soldo and Alyn Beck and a shopper at a Walmart who tried to help, Joseph Wilcox.
Unfortunately, I was not the first nor the last member to lead a moment… Read more »
The stakes are high for Nevada as Congress irons out differences between the House and Senate versions of a defense bill.
Even with possible passage of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act when it goes back for a vote in the House, the threat of a veto by President Barack Obama still looms.
What issues hang in the balance?
First, there’s the pay raise gap for uniformed… Read more »
In the fast-track effort to reduce the nation’s backlog of veterans disability claims, Nevada Rep. Dina Titus predicted in August that the Department of Veterans Affairs would “soon be facing an appeals tsunami.”
On Thursday, as the flood of appeals loomed with an estimated 460,000 cases stuck in the backlog, the House Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing on… Read more »
House Democrats, including Rep. Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, conducted a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday in an attempt to force a vote on two gun-control proposals.
The two bills target different types of gun-control. The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act would prevent those on the no-fly list from buying guns. The other, the Public Safety and Second Amendment… Read more »
Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement after the National Hockey League (NHL) Board of Governors unanimously approved an expansion team for Las Vegas:
“Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world and the perfect venue for professional sports. I applaud the NHL and community leaders for working so hard to bring a professional hockey team to southern… Read more »
Since mid-morning on Wednesday, Democratic representatives have occupied the House Floor for a historic sit-in, instigated by Rep. John Larson (D-CT), Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), and, most crucially, Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia)—the civil rights icon famous for marching from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 to demand voting rights.
The sit-in, which has spanned more than 15 hours so… Read more »
Nevada Rep. Dina Titus announced a nearly $5 million Veterans Affairs grant Wednesday for improvements to the state-run Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City.
“While this a great first step, we must also keep working toward having a national cemetery in Las Vegas,” said Titus, a Democrat and ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on… Read more »
In the words of Fred Rogers, in times of tragedy, “look for the helpers” — helpers like Kurt Divich.
Divich, a Las Vegas native and local author, was in Orlando, Florida, at the time shooter Omar Mateen opened fire at a gay nightclub, killing 50 people and injuring 53 more.
In the few short hours after the shooting, Divich took time away from his family vacation to… Read more »
Las Vegas City Hall will be dark Sunday night in remembrance of the Orlando shooting victims.
Flags are also flying half-staff at City Hall to honor the victims. At least 50 people have died and another 53 injured in the shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman also released a statement on Twitter.
"Our deepest sympathies and support to the… Read more »
Nearly a year after the Supreme Court ruled that same sex couples have the right to marry, Democratic Rep. Dina Titus of Las Vegas is still trying to tie up some unfinished business. And her Republican colleagues are still voting no.
Although the Obama administration has extended federal benefits to the spouses of veterans, regardless of their sexual preference, Titus wants to change the… Read more »
