Last week, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen out of Texas ruled the Obama era program illegal and blocked the Biden administration from accepting new applications. President Joe Biden quickly vowed to appeal the decision, but in the meantime the estimated 80,000 undocumented immigrants colloquially known as Dreamers remain vulnerable and frustrated at yet another hurdle in their fight for citizenship. Read more »
Families should be on the lookout for Child Tax Credit payments of up to $300 per child that are scheduled to arrive beginning Thursday, July 15. The payments are expected to help 39 million families nationwide. Read more »
A $715 billion transportation and water projects bill passed by the House on Thursday includes more than $51 million for Nevada projects, including funding for interstates, potential grant money for high-speed rail and Amtrak. Read more »
On Wednesday, June 9, U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) reintroduced the GLOBE Act to the House of Representatives, alongside Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who presented companion legislation in the Senate. Read more »
Titus said she would work with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) to incorporate provisions from her measure in a manager’s amendment before the bill goes to the House floor. Read more »
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and 30 House members, including Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., urged Haaland to halt the adoption program and conduct an investigation into practice.
“Wild horses and burros are icons of the American West,” Titus and other lawmakers told Haaland in a June 2 letter. “They are protected under federal law and cherished by Americans across the country.” Read more »
Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., a subcommittee chairwoman, was instrumental in getting funds for the state, and particularly her Las Vegas congressional district. Titus was able to get $20 million in projects for Las Vegas in the bill. Read more »
Rep. Dina Titus said her bill’s total of $100 million in federal cash prize was needed to ensure the largest number of citizens available received the coronavirus vaccine. Read more »
“The legislation to create this commission was forged out of a bipartisan compromise between the top Democrat and Republican on the Homeland Security Committee. Minority Leader (Kevin) McCarthy made three requests regarding the composition of this commission and Democrats agreed to all of them,” Titus said. “Under this bill, both sides would have equal representation on the commission and equal subpoena power. Read more »
