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Rep. Dina Titus Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement

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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) released the following statement after the passage of the bipartisan budget agreement considered today: “I voted to pass this bipartisan budget agreement because letting the government default would have drastic consequences for Nevada’s economy, both directly and indirectly. Millions of jobs would evaporate, housing costs would…

Reps. Titus, Schweikert, Cohen Introduce Bipartisan Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2023

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Washington, DC - Today Representative Dina Titus, a member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2023, along with Reps. David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Steve Cohen (D-TN). In efforts to control equine populations, the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently directed to “humanely capture” wild…

House Transportation Committee Passes Rep. Titus’s Disaster Survivors Fairness Act

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Washington, DC – After the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee unanimously passed her bipartisan Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2023, Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, issued the following statement: “Today’s passage of my legislation in committee…

Titus Statement on Colorado River Lower Basin States Announcement

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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Dina Titus, a founding member of the bipartisan Colorado River Caucus, issued the following statement after the Lower Colorado River Basin States announced a framework for an agreement that would conserve water in Lake Mead until 2026:  “Given the Colorado River Basin’s rapidly changing water levels, all Basin states face a pressing need to work…

Titus Introduces Legislation to Fund Nurses in Under-Resourced Schools

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Washington, DC – Today on National School Nurse Day, Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) reintroduced her Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere (NURSE) Act, legislation that would help public elementary and secondary schools hire registered nurses by creating a grant program at the U.S. Department of Education. According to the National Association of School Nurses, only 39.3% of…

PHOTOS: Titus Announces 2023 Congressional Art Competition Winners

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Las Vegas, NV - Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) announced the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Nevada’s First District. Cyenna Nash of the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts won this year’s competition with their piece, titled She’s There for Me, which will be displayed in the United States Capitol for one year alongside the works of other…

Titus Restarts Push for Updated Slot Winnings Threshold

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Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) and Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Gaming Caucus, reintroduced the Shifting Limits on Thresholds (SLOT) Act, legislation that would update the nearly 50-year-old reporting threshold for slot machine winnings by raising it from $1,200 to $5,000 and indexing it to inflation. While slot…

Titus, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Address Primary Care Provider Shortages

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Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) and Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Medical Student Education Authorization Act to help address primary care provider shortages by authorizing the Medical Student Education (MSE) Program through Fiscal Year 2025. Currently Nevada is facing a physician shortage, ranking 48th nationally in shortages of…

Vegas Strong Resiliency Center Receives Award from Congressional Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus

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Washington, DC – After being nominated by Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center, managed by the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, has been selected to receive the Congressional Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus Allied Professional Award, Rep. Titus’s office announced. The Vegas Strong Resiliency Center (VSRC) was founded in 2017 after the mass…

Titus Reintroduces Legislation to Help Citizens Overseas

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Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chair of the Americans Abroad Caucus, reintroduced the Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act with Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27). The legislation would establish a bipartisan commission to…