March 26, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District today spoke on the House Floor in support of medical marijuana and common sense proposals that would preserve states’ rights and ensure patients and businesses are protected. Below are her remarks:
“In the year 2000, the people of Nevada overwhelmingly voted to legalize medical marijuana, 65 to… Read more »
March 26, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement today after signing a discharge petition to demand a vote in the House of Representatives on H.R. 15, the bipartisan Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. Read more »
March 19, 2014
Today Congresswoman Dina Titus announced her cosponsorship of a package of bills in support of Nevada’s medical marijuana law. Read more »
March 18, 2014
Today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Las Vegas Urban Area (LVUA) $1 million as part of the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant program. Read more »
March 17, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus today introduced legislation designed to combat childhood hunger at school, over the summer and on weekends. More than 180,000 children in Nevada receive free and reduced price meals at school, including more than 166,000 students in Clark County. Across the country, almost 16 million children are at risk of going hungry every day, said Titus, a Democrat from Las Vegas. Read more »
March 14, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement in response to today’s U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ briefing, “Patient Dumping by Hospitals: Enforcement of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor.” Read more »
March 13, 2014
Today Congresswoman Dina Titus introduced the Helping Hungry Students Learn Act. This legislation is a 365 day approach to addressing childhood hunger on school days, during the summer, and on weekends. Read more »
March 12, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District today spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 4138, the ENFORCE Act, and H.R. 3973, the Faithful Execution of the Law Act. These partisan messaging bills would violate the separation of powers and undermine the President’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) for Dreamers. Below are her… Read more »
March 12, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement on her appointment to the House Democracy Partnership (HDP); a bipartisan, twenty-member commission of the U.S. House of Representatives that works directly with 16 partner countries around the world to support the development of effective, independent, and responsive legislative institutions. Read more »
March 7, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus sent a letter to Thomas Winkowski, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, requesting seven additional officers be assigned to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. Read more »
