Rep. Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, urged the Trump administration Monday to redirect unaccepted coronavirus aid money to other institutions in Nevada with large numbers of minority students seeking more financial assistance. The $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump last month included $14 billion in funds for higher… Read more »

As more stimulus funding from Washington flows into the U.S. economy, Nevada-based businesses shut out of the original program have another chance at receiving funding. The Paycheck Protection Program, a forgivable loan program that was part of the federal coronavirus aid package signed into law March 30, sent considerably less funding to Nevada businesses than to businesses in other… Read more »

Nevada and states with small businesses ineligible for paycheck protection loans because they receive revenue from gaming pushed again Wednesday for help in the next coronavirus relief bill under consideration by Congress. The $484 billion interim relief bill passed by the Senate — headed to the House and embraced by President Donald Trump — includes $310 billion for Small… Read more »

April 24, 2020
Today Representative Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District – who Co-Chairs the Congressional Gaming Caucus - released the following statement after the Trump Administration reversed its decision and will now allow small gaming establishments to access loans and grants under the Paycheck Protection Program. Read more »

Nevada’s congressional delegation sent a shot across the bow of the Trump administration Friday with legislation in the House and Senate to make small casinos and other businesses with gaming revenue eligible for Small Business Administration loans. A last-minute rule change by the Treasury Department and the SBA to make more small businesses with gaming eligible for Paycheck… Read more »

Today Representative Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District, a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement announcing that McCarran International Airport will receive $195,485,334 as a result of the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: “Getting our airport back at full… Read more »

April 22, 2020
Today Representative Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District – whose district includes the entire Las Vegas Strip – released a statement in response to recent comments made by the Mayor of the City of Las Vegas, which does not include the Las Vegas Strip. Read more »

By Dina Titus The coronavirus pandemic is testing the limits of the U.S. health care system. For patients seeking tests and treatment, access to health care can be the difference between life and death. As we mark the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, we are reminded how this landmark legislation has made a real difference for so many in Nevada and across the… Read more »

MGM Resorts International believes it has enough liquidity to weather the economic downturn due to the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting closure of the company’s casinos in Nevada and across the country, the company’s acting CEO said Friday.  “While this undoubtedly have a significant negative effect on our business in the near term, we are well-positioned to… Read more »

Near-constant phone calls. Zoom meetings. Internet town halls. Empty flights to Washington. A lot of handwashing.  This is the new normal for Nevada’s congressional delegation. The COVID-19 virus has upended work in the U.S. Congress, as it has in most other workplaces. Nevada lawmakers have shifted the focus of their work, and the way they are doing it.  “Oh my… Read more »