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LVRJ: Bill requiring airport signage in multiple languages passes House

Sep 27, 2019
LVRJ: Bill requiring airport signage in multiple languages passes House
Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., said she introduced the bill to make sure the Transportation Services Administration “goes the extra mile in Las Vegas and at airports all across the country to communicate with the traveling public.”
Issues:
Transportation Issues

LVRJ: Titus investigating Trump lease for Washington hotel

Sep 26, 2019
LVRJ: Titus investigating Trump lease for Washington hotel
Nevada Rep. Dina Titus held a congressional hearing Wednesday to investigate legal and ethical questions surrounding President Donald Trump’s lease of a building that houses his International Hotel.
Issues:
Congressional Issues, Judiciary

Nevada Today: Reps. Dina Titus and Ted Deutch Speak with Gun Violence Prevention Activists About the Path Ahead

Sep 17, 2019
Nevada Today: Reps. Dina Titus and Ted Deutch Speak with Gun Violence Prevention Activists About the Path Ahead
Titus and Deutch both expressed their frustration over the typical media framing that “Congress isn’t doing anything.” Instead, Titus pointed out, “Democrats in the House are acting. It’s McConnell and the Republicans in the Senate who are not acting.” Later on, Deutch added, “It’s been over 200 days since we sent the universal background checks bills to the Senate. McConnell hasn’t taken it up. People keep losing their lives every day those bills sit there.”
Issues:
Congressional Issues, Local Issues

LVRJ: Democrats optimistic on gun control during Las Vegas roundtable

Sep 17, 2019
LVRJ: Democrats optimistic on gun control during Las Vegas roundtable
Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., whose district includes Parkland where a gunman shot and killed 17 people in 2018, is the lead sponsor of the Keep Americans Safe Act, which would ban ammunition magazines that contain more than 10 rounds for handguns and rifles. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., is a co-sponsor.
Issues:
Congressional Issues, Local Issues

LV Sun: Titus, Parkland congressman talk about gun safety legislation

Sep 17, 2019
LV Sun: Titus, Parkland congressman talk about gun safety legislation
At a roundtable discussion Monday in Las Vegas, Titus and Deutch talked about legislation including the Keep Americans Safe Act, which would, with some exceptions, ban magazines with more than a 10-round capacity. The House Judiciary Committee passed the act earlier this month.
Issues:
Congressional Issues, Local Issues

Raw Story.com: Dem knifes ‘war monger’ John Bolton as he exits: ‘A terrible adviser to an already clueless president’

Sep 11, 2019
Raw Story.com: Dem knifes ‘war monger’ John Bolton as he exits: ‘A terrible adviser to an already clueless president’
A Democratic member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Tuesday that she supports “clueless” President Donald Trump’s decision to part ways with National Security Adviser John Bolton.
Issues:
Congressional Issues, National Security

LV Sun: Forum addresses ecological, tribal opposition to Yucca Mountain

Sep 10, 2019
LV Sun: Forum addresses ecological, tribal opposition to Yucca Mountain
By some measures, the federal government set the stage for the proposal in the 1950s, when it began testing atomic weapons in the Nevada desert and developed a strong military presence in Clark, Lincoln and Nye counties. Initially, and without knowing the full effects of radiation exposure, Nevadans and Las Vegans “welcomed” the testing, Titus said.
Issues:
Energy and Environment

LV Sun: Inaction on gun violence must end

Aug 28, 2019
LV Sun: Inaction on gun violence must end
Nearly two years ago, I received a phone call in the middle of the night that no elected official ever wants to hear. It was awful. And I thought of all the parents who were about to get phone calls that were even worse.
Issues:
Congressional Issues, Local Issues

Nevada Current: Trump targets conservation law that probably saved this tiny Nevada fish

Aug 26, 2019
Nevada Current: Trump targets conservation law that probably saved this tiny Nevada fish
Democratic Rep. Dina Titus, as well as Democratic Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto, similarly disparaged the changes to the Endangered Species Act.
Issues:
Animal Welfare

NV Independent: House panel to take up Titus-backed high-capacity gun magazine ban

Aug 20, 2019
NV Independent: House panel to take up Titus-backed high-capacity gun magazine ban

In the wake of three mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio, the House Judiciary Committee announced that it will return early from the August recess to vote on three gun control bills, including a measure introduced by Rep. Dina Titus that would ban high-capacity magazines.

Issues:
Congressional Issues