Press Releases

Titus Statement on the Deaths of Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach, and Gilad Shaar

Jul 1, 2014
July 1, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District released the following statement today on the murder of Israeli teens, Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar, and Eyal Yifrach, who disappeared on June 12.
Issues:
Foreign Affairs

Titus Statement on Harris v. Quinn Supreme Court Decision

Jun 30, 2014
June 30, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District released the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in Harris v. Quinn.
Issues:
Jobs and the Economy

Titus Condemns Supreme Court Ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby

Jun 30, 2014
June 30, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District released the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.
Issues:
Health Care, Women's Issues

Titus Statement on President Obama’s Nomination of Robert McDonald as VA Secretary

Jun 30, 2014
June 30, 2014
President Barack Obama is expected to officially nominate Robert McDonald to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs today. Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District issued the following statement in response to McDonald’s nomination.
Issues:
Veterans Issues

Titus Announces $230,000 in Funding for the Southern Nevada Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program

Jun 27, 2014
June 27, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District announced that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) will award $230,000 to the United States Veterans Initiative (U.S. Vets) site in Las Vegas.
Issues:
Jobs and the Economy, Veterans Issues

Women Leaders in Congress Condemn Year of Inaction

Jun 26, 2014
Urge Vote in the House on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
June 26, 2014
Today, on the eve of the one year anniversary of the passage of S. 744, the Senate comprehensive immigration reform bill, women leaders in Congress expressed their disappointment and frustration that Speaker Boehner and the House Republican leadership have failed to take action to fix our broken immigration system.
Issues:
Immigration, Women's Issues

On One Year Anniversary of DOMA Repeal, Shaheen, Titus Call for Equal Benefits for LGBT Military Families

Jun 26, 2014
Bicameral legislation would extend benefits to same-sex military couples
June 26, 2014
On the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and U.S. Representative Dina Titus (NV-1) are calling on congress to pass legislation to extend benefits to all same-sex military families.
Issues:
LGBT Rights, Veterans Issues

Titus Signs on as Original Cosponsor of Legislation to Restore Unemployment Insurance

Jun 25, 2014
June 25, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District released the following statement on bipartisan legislation to extend unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to the long-term unemployed, which was introduced today in the House by Representatives Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) and Dan Kildee (MI-05).
Issues:
Jobs and the Economy

Titus Committed to Expanding Benefits to Filipino Veterans

Jun 24, 2014
June 24, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District released the following statement today on her efforts to expand benefits to Filipino veterans.
Issues:
Veterans Issues

Titus Announces Department of Labor Funding to Assist the Unemployed

Jun 24, 2014
June 24, 2014
Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First District released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that it had awarded $1,543,703 to Nevada for use at job centers designed to assist unemployed Nevadans as they look for work.
Issues:
Jobs and the Economy

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