Press Releases

Titus Statement on the 37th Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act

May 16, 2013
May 16, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement today after the House voted for the 37th time to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Issues:
Health Care

Titus: DHS Should be Making Counterterrorism Funding Decisions to Mitigate Future Risks

May 9, 2013
May 9, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano encouraging the DHS to improve the methodology used to create the 2013 Relative Risk Profile for the Las Vegas Urban Area (LVUA) so that it is more reliant on forward looking, risk based metrics.
Issues:
National Security

Veterans’ Affairs Committee Clears Titus Bill for House Floor Consideration

May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus announced that the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs voted to approve her bill, H.R. 1405, during a full committee markup today.
Issues:
Veterans Issues

Titus and Horsford Introduce Resolution Recognizing National Travel and Tourism Week

May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus and Congressman Steven Horsford introduced a resolution formally recognizing National Travel and Tourism Week and honoring the valuable contributions of travel and tourism to Nevada and the United States.
Issues:
Jobs and the Economy, Local Issues

Titus Introduces the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act (RACSE)

Apr 30, 2013
April 30, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus announced today that she has introduced bipartisan legislation to highlight the contributions of classified school employees in supporting the education of public school students and pay tribute to their work by establishing a National Classified School Employees of the Year Award.
Issues:
Education

Titus Statement on the Passage of the Reducing Flight Delays Act

Apr 26, 2013
April 26, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement today after she voted in support of H.R. 1765, the Reducing Flight Delays Act, which will end the furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily.
Issues:
Fiscal Responsibility, Jobs and the Economy

Titus Commends BLM Decision on Sloan Hills Gravel Pit

Apr 26, 2013
April 26, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus issued the following statement today after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced its decision to reject a proposal to open a gravel pit mining operation in Sloan Hills.
Issues:
Local Issues

Titus Statement on Denim Day

Apr 24, 2013
April 24, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus released this statement today in support of Denim Day and the Las Vegas Rape Crisis Center.
Issues:
Local Issues, Women's Issues

Titus Statement on VA Announcement to Expedite Claim Decisions for Veterans Who Have Waited a Year or More

Apr 19, 2013
April 19, 2013
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement today in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ announcement to expedite compensation claim decisions for veterans who have waited one year or longer:

Heller, Reid, Heck, Titus, Horsford Seek to Reduce Nevada’s VA Claim Backlog

Apr 18, 2013
April 18, 2013
Senators Dean Heller and Harry Reid joined Representatives Joe Heck, Dina Titus, and Steven Horsford in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Benefits Allison Hickey and Reno VA Regional Office Director Edward Russell, offering help in addressing Nevada’s backlog of VA claims.
Issues:
Veterans Issues

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