Latest news with #CatherineCortezMasto
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Nevada businesses hit by tourism drop from tariffs
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto said it is currently crunch time for the National Park Service, small businesses, and the travel industry in Nevada. Cortez Masto held a press conference Thursday at Wetlands Park to discuss the decline in tourism and funding, which she attributes to the Trump Administration's tariffs. 'We are seeing a negative impact on families across the state. From food to energy, healthcare costs, clothing, you name it,' Senator Cortez Masto added. According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the Administration is keeping Americans from being taken advantage of. 'The President's trade policy will continue, and we will comply with the courts' orders,' Leavitt shared. As for outdoor recreation, places like Lake Mead and Red Rock, among others, draw $8.1 billion to Nevada's economy annually. Mandi Elliott, with Nevada Outdoor Business Coalition, said it is hurting businesses like rental company Basecamp Outdoor Gear, which caters to travelers and their outdoor belongings. 'The drop in tourism is affecting their bottom line, and with the tariff increase, there's a lot of uncertainty for their small business. It's not as simple to just buy all your materials from the U.S. The cost is extreme, and most can't keep up,' Elliott added. On Thursday, a federal appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump's tariffs can continue until a final ruling is made. This counteracts a ruling a day earlier from the court of international trade that blocked the tariffs. The appeals court said the President can levy tariffs using the emergency powers he declared earlier this year. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Bipartisan Senate bill targets border human, drug trafficking with innovative technology
FIRST ON FOX: Democrat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy are reaching across the aisle to roll out a measure that would quickly deliver new and effective technologies to strengthen law enforcement's ability to combat human and drug trafficking at the border, Fox News Digital has learned. Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Cassidy, R-La., are working together to introduce the "Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act," which would make innovation teams at U.S. Customs and Border Protection permanent. Innovation teams were first created at the agency in 2018. The bill would authorize the Customs and Border Protection commissioner to maintain one or more innovation teams to research and adapt commercial technologies to assist in border security operations and urgent mission needs. It also would require the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan to Congress that assesses the performance parameters and security impacts of potential technologies, as well as the deactivation of former Customs and Border Protection technology. "Technology continues to improve our everyday lives, and it's just common sense that we look for ways innovative technologies can help keep our border communities secure," Cortez Maso told Fox News Digital. "I am committed to helping CBP continue developing the tools they need to improve border security operations." "President Trump secured the southern border in his first 30 days," Cassidy told Fox News Digital. "Let's secure the border forever by using new technology." He added: "Let's stop fentanyl from flowing into our country." The senators told Fox News Digital that investments in border security technology will "strengthen CBP's detection and response time to cases of trafficking and illicit border crossings in remote areas." The legislation would make innovation teams a more permanent and long-lasting part of Customs and Border operations. A Cortez Masto aide told Fox News Digital that the senator has been working to crack down on cross-border crime since she was attorney general in Nevada. The aide highlighted Cortez Masto's work with Republicans in the state, along with Mexican officials, to combat the rise of methamphetamine manufacturing and cross-border drug trafficking. In the Senate, she has authored legislation to combat drug trafficking online, which was signed into law; and passed legislation to eliminate illegal fentanyl supply chains. Cortez Masto has also introduced a bill that would crack down on the deadly fentanyl additive xylazine. Meanwhile, a similar version of the "Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act" was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., and Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas. Apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border have plummeted 93% under President Donald Trump's administration, according to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection released Monday. Customs and Border Protection says it averaged 279 apprehensions per day at the southern border in April, compared to 4,297 apprehensions in April 2024. The total apprehensions for April landed at 8,383, compared to April 2024's 129,000. Customs and Border Protection officials also noted that just five illegal aliens were temporarily released into the U.S. during April, compared to 68,000 during the same month in 2024.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bipartisan bill would push back on China's influence
Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate tell Semafor they plan to introduce a new bill today that would seek to limit China's reach by strengthening the United States' relationships with the Pacific Islands. 'Supporting our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific is essential to combatting the Chinese Communist Party's influence and to our long-term national security,' said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev. She's sponsoring the legislation alongside Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa and Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, plus Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, the Republican delegate from American Samoa. The measure would direct the executive branch to develop a formal strategy for engaging the islands and empower it to extend them some diplomatic immunities, among other things. The legislation comes as the White House agreed this week to temporarily slash tariffs on China while the countries continue trade negotiations.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lawmakers work to finalize budget bill
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – House lawmakers are working on a budget plan this week aimed at extending the president's 2017 tax cuts and slashing spending. It proposes changes to Medicaid eligibility and rolls back certain clean energy incentives. The House Energy and Commerce Committee, which was tasked with cutting $880 billion in federal spending over a decade, is now out with recommendations. 'It's going to be very hard for the Democrats to vote against the one big beautiful deal. Greatest tax cuts in history,' President Trump said Monday. Democrats, like California Congressman Scott Peters, say this is not a good deal. 'What they're trying to finance is keeping taxes low for rich people. And it's just not going to work,' Peters said. 'Meanwhile, we're going to throw a lot of people off health care.' The budget plan adds work requirements for certain able-bodied Medicaid recipients. It could also reduce federal reimbursement to states that provide Medicaid coverage for illegal immigrants, among other actions. Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) defended the plan in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, writing it 'preserves and strengthens Medicaid for children, mothers, people with disabilities and the elderly—for whom the program was designed.' The proposal also repeals certain environmental regulations and incentives. That includes rolling back tax credits for buying an electric vehicle. 'No more. They don't get that credit anymore. That's what's outrageous,' Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) said. Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto says getting rid of clean energy incentives that were part of the Inflation Reduction Act will hurt projects in her state. 'Dismantling the IRA clean energy tax credits will kill jobs, it will create chaos in business community, and it will raise energy costs for families already struggling to get by,' Cortez Masto said. House committees will debate the proposal this week. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has said he hopes to have it passed by Memorial Day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous women raise awareness
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – As the president aims to root out diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal government, some lawmakers say important policy documents have been swept up with it. That includes a report aimed at addressing missing and murdered indigenous people. 'It's really kind of a slap in the face of the community that we're trying to work with and protect,' said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.). Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's bipartisan 'Not Invisible Act' created the commission that reported those recommendations. President Trump signed it into law his first term, with the White House at the time touting him as, 'the first president to formally recognize the tragedy…', but now the report isn't on the DOJ site anymore. An Interior Department page that links to the DOJ has a note that says links may not work and quote, '…any previously issued diversity, equity, inclusion or gender-related guidance on this webpage should be considered rescinded.' The DOJ does still have a page dedicated to missing or murdered indigenous people that summarizes the report's recommendations. The Justice Department did not respond to requests for comment when asked about why the report was removed. Cortez Masto says on this National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, lawmakers and the administration should be working together to address the tragedy. 'This is not a partisan issue. This is bipartisan. We've got great legislation coming from it,' said Cortez Masto. Cortez Masto is currently working to pass two bills aimed at supporting tribal law enforcement. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
