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Kamala Harris to visit Lake Mead to discuss drought and climate change

October 18, 2021 7:00 amOctober 18, 2021 6:03 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris will be returning to Nevada in order to visit Lake Mead. She will discuss the climate crisis and receive a briefing from local officials. Harris will be briefed by Bureau of Reclamation officials about elevation levels at the manmade reservoir that supplies drinking water to 25...

PAC That Features Cortez Masto Backs Group That Harassed Sinema in Bathroom

October 7, 2021 1:16 pmApril 3, 2022 7:50 am

It was the bathroom visit heard round the world. Literally. Just when you thought your capacity to be shocked by the crassness of American politics had vanished, viral video emerges showing young activists hectoring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Az) over her reluctance to support President Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan at...

Progressives Want to Tax the Mines; Senator Cortez Masto Says Not So Fast

October 7, 2021 10:29 amOctober 15, 2021 10:37 am

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has rejected a proposal within the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion dollar budget bill that contains provisions to tax and impose royalty fees on mining operations. This rejection is surprising. In late September, she did not oppose the proposal. When asked, Cortez Masto said “I have talked to Senator...