Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
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first heard May 2025
last heard May 2025
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And because that is happening, I am seeing in my state, listen, Susan Collins and I, when I first got to the Senate, fought for federal dollars for Alzheimer's research. And then together we passed legislation called the BOLD Act to continue to incorporate and identify centers for excellence around that research and support for caregivers for Alzheimer's.
Under this administration, they just eliminated the entire program and all the funding with it. I mean, it just does not make sense. And there's too many people that are suffering because of it. And that's why what is happening here, I see and feel in my state, and I'm a swing state. People in my state voted for Donald Trump. But they're feeling, they're hurting right now.
And they just want people to come together in a common sense way and actually solve problems that they're dealing with and not add to it.
Yeah, I can say if you were just talking about the Democrats, I think everybody in the Democrat, they're so we're so diverse in the sense that we have the left side of the party and the moderates. I'm a moderate and moderates. Right. And there's going to be enough room for all of us.
to reach out to our voters, to reach out to constituents in my state, my swing voters, everybody that is suffering, to talk to them. And it may look differently, right? For me, it is going home and actually meeting people where they live. and talking to them, or going on local podcasts.
We have a local Filipino podcast that I just was on because we have a large Filipino population in Nevada, and talking to that community. For me, it's going and showing up, including in our rural communities, where I know they voted for Donald Trump, but engaging. And it's not just showing up at the time of election. It's always showing up. And then following up.
And then working with them on solutions and solving problems that they deal with and bringing them into the conversation. So my Nevadans, constituents, I pull them into conversations all the time. Perfect example. Chuck Grassley and I are working on a piece of legislation to address xylosine that is being cut with fentanyl right now.
and to give law enforcement the tools they need to hold those traffickers accountable. Xylazine is an important drug for our veterinarians. First people that I went to in my state are veterinarians.
Cattlemen's Association, our farmers and ranchers, they're in our rural part of the state to say, hey, how do we pass legislation that doesn't impede your access to this drug, but at the same time we can hold those who are utilizing in an illicit manner, hold them accountable. That's how we do it. You get out and you talk to everyone.
And I think that's going to be important for many of my colleagues to understand. Listen, we don't have a president right now. We don't have a leader of the Democratic Party. And we didn't in 2018. Remember, we didn't in 2018 and we still won. Right? So the point is we all have a role to play. There is so much happening, Jessica, right now.
In the first 100 days, oh, my gosh, this has been overloaded by this. Like years. Yeah. My gosh. And I tell people it's only been 100 days. And it's just been overloaded by this administration because they had a plan going in. And so there's a lot for us to do, but we have to be doing it. We have to use our oversight role in Congress.
We have to push back where we can in that oversight role and shine a light for the American public on what is going on because most people don't know, particularly an administration that would prefer to do this all in the dark of night. When he fired all of the inspector generals, it was in the middle of the night. Nobody knew.
So part of this is, no, we got to make sure the public knows what's happening. And then we got to show up and talk to them. You know, I just I can't stress that enough. I know as a swing state senator that they expect that kind of conversation and that understanding. And I think that's where as Democrats, there's enough room for all of us.
And we all got to figure out how we engage and shine a light on what is happening. And then finally, let me just say this, Jessica. We are all going to be united around two things, fighting for our hardworking Americans, but at the same time pushing back against this administration that wants too much power and is engaging in government, federal government overreach.
I think there's a commonality for Democrats in that sense, and we've got to stay focused on what we're trying to achieve.
Yeah, I think they're just both important, what's happening right now. I don't think you can. That's the rub here. I think from many of my constituents, there are issues that they care about more than others, and I understand it. Some are more emotional about the state of our democracy. Some are more emotional about the loss of dollars to help mental health. This is my focus as well.
So everybody's going to be emotional and fighting on an issue that matters to them. But as United States senators... representing the full state, we have to be fighting on all levels of it. And that's why our oversight is so important. And that's why what's happening in the courts, people don't even understand what's happening in the courts is just as important.
People have no idea until I tell them. Right now, there are over 200 court cases that have been filed against this administration, including, like you said, from my state, from my attorney general, General Ford.
That's right. And that's why, you know, when I talk to voters and talk to them about what they care about and say, yes, we're fighting there and we're also fighting here, there's a lot at stake. But let me just say, at the end of the day, yes, it does come down to the economy and making sure people's lives are better.
Fighting for those families and small businesses, but also standing up for the rule of law. That's just as important.
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