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Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2016 in Nevada. She previously served two terms as Nevada's Attorney General.

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Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on October 13, 2022 a tweet
Adam Laxalt is “anti-DACA” and “fought against the protections for DACA recipients when he was attorney general.”
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 26, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on October 5, 2022 an ad
Says Adam Laxalt said it is “good news” that “a lot of those Hispanic small businesses never reopened” after the pandemic.
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October 12, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on August 18, 2022 an ad
Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.”
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 23, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 17, 2022 an ad
"Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign."
Half-True
August 12, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 an ad
Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control."
Mostly True
June 23, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 an ad
Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions."
Half-True
June 23, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on October 14, 2016 a Nevada U.S. Senate debate.
Says Joe Heck "voted to shut down the government."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on August 29, 2016 a television ad
Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk."
Mostly True
By Riley Snyder • September 6, 2016
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on July 14, 2016 a news release
"Just on the issue of immigration alone, it is next to impossible to find a policy difference between (Donald) Trump and Congressman (Joe) Heck."
False
By Riley Snyder • July 28, 2016
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Latest Fact-Checks About Catherine Cortez Masto

Club for Growth Action
Club for Growth Action
stated on October 21, 2022 an ad
Catherine Cortez Masto "was the deciding vote” to send COVID-19 stimulus checks to more than 1 million prisoners.
Mostly False
October 27, 2022
One Nation
One Nation
stated on July 16, 2022 ads
Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects.
Half-True
July 28, 2022
Joe Heck
Joe Heck
stated on October 25, 2016 a political ad.
Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career"
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • November 1, 2016
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 13, 2016 a television ad
Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • September 28, 2016
LIBRE Initiative
LIBRE Initiative
stated on September 13, 2016 a digital ad
"Latinos in Nevada support Educational Savings Accounts, helping more than 450,000 students access better schools. But Catherine Cortez Masto is against it."
Mostly True
By Riley Snyder • September 19, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 2, 2016 a television ad
"In Catherine Cortez Masto's last term as attorney general, Nevada murder went up 11 percent, robbery went up 28 percent, rape 51 percent. When Cortez Masto left office, Nevada ranked as America's third most dangerous state."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • August 10, 2016
Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on June 27, 2016 a television ad
"Many Nevadans relied on Uber for work, but after accepting $70,000 from taxi companies, Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber ... (driving) them out of town."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • July 7, 2016
Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on May 2, 2016 a television ad
"During the (housing) crisis, Catherine Cortez Masto gave a sweetheart contract worth millions to a D.C. law firm that then donated thousands to her political campaigns."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • May 27, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on January 27, 2016 a blog post
Says Catherine Cortez Masto "was happy to line her own pockets with taxpayer dollars when state employees were slammed with frozen salaries."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • February 3, 2016
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