LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Rep. Dina Titus said Las Vegas has weathered housing foreclosures and the COVID-19 pandemic, but now faces economic challenges from Trump administration policies.
Titus, a Democrat, is running for reelection to represent Nevada’s First Congressional District, which includes the Las Vegas Strip, Hoover Dam, Old Henderson, the east side and Boulder City. She said the economy and affordability are the biggest issues facing the district.
“When I was first elected, the biggest issue was housing foreclosures,” Titus said. “We got over that, and then we were hit by COVID.”
Titus said the state recovered from the pandemic, but Trump administration policies have impacted Nevada’s economy through tariffs, gas prices and cuts to social programs.
“Unemployment is up,” she said. “Grocery prices are among the highest in the country.”
Affordable housing
Titus said affordable housing is a serious issue for the whole state and country.
She said corporate ownership is a major problem, with corporations buying up houses, holding them and flipping them, taking properties off the market so average people cannot compete.
Titus said she has a bill to put caps on corporate ownership and penalties if corporations hold properties for too long.
“It shouldn’t be a corporate issue,” she said. “It should be a personal issue. That’s the way you build wealth.”
Titus said she also has legislation with Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona to increase rental vouchers for fast-growing communities like Southern Nevada and Phoenix. She said the current formula is out of date and has not kept up with growth.
Social Security
Titus said she opposes privatizing Social Security, which she said is the Republican approach to fixing the program.
“Social Security is a guaranteed safety net that you’ve earned,” she said. “You put your money into it. It’s not something the government gave you.”
Titus said privatizing Social Security would leave people dependent on private companies that can go up or down, leaving retirees with nothing in bad economic times.
She said the program can be fixed by increasing contributions from people at the top of the income scale. Titus said contributions are currently capped, so those above the cap do not pay any more than those below.
Titus said she has signed on to legislation called Social Security 2.0 from Rep. John Larson of Connecticut to examine the system and benefits, but the Republican Congress will not bring it up for a vote.
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