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WASHINGTON - Democratic Rep. Dina Titus has been appointed to the House Education and Labor Committee, it was announced today.
Titus had sought a seat on the panel because of her extensive background in education as a profesor at UNLV.
But the committee also deals with workplace issues of interest in Southern Nevada, including its probe last year of construction deaths on the Las Vegas Strip.
This is Titus' second committee appointment as a freshman. She already is serving on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
This is a pleasant surprise; I thought the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was a great appointment, but this is like icing on the cake. Nevada now has a freshman congresswoman who has landed a seat on two committees that directly affect some of our biggest weaknesses. Education in Southern Nevada has always been an issue and it helps that Titus was a professor at UNLV for 30 years and knows what needs improving. In light of the citycenter and other accidents, it doesn't hurt that we now have someone who understands the unique dangers of the workplace in Nevada. And transportation and infrastructure is another place where we need a lot of help (if you don't believe me drive on the I-15 around 5PM). With traffic congestion, as well as water and other resources drying up, effective infrastructure and transportation projects will be VITAL to the future prosperity of Southern Nevada. Titus is not a backbencher like Porter was, she will speak up and make sure Nevada's interests are heard on these two critical, powerful committees. Congratulations Dr. Titus, go show them what you are made of.