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NV-01 Race Backgrounder

September 24, 2024

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Dina Titus Is A Climate Champion Who Will Protect Our Progress 

Representative Dina Titus has been a climate champion for Nevadans for decades. She has been at the forefront of the battle to address climate change, cosponsoring resolutions acknowledging its threat to a secure and sustainable future for all children and supporting the teaching of climate change in schools to increase public knowledge of human impact on the climate. She also cosponsored the Climate Action Now Act, a bill requiring the development and update of an annual plan for the United States to meet its climate goals by cutting pollution. Titus understands that climate change uniquely impacts Southern Nevada, and has introduced and cosponsored legislation that better addresses emergency responses to extreme heat, while also voting for a bill that provided the state millions to prevent wildfires and better assist affected communities. Titus has also been a leader in empowering water access and addressing pollution. As a founding member of the Congressional Colorado River Caucus, she’s focused on addressing drought conditions along the Colorado River and has introduced and cosponsored several bills that address access to clean drinking water, discharge of pollution like PFAS, and long-term drought conditions in Southern Nevada. It comes as no surprise that Titus has also worked to hold Big Oil accountable in office by helping pass the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act without a single Republican vote, cosponsoring legislation imposing an excise tax on the windfall profits of Big Oil companies, as well as the Big Oil Collusion Accountability Act. Titus has fought on behalf of Southern Nevadans in office and will continue to do so when reelected. 

In stark contrast, Mark Robertson is attempting to run for Congress and has failed to provide any plans or solutions to the issues Southern Nevadans care about. Robertson grossly understates the importance of addressing the climate crisis, saying climate change is nothing new and the planet has experienced climate change throughout its millions of years. He’s also advocated for climate solutions to be carried out internationally – a classic Republican tactic used to delay climate progress in the United States.  On issues like wildfires, extreme heat, and water access and pollution, Robertson has no plan or solution to provide Southern Nevadans. To solve the water crisis, Robertson vaguely said the federal government should be involved in water conservation and claimed he would work with California’s legislature, but failed to detail a real plan to address the issue. Further, Robertson has declined to stand up to Big Oil as the industry colluded to drive up prices while making windfall profits. It’s clear that Robertson lacks solutions or any plan to address the issues concerning Southern Nevadans and would be a danger in Congress. 

Robertson is completely out of touch with Nevadans. While at least 74 percent of Nevadans surveyed — including 60 percent of Republicans — backed existing tax credits for purchasing new and used EVs and for installing EV charging stations, Robertson opposed EV tax credits and said they were “for the ultra-wealthy who can afford them.” He also said he would eliminate renewable energy provisions in the clean energy plan, despite the legislation spurring over $14.5 billion in investment and helping create 20,448 jobs in the Silver State.  In Nevada, the impacts of climate change will mean more frequent and intense heat waves, decreased flow of water in the Colorado and other rivers, and increased frequency and intensity of wildfires. 

The state’s agriculture, its economy, and people’s health will all be hurt:

Advancing Climate Action

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While Titus has cosponsored resolutions acknowledging the threat climate change poses to a secure and sustainable future and requiring the development and update of an annual plan for the United States to meet its climate goals, Robertson downplayed the crisis by saying it’s nothing new and the planet has experienced climate change throughout its millions of years. 

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Expanding The Clean Energy Economy

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The clean energy plan has already spurred over $14.5 billion in investment and helped create 20,448 jobs in the Silver State. Titus backed the legislation and has cosponsored multiple bills supporting the development of wind and solar energy, while Robertson committed to eliminating renewable energy provisions in the clean energy plan, including EV tax credits that he said were “for the ultra-wealthy who can afford them.” 

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Water Access And Pollution

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Titus has been a leader on empowering water access and addressing pollution. She serves as a founding member of the Congressional Colorado River Caucus and has introduced and cosponsored several bills that address access to clean drinking water, discharge of pollution like PFAS, and long-term drought conditions in the district, while Robertson said the federal government should be involved in water conservation efforts but failed to detail any plan to address the issue. 

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Wildfires And Extreme Heat

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While Titus voted for legislation that provided Nevada with millions in funding to prevent wildfires and improve response efforts, as well as cosponsored legislation that would prevent utilities from shutting off electricity during heat waves, Robertson has failed to provide any plan to address wildfires and extreme heat in Southern Nevada. 

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Holding Big Oil Accountable

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Titus has worked to hold Big Oil accountable in office and helped pass the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act without a single Republican vote, cosponsored legislation imposing an excise tax on the windfall profits of Big Oil companies, as well as the Big Oil Collusion Accountability Act. Robertson, meanwhile, said he would eliminate renewable energy provisions in the clean energy plan, keeping the United States dependent on fossil fuels.

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