Titus said inflation is the issue constituents raise most often, pointing to the cost of groceries, health insurance and fuel. Nevada’s reliance on California for gasoline — and its lack of refineries — contributes to high prices, she said. She supports a proposed pipeline running across northern Nevada and into Idaho and Wyoming, arguing it would be quicker and less costly than building a refinery in the state.

Titus linked rising fuel costs, including a reported $1 increase in diesel, to the Iran conflict. She said the Strait of Hormuz has been closed and described a war expected to last two weeks that had continued for seven months.

She questioned the U.S. mission in the conflict, saying she did not know whether the objective was to eliminate Iran’s nuclear material, pursue regime change or support Israel. Without a clear goal, she said, it is difficult to know how the United States could declare victory or end its involvement. Titus said she favors diplomacy and supported the earlier nuclear agreement with Iran, which she said she would not have withdrawn from. She also said a measure intended to bring troops home passed the House but did not advance in the Senate, where Republicans opposed it.

On wages, Titus said pay has risen for higher earners while workers at the lower end of the scale have seen stagnation. She supports making permanent the elimination of income taxes on tips, and has introduced legislation pairing that change with a minimum-wage increase for workers who do not receive tips. She said the bill has Democratic co-sponsors but is unlikely to move before the current session ends.

Titus, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said international tourism from Canada and Mexico has declined. She attributed the drop partly to rhetoric toward U.S. allies and delays in visa processing, which she said can stretch to a year in some countries after the State Department lost staff and resources. Higher visa fees and increased charges for foreign visitors to national parks also play a role, she said. Titus said fewer visitors mean less tax revenue and can contribute to unemployment; she called for faster visa processing, restored State Department staffing and more consistent tariff policy.

She also backed comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for people covered by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status. Titus opposed more funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, criticizing what she described as masked agents who do not identify themselves and enter homes without court papers. She said she has seen signs of fear in her district, including lower school enrollment and fewer people attending church or shopping in person.

Water remains a central concern as Lake Mead falls, Titus said. She criticized a Bureau of Reclamation proposal that, in her account, placed larger cuts on Nevada and Arizona while not requiring northern Colorado River states to reduce agricultural use. The proposal could have meant a 70% reduction in Nevada’s allocation over 10 years, she said.

Titus said the region has taken conservation steps and supported tying development approvals to water availability, including for data centers. The Southern Nevada Water Authority is exploring desalination in Southern California or northern Mexico in exchange for a larger Colorado River allocation, she said, while the Desert Research Institute is studying cloud seeding.

A proposed data center in Boulder City has drawn residents’ opposition after a solar project received federal approval to build on public land and developers later sought to replace it with a data center, Titus said. She said local officials and residents should weigh water demand, grid impacts, pollution, noise and promised job creation. If state tax abatements are offered, she added, local governments should receive a benefit as well.