Rep. Dina Titus said inflation, including gas, grocery and health insurance costs, is the issue constituents raise most often during her re-election campaign. She said gas prices have risen partly due to the war with Iran, and she backs a proposed pipeline through Idaho and Wyoming because Nevada has no refineries and relies on California for supply. Titus said the war, expected to last two weeks, has lasted seven months and cost American lives, and she supports diplomacy to resolve it. On water, she said Lake Mead's level keeps falling and she supports tying development approvals, including for data centers, to water availability.
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