[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5536-S5537]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE NEVADA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION

 Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
100th anniversary of the Nevada Taxpayers Association.
  In 1922, Nevadans started the organization that would become the 
Nevada Taxpayers Association, NTA. From its first office located in the 
Reno National Bank Building, the small organization has continued to 
work on behalf of Nevada taxpayers. It is now one of the oldest 
governmental research and advocacy associations, not only in Nevada but 
in the United States.
  Today, the NTA is a renowned tax policy and analysis organization, 
providing valuable service to the citizens of the Silver State. NTA 
advocates on behalf of Nevada's working families for policies that 
promote efficiency, accountability and common sense. NTA ensures State 
and local lawmakers have the data and expert analysis to craft fair tax 
policy, including by providing the public with ``Tax Facts,'' a digest 
of tax history dating back nearly 50 years.
  NTA had the foresight to advocate with the Nevada Legislature to 
establish a rainy day fund to insulate the State budget from dramatic 
swings that sometimes resulted in tough choices and devastating cuts to 
critical services such as education and healthcare. There are many 
examples of NTA raising difficult issues that required legislators 
across the aisle to work together. From helping establish the Nevada 
Gaming Law in the 1930s, to developing a ``computers for schools 
program'' for Nevada's public school system, the association has played 
an active role in fiscal policy analysis and research that has 
strengthened our State for the benefit of every Nevadan.

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  Congratulations to the Nevada Taxpayers Association on its 100th 
anniversary and for supporting good government in Nevada. I look 
forward to its continued success.

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