WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following statement on April 26, 2023: * * * Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02) made the following statement after voting for the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, legislation to lift the debt ceiling into next year as well as limit Washington's irresponsible spending, save taxpayer dollars, and grow the economy. "Our national debt is at an all-time high, exacerbated by two years of the President's reckless spending sprees. We are now f  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential (SAVE) Prescription Drugs Act. This bipartisan legislation would help low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities access the prescription drugs they need by expanding access to Medicare subsidies. Nevada has more than 560,000 residents enrolled in Medi  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act to allow critical mineral production to continue in the West. This legislation would address the recent Rosemont judicial decision, which could upend responsible mining projects by prohibiting mining-support activities, like waste or processing, on lands that do not contain economically  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that projects in Las Vegas and Reno will receive over $2.1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior for water conservation and efficiency projects. This funding, delivered in part by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Cortez Masto helped pass, will support upgrades for the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District and help install over 1.5 mil  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cortez Masto joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.), as well as Representatives Dave Joyce (R-Ohio-14) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.-03), in cosponsoring the bipartisan, bicameral Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act to ensure that legal cannabis businesses have access to critical banking and financial services. "I'm fighting to ensure that legal  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act to improve access to mental health and substance abuse care for Americans across the country. This legislation would improve access to timely, effective mental health care in the primary care setting by helping provid  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation in strong support of Nevada's recently submitted application to fund construction of a high-speed rail system between Las Vegas and Southern California, which will help bolster Southern Nevada's tourism economy and reduce congest  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release and letter on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland urging the Biden Administration to support a national monument designation at Bahsahwahbee, also known as Swamp Cedars, in eastern Nevada. In the letter, Cortez Masto and Rosen wrote in strong support of the proposal from the Confederated Tribes of the Gosh  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) cosponsored the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2023 to protect veterans and working families from housing discrimination. Cortez Masto has been a strong advocate for combatting housing discrimination, leading comprehensive legislation to fully fund nationwide fair housing efforts and reinstate federal housing protections to ensure lenders are held accou  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV) applauded news that, after they sent a letter in support of Governor Lombardo's request, President Biden has issued the Major Disaster Declaration for Nevada in the wake of a series of severe winter storms. This declaration will provide Nevada with federal resources to help residents,  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLB-SF) is directing $4.5 million in targeted funding to the state of Nevada to help build more affordable housing and support down payment assistance. Senator Cortez Masto was instrumental in securing this funding. Throughout her time in the Senate, Senator Cortez Masto has pushed for Nevada to get its  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined her colleagues in co-sponsoring the bipartisan Recruit and Retain Act, which would support law enforcement agencies' efforts to hire and retain more police officers. It would establish a federal pipeline program to support increased collaboration between local departments and schools to help facilitate recruitment activities and encourage more young people to enter law e  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce the bipartisan Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act to expedite the visa process for children of Filipino World War II veterans. The bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt the sons and daughters of Filipino World II veterans who were naturalized from global limits. Nevada is home to one of the largest Filipino-Ame  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce the Let Doctors Provider Reproductive Health Care Act, which would protect doctors and other health care providers in pro-choice states like Nevada against prosecution by anti-choice states. The bill would ensure that providers in states where abortion remains legal are protected from any efforts to restrict their practice or create uncertainty about their lega  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce the bipartisan, bicameral Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. This bill would ensure that state-legal cannabis businesses have access to critical banking and financial services. Currently, Nevada's legal cannabis businesses are denied access to traditional and secure banking systems and financial services because banks fear they may be prosecuted un  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and James Lankford (R-OK), co-chairs of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus, introduced the Maritime Architecture and Response to International Terrorism in the Middle East (MARITIME) Act. This bipartisan legislation would build on the Abraham Accords by requiring the Department of Defense to develop a strategy with partners and allies in   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and lawmakers from both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives called on the Biden Administration to continue to protect displaced Salvadorans and Hondurans by redesignating El Salvador and Honduras for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Over 400,000 people with TPS are currently living in communities across the United States -- where they fill important job  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation in strong support of Nevada's recently submitted application to fund construction of a high-speed rail system between Las Vegas and Southern California, which will help bolster Southern Nevada's tourism economy and reduce congestion in the Inte  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release and letter on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland urging the Biden Administration to support a national monument designation at Bahsahwahbee, also known as Swamp Cedars, in eastern Nevada. In the letter, Rosen and Cortez Masto wrote in strong support of the proposal from the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reserva  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism, introduced the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act to strengthen Holocaust education at public schools as well as awareness of available Holocaust educational resources in local communities. This bipartisan legislation would direct the United S  more