WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02) released the following statement after voting in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. "The threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party is one of the most serious national security challenges facing our nation, which is why I am proud that this year's NDAA is heavily focused on preventing Chinese aggression. "This NDA  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following statement on July 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following decision applauding the FDA for approving over-the-counter birth control access and urging Congress to pass her Affordability is Access Act with Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) to require insurers to cover this medication without out-of-pocket costs. "Birth control is essential healt  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement applauding the White House's Fentanyl Adulterated or Associated with Xylazine Response Plan. Cortez Masto is leading the bipartisan bill to regulate xylazine similar to a Schedule III controlled drug while protecting access for veterinarians. Her Combating Illicit Xylazine Act has broad bipartisan support   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after her tour of White Pine and Lincoln Counties, where she discussed her work to support travel and tourism in the state, deliver federal funding to rural communities, and create a National Monument at Bahsahwahbee (or Swamp Cedars). "I'll always fight for rural and Tribal communities in the Silver State, and I was thri  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act, which would help the federal government financially target organizations trafficking synthetic drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamines into the United States. "Fentanyl, methamphetamines and other synthetic drugs are continuing to devastat  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure seniors with Medicare get the best possible deal on their prescription drug coverage. The Medicare PBM Accountability Act would require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to disclose behind-the-scenes practices that drive up price  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, during the confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee for the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) called out the fact that General Charles Q. Brown, Jr.'s swift confirmation is being held up by an extreme Republican hold on senior military promotions. Since March, Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has blocked the routine promotions   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Congressmen Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) today praised the inclusion of their legislation, the Rachael Booth Act (H.R. 975), in the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the U.S. House is expected to consider this week. The Rachael Booth Act aims to fix a gap in current law that prevents some individuals who suffer domestic abuse at the hands of a service  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) secured a commitment from General Randy A. George, nominee to serve as the next Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, to prioritize construction of the small arms qualification range at Hawthorne Army Depot by 2025. Currently, Nevada doesn't have a certified small arms training range and Nevada's Army Na  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following statement on July 8, 2023: * * * Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Unexploded Ordinance (UXO)/Demining Caucus, issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's plan to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine: "By steadfastly supporting Ukraine, the United States is standing not only for Ukrainian victory but American values. While I strongly supp  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) introduced legislation to eliminate bureaucratic barriers to benefits that our atomic veterans exposed to toxic radiation have faced. Her Providing Radiation Exposed Servicemembers Undisputed Medical Eligibility (PRESUME) Act would prohibit the VA from requiring evidence of a certain dose of radiation to determine if a veteran is considered radiation-expos  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024: "This year's National Defense Authorization Act passed out of the House Armed Services Committee with bipartisan, nearly unanimous backing. I supported provisions in the original bill that would give our se  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) applauded news that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States. "At a time when reproductive freedoms are under attack by extreme, anti-choice Republicans, this decision is great news," said Senator Rosen. "Women, not anti-choice politicians, should decide what happens with their  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Rick Scott (R-FL) announced their bipartisan No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used As Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now (No CORRUPTION) Act unanimously passed the Senate, and will now head to the House of Representatives for consideration. The bipartisan legislation, which Senator Rosen introduced with Senator Rick Scott, would bar Member  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco will deliver $4.8 million to organizations across Nevada to build more affordable housing, including a historic investment for the Washoe Tribe. Cortez Masto was instrumental in securing this funding, calling out the FHLBanks for not providing Nevada its fair share of investments over the y  more