WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) led members of the Nevada Congressional delegation -- including Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Representatives Dina Titus (D-Nev.), Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), and Susie Lee (D-Nev.) - in a letter expressing their desire to work together with the National Football League (NFL) and the Super Bowl LVIII Host Committee to combat hum  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced updated legislation to help address Nevada's affordable housing crisis. Her HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act would significantly increase the amount of federal funds available for affordable housing across the country. Companion legislation is being introduced in the U.S. House of Repr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Governor Joe Lombardo, and Congressman Mark Amodei (R-Nev.-02) announced that the Nevada Department of Transportation is receiving over $28 million to design and construct improvements on the Union Pacific Railroad Overland Route at the Elko Yard to enhance the safety, capacity, and efficiency of the rail netw  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today, during Gun Violence Awareness Week, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) brought together survivors, students, advocates, and law enforcement at the Spring Valley Library for a joint discussion of the gun violence epidemic's impact on southern Nevada communities as well as solutions moving forward. January 22nd to January 26th, 2024, commemorates the 6th annual National Gun Violence S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you, Chairman Rouzer and Ranking Member Napolitano, for holding today's hearing -- and for this opportunity to highlight the three top priorities for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District as you continue to craft the Water Resource  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Yesterday, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that Unimacts, a Las Vegas solar manufacturing company, will be adding 200 good-paying clean energy jobs in total between their current Las Vegas manufacturing facility and future facility in Sloan. Congresswoman Lee made the announcement during a tour of the Unimacts facility, located in Nevada's Third Congressional District, with CEO   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Yesterday, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) hosted a women veterans townhall at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center and met with southern Nevada women veterans to discuss the unique challenges they face. "When our women in uniform transition to civilian life, it shouldn't be another battle to find a good-paying job or get the medical resources you deserve," said Congresswoman Lee. "Whe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) released the following statement after sending a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) urging the agency to reconsider its FY24 Tentative Wild Horse and Burro Gather and Fertility Control Schedule. "Despite a massive increase in roundups throughout the West, BLM's plan shows no increases in the number of wild horses and burros being treated with f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in supporting an amendment to the forthcoming national security supplemental package that reiterates longstanding U.S. policy in support of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. "A two-state solution with a secure, Jewish State of Israel living side-by-side with a demilitarized Palestinian state is the best way  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement on what would have been the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, the second since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it. To mark this anniversary, Senator Rosen penned an opinion piece for the Las Vegas Sun highlighting why she will continue fighting for reproductive freedom in a post-Roe world. "Fifty-one years a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: A Recent Analysis Found That Nevada Is One Of The States With The Least Amount Of Nurses Per Capita In the Nation WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Mike Braun (R-IN) announced that their bipartisan Train More Nurses Act has passed the Senate. This bipartisan legislation addresses the nursing shortage that affects communities all across the nation. It directs t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: In December, Senators Announced They Secured $3 Billion For Brightline WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation announcement of $2.5 billion in private activity bonds for Brightline West's high-speed rail system in Las Vegas. In December, Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto announced $3 billion in grant funding they   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) in reintroducing the HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act to help address Nevada's affordable housing crisis. This legislation would significantly increase the amount of federal funds available for affordable housing across the country. Since 1992, the HOME program has helped Nevada constru  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Governor Joe Lombardo, and Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV-02) announced that the Nevada Department of Transportation is receiving over $28 million to design and construct improvements on the Union Pacific Railroad Overland Route at the Elko Yard to enhance the safety, capacity, and efficiency of the rail network and promote res  more