WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced her Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act. The bipartisan legislation will protect over 2 million acres of public land for conservation and recreation while allowing Clark County to grow responsibly, build more housing for hardworking Nevada families, and support economic development across the region. This text woul  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced $3.4 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent and combat the spread of aquatic invasive species in Lake Tahoe. This grant award is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, and it will support continued collaboration with the Wash  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Watch Senator Rosen's Speech HERE. During a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) strongly urged her colleagues to support the Right to Contraception Act and protect women's right to access birth control. In her remarks, Senator Rosen called out anti-choice efforts to take away women's freedom to make their family-planning decisions. Senator Rosen has been a champion for defending  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: FTP for TV stations of her remarks is available here. "We've seen that the anti-choice movement won't stop coming after our reproductive rights. That's why we must pass the Right to Contraception Act and protect access to birth control in every state across our country." Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spoke on the Senate floor today to take a stand against anti-choice politicians' efforts   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following statement on June 4, 2024: * * * Congressman Steven Horsford issued the following statement today following the White House's announcement of Executive Actions on Border Security: "House Republicans have thwarted efforts at legislative solutions to keep fentanyl and other illicit drugs from entering our communities. Today's actions are an essential step to protect our border, but as I've said before, we must have a ba  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) submitted a request for over $60 million to bolster Nevada's infrastructure and community services as part of the annual Community Project Funding (CPF) process. These investments would improve public safety, educational resources, and environmental sustainability in communities across Nevada's Fourth Congressional District. "Each of these projects is about making real   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following statement on June 4, 2024: * * * Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Gaming Caucus, released the following statement after Major League Baseball announced it has suspended multiple players for violating the league's sports betting policy. "As the oldest professional sports league in the United States, Major League Baseball has a long history of protecting the integrity of the game. The MLB   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Military Retirement Pay Is Currently Taxable By Federal Government And Must Be Reported As Income For Federal Income Taxes Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) in the bipartisan Tax Cuts for Veterans Act to make military retirement pay tax-free at the federal level. Currently, military disability retirement pay and other veterans' benefits are excluded from federal taxable income, but  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, led her colleagues in sending four letters to Senate Appropriators requesting robust funding to support a wide array of small businesses in Nevada. These requests would provide $37 million for the Rural Business Development Grant Program and $10 million for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program to su  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after anti-choice Senate Republicans blocked the passage of the Right to Contraception Act that she helped introduce. "When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it opened the floodgates to attacks on reproductive freedoms across our nation. Anti-choice extremists have now made it clear that their next target is going after a woman's c  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced $3.4 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent and combat the spread of aquatic invasive species in Lake Tahoe. This grant award is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, and it will support continued collaboration with the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) are announcing federal funding for two improvement projects for recreation areas in rural Nevada. The funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) will help support rural Nevada's outdoors and local tourism by delivering nearly $300,000 for facility and accessibility improvements at Harvey Sports Park in Tonopah, and more than $600,000 fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Bipartisan Bill Would Build On The Abraham Accords By Strengthening Space and Satellite Security Cooperation Among U.S. and Middle East Allies and Partners Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced legislation to counter space threats posed by Iran and its proxies. The bipartisan Space Technology and Regional Security (STARS) Act would build on the Abraham Accords by requiring the Department  more