WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senate Democrats in pushing to pass the Right to IVF Act to ensure nationwide access to fertility treatment and protect all Americans' right to build their families. "When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we knew anti-choice extremists would continue to t  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Ahead of the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spoke on the Senate floor today urging her colleagues to protect Dreamers. In her remarks, Cortez Masto called out her Republicans colleagues for stalling the Dream Act, bipartisan legislation supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans that would create a pathwa  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- 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 Access to Family Building Act, legislation Senator Rosen helped introduce to safeguard the ability to start or grow a family by establishing a legal right to access IVF and other assisted reproductive services. "After overturning Roe v. Wade, anti-choice extremists are trying  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone: "This is good news, but the fight is far from over. It never should have gotten this far in the first place. After far-right extremists overturned Roe v. Wade, 21 states have restricted or banned abortion, and they have continued their crusade to ban IVF   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- 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 they helped secure $30 million for the Truckee Meadow Water Authority to support water treatment and infrastructure to help make Northern Nevada's water supply more drought resilient. This funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Senators Cortez Masto and Rosen helped pass, and the senators provi  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision to protect access to the abortion pill mifepristone. "Mifepristone is a safe and effective medication, and I'm glad to see the Supreme Court unanimously dismiss this outrageous attack against it. While today is a victory for women's reproductive health care, anti-choice politicians acro  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: FTP for TV stations of her remarks is available here. Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) called out anti-choice attempts to block women from traveling across state lines to access critical care. In testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, Cortez Masto urged colleagues to pass her Freedom t  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittees on Highways and Transit issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Revenue, Ridership, and Post-Pandemic Lessons in Public Transit" at 11 a.m. on June 13, 2024, at 2167 Rayburn House Office Building: Witness List: * Ms. MJ Maynard, CEO, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, on behalf of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) * Ms. Laura Hendricks, CEO, Transdev U.S.,   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) hosted Arria, a former foster youth from Nevada's Fourth Congressional District, for the annual Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day. Arria had the opportunity to gain a firsthand look at the workings of Congress and discuss crucial issues related to foster care and child welfare in Nevada. "It was an honor to have Arria shadow me for the day," said Congressman Horsfor  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: This week, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the Health Providers Training Act to address the critical shortage of healthcare professionals across the country. "The healthcare worker shortage is a crisis that demands immediate action," said Congressman Horsford. "The Health Providers Training Act will help hospitals recruit qualified staff by investing in healthcare training.  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted against Final Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. As a member of the committee, Congressman Horsford worked through the committee process to improve the legislation for Nevadans and servicemembers overall, and voted to send the bill to the House floor after   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) introduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act, legislation to improve enforcement of existing animal welfare laws to protect farm animals transported domestically in the United States. "Not only do lax federal regulations on farm animal transportation create inhumane and cruel conditions, but these inefficiencies in the law are also causing many   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Garland v. Cargill. "I am appalled at the Supreme Court's decision to invalidate the years-long ban on bump stock devices." said Rep. Dina Titus. "In siding with a far-fetched challenge to the ATF rule, conservatives on the Cour  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) released the following statement after the House Committee on Homeland Security passed her legislation, the DHS Special Events Program and Support Act, with bipartisan support. "This is an important step toward ensuring that our state and local law enforcement agencies have the hardened support from Washington needed to secure the kinds of exciting sports, entertai  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * 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 for Fiscal Year 2025: "This year's National Defense Authorization Act was reported out of the House Armed Services Committee with near-unanimous support. This effort was the result of months-long bipartisan discussio  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS, NV - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sent a letter urging Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Adrianne Todman to investigate and crack down on predatory practices by corporate investors that raise housing prices in Nevada. In her letter, Senator Rosen urges the agency to investigate unfair or unreasonable home pricing and housing market manipulation by bad actor corporate investors, co  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sent a letter calling on President Biden to lower food prices for Nevadans by holding large corporations accountable for anticompetitive practices. She also calls on the Administration to invest in small food producers and grocers, and support policies to lower food supply chain costs. "We must do more to protect families and lower costs so they don't have to choose between paying   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, on Women's Veterans Recognition Day, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce a bipartisan resolution to designate June 12, 2024 as "Women Veterans Appreciation Day," honoring the invaluable contributions and sacrifices made by women veterans throughout the history of the United States. The resolution recognizes the growing presence of women in the Armed Forces and National Guard, and pays respe  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that the case challenging medication abortion lacked standing. "While today's decision is good news for reproductive freedoms, the Supreme Court has not fully closed the door on future attempts to further restrict abortion access across our nation," said Senator Rosen. "We know the anti-choice extremists who   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned the Trump Administration's federal ban on bump stocks, which were used in the 1 October shooting in Las Vegas. These devices modify semi-automatic firearms to fire more ammunition faster, making these firearms even deadlier. "I'm outraged by the Supreme Court's decision to reverse a Trump-era federal ban  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining held a hearing in which they considered U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen's (D-NV) Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act, commonly referred to as the Washoe County Lands Bill. Earlier this year, Senator Rosen called on committee leadership to hold a legislative hearing on the bill, which is a critical step needed to continue moving the bill forwa  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined her Senate colleagues in sending a letter calling on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut federal interest rates as a way to lower the costs of rent, mortgages, and housing construction. The Federal Reserve's federal funds rate is the highest it has been in two decades. "The Fed's current interest rate policy is also having the opposite of its intended effe  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- 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 they helped secure $30 million for the Truckee Meadow Water Authority to support water treatment and infrastructure to help make Northern Nevada's water supply more drought resilient. This funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto helped pass, and the senators provided a letter of  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Combating Foreign Terrorist Drones Act to prevent foreign terrorists--such as Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and Iran-backed groups like the Houthis--from acquiring unmanned aerial systems, or drones, to conduct attacks, collect intelligence, and deliver weapons or supplies. As recently as January 28, 2024, an Iran-backed terrorist grou  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Garland v. Cargill: "In 2017, a shooter killed 60 people and injured more than 800 when he fired more than 1000 rounds in just 10 minutes at the crowd gathered for the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was able to fire so many rounds so quickly because he used f  more