WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded more than $9 million to the Governor's Office of Science, Innovation, and Technology (OSIT) to expand high-speed internet access across Nevada, and especially in rural and underserved communities. Investments were secured through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which Congresswoman  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and threaten reproductive freedom for millions of American women. "On this day in 2022, former President Donald Trump's Supreme Court put abortion, birth control, and IVF at risk. Two years later, women all over the country are figh  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- 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 $24,026,333 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to extend the popular Tahoe East Shore Trail. This grant award is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program and will fund vital road safety and   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Las Vegas, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that Nevada will receive $6.1 million to support northern Nevada's economy by expanding the Port of Nevada in Fernley. This expansion will include additional industrial building space, more acres of container storage yards, 20,000 feet of new rail, and a 10-acre commercial district to support the on  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that the Department of the Interior (DOI) has awarded $32,996,305 under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to rural counties in Nevada for Fiscal Year 2024. "Every year, the PILT program helps rural Nevada counties pay law enforcement and first responders, fund housing and education, and undertake critical conserv  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: More than half of the counties in Nevada are considered maternal health care deserts Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and her colleagues in releasing draft legislation to address the rising trend of labor and delivery unit closures in rural and underserved hospitals. "Expectant moms in rural Nevada deserve access to quality health care--including essential  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: This funding, almost twice as much as Nevada received last year, is the result of Cortez Masto's successful efforts to push the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco to deliver more support to Nevada Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) of San Francisco will deliver $9.4 million from the Nevada-specific fund she helped create to support nine affordable  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, on the 32nd anniversary of the death of his father due to gun violence, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced that his Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 5003) reached a new high mark of 112 co-sponsors and committed to achieving a goal of 150 co-sponsors. The legislation would prevent the problem of gun violence before it starts in communities by investing in community v  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) expressed support for the recent decision to uphold the federal law prohibiting domestic abusers from owning firearms. He released the following statement: "Today's ruling will help save the lives of countless domestic violence survivors. By keeping guns out of the hands of abusers, we are making our communities safer and protecting the vulnerable. This decision  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, Congressmen Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Danny Davis (IL-07), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, introduced the Regional Partnership Grants Reauthorization Act of 2024 to reauthorize the Regional Partnership Grant Program for five years. This bill aims to improve substance abuse services within the child welfare system, supporting ch  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced that he has named Joi Holliday-Sparrow his District Director. Holliday-Sparrow is an experienced government and public affairs professional who most recently served as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's director of advocacy. "Constituent services and outreach are at the core of my work as Representative of Nevada's 4th Congressional District. I am proud to   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), Chair of the Americans Abroad Caucus, introduced the Overseas Americans Financial Access Act (OAFAA), legislation that would relieve the unintended burden imposed by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA). This bill creates a same-country exemption to FATCA, increasing access to basic banking services for Americans who live overseas. "Americans who live a  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce bipartisan legislation to assist states in accessing military enlistment data to better inform students about military careers. The Military and Educational Data Integration Act would require the Department of Defense to create a data-sharing program to enable state education systems to access military enlistment data to allow high schools to more accurately track th  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS, NV - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after the Supreme Court released a decision in the Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States cases. She recently blasted anti-choice extremists for pushing to overturn the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in order to deny women access to emergency reproductive care. "While today's action wasn't th  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sent a letter urging Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra to investigate and address why a low-cost, generic, life-saving cancer drug has not been made available to patients. Despite the existence of low-cost abiraterone, a generic oral drug used as part of prostate cancer treatment, the average cost of medication to treat this form of cancer remains extr  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- 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 $24,026,333 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to extend the popular Tahoe East Shore Trail. This grant award is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program and will fund vital road safety and trail improveme  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: FERNLEY, NV - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that Nevada will receive $6.1 million to support northern Nevada's economy by expanding the Port of Nevada in Fernley. This expansion will include additional industrial building space, more acres of container storage yards, 20,000 feet of new rail, and a 10-acre commercial district to support the on-site workforce  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that the Department of the Interior (DOI) has awarded $32,996,305 under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to rural counties in Nevada for Fiscal Year 2024. "Since Day One, I've been working to deliver federal funding and resources to rural Nevada for essential services, including for law enforcement and firefighting, in additio  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Last Week, Senator Rosen Called Out Anti-Choice Extremists For Efforts To Implement More Restrictions on Reproductive Care Senator Rosen: "If you believe the extremists who pushed for years to overturn Roe... now agree, in an election year, not to pass a national abortion ban, well, I have some ocean-front property in Las Vegas to sell you" Watch Senator Rosen's remarks last week HERE. Today, U.S. Senator   more