U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday January 12, 2025 ( 15 items ) |
Cortez Masto Secures Nearly $11 Million for Digital Literacy Programs in Clark County
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) secured $10,700,000 through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Digital Equity Competitive Grant program to help Clark County promote digital literacy and enhance internet skills. The grant dollars will be available to County departments and partner organizations to support digital literacy programs, fund career skills and technology training for small businesses
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Cortez Masto Statement on the Certification of the 2024 Election Results, Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined the Congressional certification of the election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. She released the following statement highlighting the importance of the peaceful transfer of power and recognizing the fourth anniversary of January 6, 2021.
"The peaceful transfer of power is the cornerstone of our democracy. Today, I
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Cortez Masto, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Law Enforcement Coordination at the U.S. Southern Border
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) reintroduced the Advanced Border Coordination Act. This bipartisan legislation would strengthen border security by improving law enforcement communication and coordination at the U.S. southern border. Representatives David Joyce (R-Ohio-14) and Susie Lee (D-Nev.-03) have introduced companion legisla
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Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Republican Leadership to Focus on Bipartisan Solutions to Reduce Deficit and Prevent Middle Class Tax Hikes
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) led a letter signed by Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Chair of the Senate Finance Commit
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Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce $60 Million for Water Conservation Program in Southern Nevada
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- 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.) announced that they helped deliver $60 million for the Southern Nevada Water Authority's (SNWA) landscape rebate program. The funding comes from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation and will fund the conversion of 23 million square feet of non-native, water-intensive grasses to water-efficient
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Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce Nearly $16 Million for Infrastructure Improvements in Historic Westside
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that they helped deliver more than $15.7 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to improve housing and transportation infrastructure in Las Vegas' Historic Westside. This investment comes from a grant program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Senators Cortez Masto and Rosen helped pas
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Rosen Announces More Than $700,000 to Improve Transportation for Tribal Communities in Nevada
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced more than $700,000 in federal funding to support transportation services for Tribal communities in Nevada. These funds, which come from the Department of Transportation's Tribal Transit Program, will be used to support transit services for members of the Walker River Paiute and Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribes to improve access to education, healthcare,
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Rosen Announces Start of $2,000 Cap on Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for Nevada Seniors
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that starting this year, Nevada seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D will have their annual out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs capped at $2,000 per year. This cost cap was part of the Inflation Reduction Act that Senator Rosen helped pass, and it will prevent Medicare recipients from paying more than $2,000 per year in out-of-pocket costs for p
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Rosen Announces Start of $2,000 Cap on Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for Nevada Seniors
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that starting this year, Nevada seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D will have their annual out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs capped at $2,000 per year. This cost cap was part of the Inflation Reduction Act that Senator Rosen helped pass, and it will prevent Medicare recipients from paying more than $2,000 per year in out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs. It is
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Rosen Applauds Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants from El Salvador
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it is extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador and Venezuela through 2026.
"I'm glad to see the Biden Administration has announced it is extending Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from El Salvador and Venezuela, who have been living in
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Rosen Joins Cortez Masto, Colleagues in Urging Republican Senate Leadership to Focus on Bipartisan Solutions to Reduce Deficit and Prevent Middle Class Tax Hikes
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Mark Warner (D-VA), along with other Democratic colleagues, in a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID), urging Senate Republicans to work in a bipartisan way to reduce the deficit and protect the middle class from tax hikes. This letter comes ahead
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Rosen Meets with Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Elise Stefanik
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, met with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21), President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Ambassador to the United Nations. During their meeting, they discussed a wide array of issues related to maintaining US leadership at the UN, including the need to continue supporting Israel at the United Natio
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Rosen, Cortez Masto Announce Nearly $16 Million for Infrastructure Improvements in Historic Westside
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that they helped deliver more than $15.7 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to improve housing and transportation infrastructure in Las Vegas' Historic Westside. This investment comes from a grant program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto h
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Rosen, Cortez Masto Announce Nearly $16 Million for Infrastructure Improvements in Historic Westside
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that they helped deliver more than $15.7 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to improve housing and transportation infrastructure in Las Vegas' Historic Westside. This investment comes from a grant program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto helped pass.
"Access to
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Rosen-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Expand Veterans' Benefits Outreach Becomes Law
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that bipartisan legislation she co-sponsored to help inform veterans of their eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and services has been signed into law as part of a comprehensive veterans health care and benefits package. The Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act authorizes $10 million each for fiscal years 2026 and 2
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