U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday February 16, 2025 ( 32 items ) |
Amodei Co-Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Coin Modification Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Amodei Co-Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Coin Modification Bill
Washington, D.C. - Representatives Mark Amodei (NV-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Rich McCormick (GA-7) released the following statements after reintroducing the Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2025 which is bipartisan legislation that could save taxpayers millions of dollars each year by allowing the U
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Amodei Reintroduces Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025:
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Amodei Reintroduces Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02) and Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) reintroduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2025, which reaffirms that public land use under a mining claim inherently accompanies mining-support activities.
"The Rosemont Decision overturned decades of established precedent that all
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Congresswoman Dina Titus Reintroduces Legislation to Support Disaster Survivors
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Dina Titus Reintroduces Legislation to Support Disaster Survivors
Congresswoman Dina Titus today co-sponsored reintroduction of the bipartisan Disaster Survivors Fairness Act to simplify the application system for assistance following a major disaster, expand communities' access to hazard mitigation assistance, and ensure that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources are direct
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Congresswoman Lee and Senator Cortez Masto Celebrate Bipartisan Federal Law to Speed Up Home Building in Nevada
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Lee and Senator Cortez Masto Celebrate Bipartisan Federal Law to Speed Up Home Building in Nevada
ABOVE (L to R): Nevada Housing Coalition Executive Director Maurice Page, Olympia Companies Executive Vice President Chris Armstrong, Southern Nevada Home Builders Association CEO Tina Frias, Congresswoman Susie Lee, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto.
LAS VEGAS - Today, in a Northwest community
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Cortez Masto Joins 54 Members of Congress in Bicameral Legislation to Protect Immigrants in Sensitive Locations
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Joins 54 Members of Congress in Bicameral Legislation to Protect Immigrants in Sensitive Locations
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined 54 members of Congress to introduce the bicameral Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to prevent ICE raids at churches, schools, doctors' offices, and other sensitive locations. This legislation would ensure that
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Cortez Masto Joins Push Urging Trump Administration to Exempt Seasonal Firefighters from Federal Hiring Freeze
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Joins Push Urging Trump Administration to Exempt Seasonal Firefighters from Federal Hiring Freeze
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined 14 of her Senate colleagues in a letter urging the Trump Administration to exempt seasonal firefighters from the federal hiring freeze. Reports emerged last week indicating that the federal funding freeze is prev
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Cortez Masto se une con 54 miembros del Congreso en legislacion bicameral para proteger los inmigrantes en lugares sensibles
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto se une con 54 miembros del Congreso en legislacion bicameral para proteger los inmigrantes en lugares sensibles
Washington, D.C. - La senadora Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) se une con 54 miembros del Congreso para presentar el proyecto de ley bicameral Protegiendo lugares sensibles para prevenir redadas del Servicio de Inmigracion y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en i
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Cortez Masto Votes Against Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Votes Against Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto voted against the confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard to be the Director of National Intelligence. She also spoke on the Senate floor before the vote to discuss her opposition to Ms. Gabbard, highlighting her repeated justifications of Putin's illegal war i
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Cortez Masto Votes to Confirm Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Votes to Confirm Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after voting to confirm Brooke Rollins to head the Department of Agriculture:
"Nevada's farmers and ranchers depend on the Department of Agriculture to help them address the unique challenges rural Nevadans face eve
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Cortez Masto, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Ensure the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation Receive the $5 Million They're Owed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Ensure the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation Receive the $5 Million They're Owed
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) reintroduced the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act. This legislation will allow the Tribes to fi
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Cortez Masto, Grassley Lead Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Grassley Lead Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence
Seven years after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, lawmakers continue bipartisan push for changes to prevent future violence
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of Congres
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Cortez Masto, Grassley Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Deadly Fentanyl Additive Xylazine
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Grassley Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Deadly Fentanyl Additive Xylazine
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced their Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. This bill, which would list xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance while protecting the drug's legal use by veterinarians, fa
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Cortez Masto, Lee Celebrate Bipartisan Federal Law to Speed Up Home Building in Nevada
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Lee Celebrate Bipartisan Federal Law to Speed Up Home Building in Nevada
Above (L to R): Olympia Companies Executive Vice President Chris Armstrong, Southern Nevada Home Builders Association CEO Tina Frias, Senator Cortez Masto, Congresswoman Lee, Nevada Housing Coalition Executive Director Maurice Page
Las Vegas, NV - Today, in a Northwest Las Vegas community being developed
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Cortez Masto, Risch Renew Push for Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Critical Mineral Production in the West
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Risch Renew Push for Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Critical Mineral Production in the West
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) reintroduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act to allow critical mineral production to continue in the West. This bill is led in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Mark Amodei
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Cortez Masto, Western Senators Warn that Trump's Illegal Funding Cuts Increase Risk of Devastating Wildfires
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Western Senators Warn that Trump's Illegal Funding Cuts Increase Risk of Devastating Wildfires
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined group of Western U.S. Senators to sound the alarm over reports that the Bureau of Land Management issued stop work orders to small businesses and organiz
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Crapo, Risch, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation to Ensure the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation Receive the $5 Million They Are Owed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Crapo, Risch, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation to Ensure the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation Receive the $5 Million They Are Owed
Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) reintroduced the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act, which wou
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Graham, Blumenthal, Cotton, Rosen, Britt Introduce Resolution to Affirm Hamas Cannot Retain Control of Gaza
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Graham, Blumenthal, Cotton, Rosen, Britt Introduce Resolution to Affirm Hamas Cannot Retain Control of Gaza
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Jackie Rosen (D-Nevada), and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) today introduced a bipartisan resolution to affirm that Hamas cannot retain any political or military control
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Legislation to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses Reintroduced in Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Legislation to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses Reintroduced in Congress
Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) in reintroducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when inv
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Rep. Titus Leads NV Delegation Democrats' Effort to Preserve National Monuments
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Titus Leads NV Delegation Democrats' Effort to Preserve National Monuments
Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) today led Nevada's Congressional Democratic Delegation in sending a letter to Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum urging him not to roll back designations of national monuments.
The Delegation raised concerns about a recent order by Secretary Burgum initiating a 15-day review of possible impe
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Rosen Helps Introduce Bill to Protect Sensitive Locations from Immigration Raids
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Helps Introduce Bill to Protect Sensitive Locations from Immigration Raids
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to provide commonsense protections against immigration enforcement in sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and churches. In January, the Trump Administration issued a memorandum that rescinded previous guidanc
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Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reunite Filipino World War II Veterans with Their Children
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reunite Filipino World War II Veterans with Their Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce bipartisan legislation to expedite the visa process for children of Filipino World War II veterans. Despite their service, Filipino World War II veterans were not granted citizenship until 1990, and their children still face long backlogs
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Rosen Helps Introduce Legislation to Ensure the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation Receive the $5 Million They're Owed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Helps Introduce Legislation to Ensure the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation Receive the $5 Million They're Owed
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined her colleagues Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and Jim Risch (R-ID) to reintroduce the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act.
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Rosen Helps Introduce Right to Contraception Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Helps Introduce Right to Contraception Act
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined her Senate colleagues to help introduce the Right to Contraception Act. This bill would reaffirm the explicit legal right to obtain and use contraceptives, and ensure health care providers have a right to give contraceptives and share information about it.
"As anti-choice extremists continue tryin
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Rosen Joins Effort Pushing Back on Republicans' Attempt to Cut Medicaid to Bankroll Tax Cuts for Billionaires
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Joins Effort Pushing Back on Republicans' Attempt to Cut Medicaid to Bankroll Tax Cuts for Billionaires
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined a letter with all of her Democratic Senate colleagues warning Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) against bankrolling tax cuts for the rich by gutting Medicaid and slashing health care for child
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Rosen Leads Push Urging Trump Administration to Exempt Seasonal Firefighters from Federal Hiring Freeze
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Leads Push Urging Trump Administration to Exempt Seasonal Firefighters from Federal Hiring Freeze
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led 14 of her Senate colleagues in a letter urging the Trump Administration to exempt seasonal firefighters from the federal hiring freeze. Reports emerged last week indicating that the federal funding freeze is preventing the hiring and onboarding o
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Rosen Votes Against Confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Votes Against Confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
"At a time when Republicans are looking to cut Medicaid to pay for their tax cuts for billionaires, I have no co
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Rosen, Colleagues Demand VA Secretary Protect Veterans' Private Information from Elon Musk
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen, Colleagues Demand VA Secretary Protect Veterans' Private Information from Elon Musk
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined colleagues in a letter calling on Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins to take immediate action to secure veterans' personal information from Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This letter follows reports of Musk's team being
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Rosen, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Tackle Nursing Shortage
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Tackle Nursing Shortage
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Train More Nurses Act to address the nursing shortage affecting communities across the nation. This bipartisan bill will direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a review of nursing grant progr
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Rosen, Scott Introduce Antisemitism Awareness Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen, Scott Introduce Antisemitism Awareness Act
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which directs the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when investigating antisemitic acts on campus. This bipartisan bill will ensure that the Department
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Senator Rosen Votes to Confirm Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Senator Rosen Votes to Confirm Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after she voted to confirm Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture.
"Nevadans across our state, including rural communities and ranchers, rely on the Department of Agriculture to access the resources and support they need," said Senator
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VIDEO: On Senate Floor, Rosen Announces Opposition to Confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: On Senate Floor, Rosen Announces Opposition to Confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services
Watch Senator Rosen's Full Remarks HERE.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) took to the Senate floor to oppose the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. In her remarks, Senator Rosen highlighted
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VIDEO: On Senate Floor, Rosen Announces Opposition to Tulsi Gabbard Confirmation as Director of National Intelligence
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: On Senate Floor, Rosen Announces Opposition to Tulsi Gabbard Confirmation as Director of National Intelligence
Watch Senator Rosen's Full Remarks HERE.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) spoke on the Senate floor to oppose the confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence. In her remarks, Senator Rosen emphasized Gabbard's lack of qualifications to lea
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