WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-Nev.) bipartisan effort to crack down on xylazine continues to pick up support from across the country, with 39 attorneys general from both parties calling for Congress to pass her Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. In a new letter, attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florid  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02), Chairman of the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee, made the following statement after leading the subcommittee markup of the FY24 Legislative Branch funding bill. "It is an exciting responsibility to be one of the first to move out of the queue on the opening day of this entire appropriations process. This bill reflects the acknowledgement tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) in reintroducing the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and in Emergency (SECURE) Act, which would allow qualified TPS recipients to apply for legal permanent residency. "I've met with dozens of TPS families who have fled disaster and are contr  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Todd Young (R-Ind.) reintroduced the bipartisan Small Business Innovation Voucher Act to ensure America's small businesses can compete in the 21st century economy. This legislation would create a voucher program at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide grants for small businesses to partner with institutions of higher education to conduct research  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rolled out its new interactive Broadband Funding Map. Senator Cortez Masto worked with Republican Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) to create this tool in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and pushed the Administration to implement it to ensure that federal broadband funding is b  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) confronted executives from Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, highlighting how their mismanagement led to the banks' failures and the impact of those failures on small banks and businesses across the U.S. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently identif  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) re-introduced the End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing on public lands that have low or no potential for oil and gas development. The bill would update the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) administration of public lands, cut wasteful speculation, and allow lands with low or no potential to be reprioritized for more appro  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) re-introduced the Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act to expand the solar manufacturing supply chain in the U.S. and enhance our global competitiveness. This legislation also supports good-paying union jobs by requiring solar manufacturing facilities to have strong labor pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) passed legislation to protect Lake Tahoe and Nevada's Ruby Mountains through the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today. Her bipartisan, bicameral legislation to extend the authorization of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act will help deliver more federal funding to Lake Tahoe to support environmental protection and habitat rest  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act, which would ensure that all communities, particularly those in rural and underserved areas, have access to quality emergency ambulance services no matter where they live. Last year, Cortez Mas  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release and letter: As Title 42 expires, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), on legislation to respond to the immediate needs on our southern border by significantly increasing r  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: During National Police Week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) took to the Senate floor to recognize and honor law enforcement officers in Nevada and across the nation, particularly officers who died in the line of duty. Senator Rosen specifically recognized Las Vegas Metro Police Department Officer Truong Thai, who was killed in October while responding to a domestic disturbance call. Following h  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spoke on the floor today in honor of Police Week, calling on her colleagues to pass her bill, the Invest to Protect Act, which will set aside crucial funding specifically for small police departments across the country. As the former top law enforcement official in Nevada, Senator Cortez Masto has been a leading advocate in the Senate for   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, at a member day hearing on March 28, 2023, on the termination of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada: * * * Chairman Fleischmann and Ranking Member Kaptur, As you continue your work on the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2024, I strongly urge you to include my lan  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the bicameral End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act. The bill would update the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) administration of public lands, cut wasteful speculation, and allow lands with low or no oil and gas potential to be reprioritized for better uses, including wildlife habitat preservation, outdoor recreation, grazing  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: On the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) pushed to end an extreme Republican blockade of military promotions, including a senior military leader at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Since March, Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has blocked the routine promotions for nearly 200 military officers, including the Vice Commander of the Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, because of hi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bipartisan Accounting STEM Pursuit Act to add accounting education to STEM curricula for K-12 students. This legislation, which was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congresswomen Haley Stevens (MI-11) and Young Kim (CA-40), would increase access to accounting coursework in an effort to improve career pathways and workforce div  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto helped introduce the Protecting Service Members and Military Families' Access to Health Care Act, which would codify the U.S. Department of Defense policy to ensure servicemembers and their families can access reproductive health care, including abortion services, regardless of the state in which they are stationed. The introduction of the bill comes after Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: As Title 42 expires, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), on legislation to respond to the immediate needs on our southern border by significantly increasing resources for frontline bor  more