WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced more than $21 million in federal investments from the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to help safely manage wastewater, protect local water resources, and deliver safe drinking water to homes, schools, and businesses in Nevada. These Fiscal Year 2025 investments were made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Congresswoman Lee helped negotiate a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) helped introduce the bipartisan Advanced Border Coordination Act with Reps. Dave Joyce (OH-14), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06). The legislation would improve coordination between various law enforcement agencies to secure the southern border. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has periodically established joint operations hubs to help multiple law  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) hosted a senior wellness town hall at the Arioso Senior Apartments to highlight successful efforts to lower health care costs for seniors on Medicare and connect them with local resources. In 2023, thanks to legislation Lee helped pass, Medicare capped the cost of insulin for beneficiaries at $35 a month. Starting in 2025, Medicare will also begin capping annual   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Las Vegas, Nev. U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today announced $8,548,153 in federal funding to support Clark County's Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP). Nevada has the highest rate of youth experiencing homelessness in the nation. These federal funds will support efforts to expand Clark County's capacity to prevent youth from becoming unhoused, including through innovati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Reno, Nev. U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) met with local businesses and communities in Esmeralda and Mineral Counties discuss her work to create more good-paying jobs and support the tourism and clean energy industries in rural Nevada. Cortez Masto has now visited all seventeen Nevada counties this year. "It was great to visit Goldfield and Luning to see firsthand how our tourism and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Las Vegas, Nev. U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and more than a dozen of their Senate colleagues in calling on President Joe Biden to designate Temporary Protected Status for Guatemalan nationals living in the U.S. "We write to urgently request that your administration provide temporary humanitarian protections for Guatemalan national  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Las Vegas, Nev. Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced the State of Nevada will receive a $10 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enhance the safety and functionality of the Marlette Lake Dam, reducing the risk of a dam breach during an earthquake. "I am proud to see these federal funds come into our state to make ess  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Rosen's Bipartisan Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act Required the Department to Obtain An Independent Cybersecurity Assessment And Submit A Plan To Congress To Address Cyber Vulnerabilities LAS VEGAS, NV U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has implemented her bipartisan law to strengthen the cybersecurity of veterans' personal information and data. H  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Las Vegas, Nev. U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement applauding the Biden-Harris administration's decision to update essential tax credit rules to support the country's critical mineral supply chain. Cortez Masto repeatedly called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to make this change and allow critical mineral mining and processing to qualify for Inflation R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) yesterday joined local TikTok small business owners and creators at a roundtable event in Nevada's Fourth Congressional District. The event highlighted TikTok's economic impact in the state and featured a panel of local small businesses discussing how they use TikTok to expand their business and reach new customers. "You all are helping to drive job creatio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS, NV Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced new endorsements from local chambers of commerce for her Tax Relief for New Businesses Act, which would increase the startup tax deduction from $5,000 to $50,000. This legislation is being endorsed by the AAPI Chamber of Southern Nevada, the Urban Chamber of Commerce, the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce, the Latin Chamber of Commerce, and the H  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit defending life-saving reproductive care in two consolidated cases that are threatening the federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment, sometimes including abortion care. The anti-choice extremists litigating the two cases, Moyle v. United States and Idaho   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS, NV Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that she successfully pushed the Biden Administration to update tax credit guidance to include extraction and material costs of critical minerals. Earlier this year, Rosen urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to allow critical mineral mining and processing activities to qualify for the 45X tax credit they passed in the Inflation Reduction Act. "N  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: CARSON CITY, NV Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced the State of Nevada will receive a $10 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enhance the safety and functionality of the Marlette Lake Dam, reducing the risk of a dam breach during an earthquake. "When we invest in Nevada's infrastructure, we are investing in the safety of our loc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS, NV U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that Nevada will receive $340,000 in federal funding to help law enforcement crack down on illicit drug trafficking and address regional drug threats. The funding comes from the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program, which coordinates and supports federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforce  more