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Amidst 16-year High In Traffic Deaths, Lee Leads Call To President Biden For Swift Action To Nominate Nhtsa Administrator

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 19, 2023

Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) led ten House colleagues in a letter to President Biden, urging him to swiftly nominate and work to confirm a permanent Administrator to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). NHTSA is the central federal body responsible for reducing deaths, injuries, and economic losses due to motor vehicle crashes. The agency has not had a Senate-confirmed leader for longer than three months since 2017.

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From Washington, members of Congress celebrate Golden Knights championship

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 19, 2023

Nevada's Congressional representatives are sharing their Vegas Born pride in the nation's capital, celebrating the Golden Knights' Stanley Cup victory Wednesday.

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Horsford Celebrates Golden Knights on House Floor

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 18, 2023

Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), went to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to celebrate the Las Vegas Golden Knights winning the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup.

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Congresswoman Lee Congratulates Golden Knights On Historic Victory For Las Vegas

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 18, 2023

Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to congratulate the Las Vegas Golden Knights on last night’s historic Stanley Cup victory. Congresswoman Lee honored the Golden Knights as not just a sport team but a symbol of unity and resilience, tied to the community when their very first home game came just days after the tragic shooting that struck Las Vegas on October 1, 2017.

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Congresswoman Lee Signs Three Discharge Petitions To Bring Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation To The House Floor

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 17, 2023

Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, was among the first members of the House of Representatives to sign three discharge petitions that would force a full House vote on three common sense gun violence prevention measures currently being blocked by Republican leadership.

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Horsford Pushes to Force a Vote on Commonsense, Evidence-Backed Gun Reforms

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 17, 2023

Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) signed three discharge petitions to force a full House vote on commonsense gun violence prevention measures currently blocked by House Republican leadership. Horsfordis a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and has previously introduced the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, legislation that makes groundbreaking investments in community violence intervention programs.

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Attorney General Ford Applauds Grant Funding For GOWINN Programs from 2019 T-Mobile Settlement

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced the approval of the use of $4,466,662 million in T-Mobile settlement money to fund grants for three Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation (GOWINN) programs. These innovative programs aim to reduce recidivism of Nevada’s female prison population, increase support for Nevada students and address our teacher shortage crisis.

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Governor Lombardo Signs Landmark Legislation, Successfully Passes Historic Education and Public Safety Agenda in First Legislative Session

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 16, 10 days after the end of the 2023 Legislative Session, Governor Joe Lombardo officially returned all outstanding legislation to the Office of the Secretary of State. In total, Governor Lombardo received 611 bills throughout the 82nd Legislative Session, ultimately signing 536 of the bills that reached his desk.

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Rosen, Ernst, Duckworth, Sullivan Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Properly Recognize Female Veterans’ Combat Service With Special Forces, Ensure Access To Benefits

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

Under Current Policies, Women Veterans Who Served In Cultural Support Teams Are Denied Proper Recognition, Benefits, & Critical Health Services

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In Las Vegas, Rosen To Announce More Than $43 Million She Secured To Expand Access To High-Speed Internet In Nevada

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

Funding Comes From Senator Rosen’s Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act That Was Signed Into Law As Part Of The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Cortez Masto: $43.5 Million in Vital Broadband Funding Coming to Nevada

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is awarding $43.5 to connect and improve broadband access and reliability in Eastern Nevada

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Cortez Masto, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Working Families Afford Their First Homes

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 6, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act, which would make homeownership more accessible for working families.

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Cortez Masto Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Nevadans Recover From Natural Disasters

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto introduced bipartisan legislation with Senators John Kennedy (R-La.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to provide relief for impacted taxpayers in states that have issued state-level disaster declarations.

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Congresswoman Lee Slams Republican Efforts To Slash Funding For Veterans, Military Construction

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, slammed Republican efforts to cut funding for critical military construction and insert partisan changes to existing law, known as “riders,” that would restrict funding for veterans’ services.

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Governor Lombardo Signs Senate Bill 1

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 15, 2023

A formal celebratory signing ceremony will be announced in Las Vegas in the coming weeks.

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Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce Resolution Recognizing the Vegas Golden Knights for Their First Stanley Cup Championship

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 15, 2023

U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) delivered a resolution to the United States Senate recognizing the historic win by the Vegas Golden Knights in the National Hockey League Stanley Cup Final on June 13, 2023.

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Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce Over $31 Million for Rural Nevada Counties

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 15, 2023

U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that the Department of the Interior (DOI) has provided $31,196,044 under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for rural counties in Nevada for fiscal Year 2023.

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Cortez Masto Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 15, 2023

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision that protects the Indian Child Welfare Act.

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Cortez Masto Introduces Legislation to Protect Water Supply for More Than 1 Million Nevadans by Allowing Horizon Lateral Water Pipeline to Move Forward

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 15, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to ensure Southern Nevada Water Authority’s (SNWA) Horizon Lateral water pipeline project can be constructed underground through Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (NCA)

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Cortez Masto, Feinstein Call on USCIS to Improve Visa Program for Immigrant Survivors of Human Trafficking

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 15, 2023

U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) called on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to improve the implementation of the T visa program, which provides a path to legal status for immigrant survivors of human trafficking.