Catherine Cortez Masto
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Recent News About Catherine Cortez Masto
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ICYMI: Cortez Masto Unveils Critical Legislation to Protect Water Access in Nevada
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., will introduce legislation Thursday to push forward a proposed water pipeline project that would go underground through Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
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Cortez Masto Announces Over $3 Million to Prevent and Combat Invasive Species in Lake Tahoe
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced $3.1 million in funding she secured for Lake Tahoe in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent and combat the spread of aquatic invasive species in the lake through the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program.
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On Anniversary of the Fall of Roe V. Wade, Cortez Masto Leads Legislation to Protect the Right of Women to Cross State Lines to Seek Abortion Care
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) led a group of her Democratic colleagues, including Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), in re-introducing the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act
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Cortez Masto: $43.5 Million in Vital Broadband Funding Coming to Nevada
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
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
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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Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce Resolution Recognizing the Vegas Golden Knights for Their First Stanley Cup Championship
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
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
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
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
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.
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Cortez Masto Joins Legislation to Codify Right to Contraception, Safeguard 60 Years of Settled Precedent
Right to Contraception Act would protect statutory right to contraception as Supreme Court threatens to roll back fundamental rights in the wake of Dobbs decision
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Cortez Masto Congratulates the Vegas Golden Knights on Stanley Cup Victory
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement celebrating the Vegas Golden Knights on winning the 2023 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Final.
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As Fire Season Begins, Cortez Masto Joins Bipartisan Push to Increase Wildland Firefighter Recruitment and Retention
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and a bipartisan group of Western senators in urging the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to consider a long-term solution to increase wildland firefighter recruitment and retention. In their letter, the senators push Congress to act before short-term pay increases in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for over 16,000 federal wildland firefighters are set to expire on September 30th, 2023.
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Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce Nearly $12 Million For Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe To Construct “Indian Route 35”
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen(D-Nev.) today announced $11,975,000 in funding for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe to build “Indian Route 35,” also known as Wadsworth Bypass Road,
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Cortez Masto Introduces Legislation To Support Business Development At Apex Industrial Park In Las Vegas
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto introduced legislation to make it easier to grow existing businesses and open new businesses in the Apex Industrial Park in North Las Vegas.
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Legislation Supported By Cortez Masto To Investigate Indian Boarding School Injustices Clears Key Committee Hurdle
This week, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spoke in support of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, legislation she has cosponsored to investigate, document, and acknowledge past injustices of the federal government's Indian Boarding School Policies.
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Cortez Masto & Colleagues Continue Fight To Improve Mental Health Services For Students
Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Chris Murphy (D-Ct.) reintroduced the Mental Health Services for Students Act to strengthen school-based mental health services for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Cortez Masto Leads Efforts To Support Nevada Firefighters Ahead Of Wildfire Season
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) is continuing her fight to support Nevada’s firefighters, introducing comprehensive legislation to prevent wildfires,
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Icymi: Nevada Labor Leader Praises Cortez Masto’s Bill To Protect Mining Jobs
the secretary-treasurer of the Northern Nevada Central Labor Council and the secretary-treasurer of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Northern Nevada, Rob Benner, highlighted the importance of Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s (D-Nev.) legislation to protect rural Nevada’s economy, union jobs, and working families in The Nevada Independent.