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News from June 2023

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Cortez Masto Statement On Vote To Prevent Default, Protect Vital Programs For Nevadans

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 7, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement on her vote to prevent a U.S. default.

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Cortez Masto & Colleagues Push Bipartisan Legislation To Claw Back Big Failed Bank Executive Pay

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 7, 2023

Bipartisan Legislation to Claw Back Compensation from Failed Bank Executives Picks Up Steam in the Senate

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Cortez Masto And Colleagues Hold Companies Accountable For Contracting With Slaughterhouse Cleaning Firm That Unlawfully Employed Children

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 7, 2023

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has seen a 69 percent increase in companies illegally employing children since 2018

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Week of May 20: 121 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Nevada

By Silver State Times | Jun 6, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 121 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 20.

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Lombardo: 'I will not sign any budget bills until my priorities are addressed — period'

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) discussed his current priorities, including school choice, in a press release published on Twitter May 25.

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End of life: Nevada deaths during week ending May 20 did not exceed death expectancy

By Silver State Times | Jun 6, 2023

Nevada's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending May 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Rosen Encourages Nevada Rural Small Businesses, Farmers, Ranchers To Apply For Federal Funding To Help Lower Energy Costs

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

On june 1, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) is encouraging rural small businesses, farmers, and ranchers in Nevada to apply for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which provides federal assistance for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency projects improvements that would help lower energy costs.

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Rosen, Cortez Masto Announce $12 Million For Sagebrush Restoration And Wildfire Prevention In Nevada

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is awarding $12 million to fund sagebrush restoration and wildfire fuels reduction in the Montana Mountains in Humboldt County and the Upper Humboldt/O’Neil basin in Elko County.

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Cortez Masto And Colleagues Hold Companies Accountable For Contracting With Slaughterhouse Cleaning Firm That Unlawfully Employed Children

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

U.S. Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) and several Senate colleagues in leading an oversight effort aimed at holding accountable nine companies that contracted with Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. (PSSI),

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Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce $12 Million For Sagebrush Restoration And Wildfire Prevention In Nevada

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is awarding $12 million to fund sagebrush restoration and wildfire fuels reduction in the Montana Mountains in Humboldt County and the Upper Humboldt/O’Neil basin in Elko County.

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Cortez Masto Pushes Legislation To Combat Wildfires, Help Nevadans Impacted By Worsening Fire Seasons

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto introduced two bills to provide sweeping support for efforts to prevent wildfires and help communities recover.

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Week ending May 20 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Nevada

By Silver State Times | Jun 5, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 103 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 20.

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Bipartisanship In Action: Congresswoman Lee Welcomes Republican Congressman David Valadao To Nevada As Part Of Bipartisan Exchange

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

On May 29, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) hosted Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) in a tour of southern Nevada as part of a unique, bipartisan exchange.

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Horsford Statement on Nomination of CQ Brown to Lead Joint Chiefs of Staff

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) on May 25, 2023, issued the following statement after President Biden nominated General Charles Q. Brown to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

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Cortez Masto & Colleagues Call on Administration to Streamline Cancellation of Removal Process

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) led Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in calling on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to make cancellation of removal more accessible for long-term noncitizen residents of the United States.

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Cortez Masto Announces Updated Broadband Map, Expanded Federal Funding and Access for Nevada

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

On may 30, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an updated version of their National Broadband Map that will ensure Nevada receives more federal funding from the $42.5 billion in broadband grants she pushed for in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Rosen, Ernst Lead Colleagues In Bill To Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity Partnerships With Abraham Accords Countries

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

On may 31, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), James Lankford (R-OK), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Abraham Accords Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2023.

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Rosen Successfully Pushes Administration To Fix Broadband Map, Ensures Nevada Gets More Funding For High-Speed Internet

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

On may 30, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that, after her successful push, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its National Broadband Map to more accurately reflect Nevada’s current broadband needs, which is critical for the allocation of funding for high-speed internet from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $42 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.

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“Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on June 1

By Silver State Times | Jun 5, 2023

“Cloture Motion (Executive Session)“ was published in the Senate section on page S1893 on June 1

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Senator Cortez Masto Reintroduces Resolution Recognizing The Anniversary Of The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), along with 22 of her Senate colleagues, reintroduced a resolution commemorating the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and honoring the lives and legacies of the nearly 300 Black men, women, and children who were killed and the nearly 9,000 Black individuals who were left homeless as a result.