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News from June 2023

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Rosen, Capito Lead Senate Women In Stem Caucus In Discussion With Girl Scouts On Stem Pipeline For Young Girls

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 14, 2023

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), co-chairs and co-founders of the Senate Women in STEM Caucus, were part of a discussion with the Girl Scouts of the USA about their ongoing work to build a STEM pipeline for K-8 girls. During the event, Senator Rosen highlighted her continued push to make STEM education more accessible for young girls, encouraging more girls to pursue careers in STEM fields and diversifying the workforce with more women.

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Rosen Celebrates Las Vegas Golden Knights’ First-Ever Stanley Cup Championship Victory

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 14, 2023

Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) celebrated the Las Vegas Golden Knights’ first-ever Stanley Cup championship victory since the team began playing in Las Vegas in 2017.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Nevada during week ending May 27

By Silver State Times | Jun 13, 2023

Nevada's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending May 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Week of May 27: 123 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Nevada

By Silver State Times | Jun 13, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 123 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 27.

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Cortez Masto Congratulates the Vegas Golden Knights on Stanley Cup Victory

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

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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Rosen Chairs Hearing On Implementation Of Her Bipartisan Travel And Tourism Legislation

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led a hearing of the Commerce Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion to examine the implementation of her bipartisan Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act, as well as other travel and tourism-related legislation enacted in the last Congress to strengthen the travel and tourism industry.

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Following Rosen Call For Action, Administration Extends Temporary Protected Status Designation For El Salvador And Honduras

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) applauded news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador and Honduras following a push from Senator Rosen and colleagues.

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Rosen, Cortez Masto Announce Nearly $12 Million For Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe To Construct “Indian Route 35”

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced $11,975,000 in funding for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe to build “Indian Route 35,” also known as Wadsworth Bypass Road, through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) program.

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Week ending May 27 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Nevada

By Silver State Times | Jun 12, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 97 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 27.

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Lee, Bipartisan Coalition Introduce Proactive Public Health Legislation

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

On June 6, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congressman Michael Burgess (TX-26), and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) introduced the bipartisan Disease X Act, which proactively supports the research and development of medical countermeasures (MCM) to address current and future public health threats.

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Horsford Statement on Supreme Court Decision Ruling Alabama Congressional Maps Unconstitutional

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

On June 8, 2023, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Allen v. Milligan case, finding that the Congressional maps had unconstitutionally diluted the strength of Black voters in the state of Alabama:

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'Blindly ideological': Parent rights advocacy group president calls out Democrats for stance on Opportunity Scholarships

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

Nevada Democrats refuse to include the expansion of school choice in the appropriations budget, risking the possibility of a special session.

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Rosen Joins Bipartisan Bill To Ensure Gold Star Spouses Retain Survivor Benefits

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

On june 7, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced her support for the Love Lives On Act, bipartisan legislation which would allow spouses of deceased servicemembers to retain survivor benefits if they remarry.

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Rosen Helps Introduce Legislation to Provide Support, Resources for Victims of Gun Violence

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen has helped introduce the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act to provide all victims of gun violence and their loved ones with the resources to help meet medical, legal, financial, and other needs. Sixty people were killed and hundreds more injured as a result of the October 1, 2017 shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, which remains the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.

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As Fire Season Begins, Cortez Masto Joins Bipartisan Push to Increase Wildland Firefighter Recruitment and Retention

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

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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Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Counter New Threats From Iran By Strengthening U.S.-Israel Defense Collaboration In Emerging Technologies

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

Legislation Comes At A Time When Iran And Its Proxies Are Increasingly Using New Technologies, Including Artificial Intelligence, Drones, And Cyber Attacks, Against U.S. And Israel

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Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Houses Of Worship, Congregations From Violence

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen helped introduce the bipartisan Pray Safe Act to establish a Federal Clearinghouse on Safety and Security Best Practices for Faith-Based Organizations And Houses of Worship.

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Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce Nearly $12 Million For Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe To Construct “Indian Route 35”

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

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

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

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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Nevada: 61 Hispanic lives lost in week ending May 20

By Silver State Times | Jun 11, 2023

There were 61 Hispanic people who died in Nevada in the week ending May 20, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).