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Cortez Masto Delivers Floor Speech on Threat of Barrett Nomination to Nevadans’ Health Care, Urgent Need to Act on Comprehensive, Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief Now
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spoke on the Senate floor today on the threat that Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination poses to health care protections for Nevadans and all Americans, as well as the urgent need for a bipartisan, comprehensive COVID-19 relief package. Senator Cortez Masto's remarks are available in VIDEO FORMAT. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery: I rise today to … Continue Reading
October 23, 2020
Cortez Masto Applauds Over $4 Million for 16 Tribes in Nevada
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) celebrated the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarding over $4,000,000 to 16 tribes across Nevada. The funding will support investments in environmental protection and infrastructure improvement programs. "Tribal nations in Nevada are working hard to protect their health, conserve their natural resources and improve their infrastructure. I'm grateful to see the Environmental Protection Agency assist their efforts, and I … Continue Reading
October 23, 2020
Cortez Masto Joins Colleagues in Opposition to Administration’s Attempt to Misclassify Workers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and a group of her Senate colleagues in a letter urging U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia to rescind a proposed rule regarding classification of workers as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule proposes a misguided test to determine if a worker is an employee under the FLSA, failing to address misclassification of workers as independent … Continue Reading
October 23, 2020
Cortez Masto Highlights What Nevadans Are Saying About Her Northern Nevada Rural Land Management, Conservation, and Military Readiness Act
Washington, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released a draft of the Northern Nevada Rural Land Management, Conservation, and Military Readiness Act, which includes land management bills for Churchill, Pershing, Douglas and Lander counties and an alternative proposal for the expansion of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon. This proposal was crafted through consistent engagement and collaboration between conservation groups, outdoor recreation industries, farmers, … Continue Reading
October 23, 2020
Cortez Masto Urges Administration to Make LIHEAP Funds Available to Nevada
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) swiftly and at the highest level possible under the current continuing resolution. "As the main federal program that helps low-income households and seniors with their energy bills, LIHEAP provides critical assistance during … Continue Reading
October 22, 2020
Cortez Masto, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Telehealth Legislation
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) introduced bipartisan legislation, titled Ensuring Parity in Medicare Advantage for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020. This legislation would require that certain audio-only telehealth diagnoses be included in Medicare Advantage risk adjustment. It also requires Medicare Advantage plans to reimburse providers for audio-only telehealth visits as if they were in-person visits during the COVID-19 emergency … Continue Reading
October 21, 2020
Cortez Masto, Rosen, Feinstein, and Harris Urge Air Force to Upgrade Nevada Air National Guard Aircraft Fleet to Help Fight Wildfires
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett urging her to reconsider the Nevada Air National Guard Base in Reno as a candidate for eight C-130J aircraft, which would help improve the Guard's firefighting abilities in Nevada, California, and other states in the region. The Senators first asked Secretary Barrett to consider the Nevada … Continue Reading
October 16, 2020
Cortez Masto Applauds Grant Funding for Broadband Projects in Elko and Humboldt Counties
Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) applauded the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement that it is investing $43.2 million in grants and loans to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas across the country. Over $12.8 million dollars of this funding will go to deploy fiber-to-the-premises network to connect rural farms and businesses to high-speed broadband across Idaho, Oregon and Nevada, including in Humboldt and … Continue Reading
October 16, 2020
Cortez Masto Applauds Grant Funding for Broadband Projects in Elko and Humboldt Counties
Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) applauded the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement that it is investing $43.2 million in grants and loans to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas across the country. Over $12.8 million dollars of this funding will go to deploy fiber-to-the-premises network to connect rural farms and businesses to high-speed broadband across Idaho, Oregon and Nevada, including in Humboldt and … Continue Reading
October 15, 2020
Cortez Masto Supports Expanding Tribal Broadband
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) in a bill to expand the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC's) 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window. The Extending Broadband Tribal Priority Act of 2020 will allow Tribal Nations and Native Hawaiian organizations the time they need to apply for spectrum licenses for unassigned spectrum over their own lands-a critical step to expanding … Continue Reading
October 15, 2020
Cortez Masto, Cramer Lead Legislation to Support the Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Industries
Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today unveiled new bipartisan legislation to provide comprehensive relief and recovery measures for the convention, trade show, entertainment, travel and hospitality industries and their workers. The Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020 would stimulate the economy by creating new recovery incentives for hospitality and trade shows, enhance the employee retention tax credit to help maintain … Continue Reading
October 14, 2020
Cortez Masto Urges All Nevadans to Complete their 2020 Census
FTPs for TV stations are available here. Washington, D.C. - The Census Bureau just announced that the deadline for the 2020 Census was moved to tomorrow, October 15th. U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement urging all Nevadans across the Silver State to complete their census: "The 2020 Census is incredibly important for all Nevadans. An accurate census means more federal funding for our state to improve our schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and so … Continue Reading
October 14, 2020
Cortez Masto Applauds Almost $1.7 Million for Nevada Hospital System During Coronavirus Pandemic
Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a grant of $1,695,024 to Dignity Health of Nevada so that its hospitals and health care facilities can better cope with the coronavirus pandemic. "Nevada needs this federal support during the pandemic for everything from PPE to testing to supplies and equipment. As we head into flu season, these funds will help Dignity … Continue Reading
October 13, 2020
200 Days Since the President Signed the CARES Act, Cortez Masto Condemns McConnell’s Failed Priorities
Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) issued the following statement as the Senate continues hearings on the appointment of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. It has been 200 days since the last major COVID relief package, the CARES Act, was signed into law by President Trump. While last week President Trump walked away - and then came back to the negotiating table, Senator Cortez Masto continues to push for much-needed relief for Nevadans, including in … Continue Reading
October 13, 2020
Cortez Masto Supports Improving Health and Safety Around the Senate Complex
Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in a resolution to address health and safety concerns in the Senate. "The U.S. Senate has seen a spike in coronavirus cases endangering the health and safety of Senate complex workers, Senate staff and their families. As Senators, it's our responsibility to uphold the health guidelines issued by our country's top scientists and … Continue Reading
October 13, 2020
Cortez Masto Applauds College of Southern Nevada’s Inclusion in Drone Training Program
Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) has been certified as one of the schools under the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI). The initiative, which was originally proposed as part of Senator Cortez Masto's Safe DRONE Act and included in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, allows partner schools to prepare students for careers in drone … Continue Reading
October 11, 2020
Cortez Masto, Murkowski Hail Trump Signing of Bills to Curb Epidemic of Missing, Murdered and Trafficked Native Women
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)-champions in the Senate of the Not Invisible Act and Savanna's Act, respectively-today released the following statements after both bills were signed into law by the president: "For too long, the epidemic of missing, murdered and trafficked Native women and girls has gone unaddressed. Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp bravely took up this effort in the last Congress, and I'm proud to have worked to get … Continue Reading
October 08, 2020
Cortez Masto Applauds $1.3 Million for College Students, Environment in Nevada
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have awarded grants of $1,323,397 to Nevada institutions of higher education to support distance learning and pollution prevention. "I'm glad to see Nevada's system of higher education, including Western Nevada College, get funds to support distance learning. With so many students all over Nevada attending … Continue Reading
October 07, 2020
Cortez Masto Announces Alternative Text for Naval Air Station Fallon Expansion, Northern Nevada Lands Bills After Consultation with Nevada Stakeholders
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released a draft of the Northern Nevada Rural Land Management, Conservation, and Military Readiness Act, which includes land management bills for Churchill, Pershing, Douglas and Lander counties and an alternative proposal for the expansion of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon. This proposal, intended for consideration in the final version of the FY2021 National Defense Reauthorization Act (NDAA), allows NAS Fallon to continue … Continue Reading
October 07, 2020
Cortez Masto Honored As Friend of American Farm Bureau for the 116th Congress
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) was named a "Friend of the Farm Bureau" by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) for her work supporting Nevada's farmers, ranchers and agricultural communities during the 116th Congress. She was nominated for the award by the Nevada Farm Bureau. "Nevada's agricultural industry is an important part of our economy and our state's cultural heritage. These businesses - from large cattle ranches to family-owned farms - nourish … Continue Reading
