Press Releases
BREAKING: Cortez Masto & Grassley’s Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Mental Health Support for Law Enforcement Heads to President’s Desk
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statements after their bipartisan legislation to support law enforcement officers seeking mental health services passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill now heads to President Biden's desk for signature. The Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Counseling Act will encourage the adoption of law enforcement peer counseling programs across the country … Continue Reading
October 26, 2021
Cortez Masto Leads Senate Effort to Protect Family Farms and Ranches From Unfair Tax Hikes
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) is leading efforts in the Senate to ensure that the historic middle-class tax relief delivered in the budget reconciliation legislation does not include provisions that will unfairly burden Nevada's family farms and ranches. This week, she sent a letter to Senate leadership calling on Congress to eliminate changes to the tax code that would harm Nevada's 4,137 farms and ranches, many of which are multi-generational operations. She … Continue Reading
October 26, 2021
Cortez Masto Leads Bill to Promote Battery Manufacturing, Improve Domestic Supply Chains
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement highlighting her legislation with Senator Angus King (I-Maine) to create jobs, support our global competitiveness, and improve our domestic supply chains by strengthening our domestic battery manufacturing industry. "Nevada has an emerging innovation economy that's creating jobs and boosting clean energy technologies and the transportation sector," said Senator Cortez Masto, "and I'm doing … Continue Reading
October 22, 2021
Rosen & Cortez Masto Announce $1 Million Economic Development Grant Awarded to Nevada Thanks to American Rescue Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released the following statement announcing that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $1 million in American Rescue Plan funds to invest in Nevada's communities. This grant will fund statewide planning efforts to boost economic development, enhance U.S. competitiveness, combat the climate crisis, and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our recovery is … Continue Reading
October 20, 2021
Cortez Masto Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support American Leadership in Innovation and Technology
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to support U.S. competitiveness in innovation and technology and strengthen Nevada's 21st-century economy. Her legislation with Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) will ensure innovators and government agencies are working together to provide guidance on technological issues like artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, the digital divide in broadband, and smart communities. "Nevada … Continue Reading
October 20, 2021
Cortez Masto Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Establish a National 6G Strategy to Improve Broadband Access
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced a bipartisan bill to support U.S. competitiveness in innovation and technology and strengthen Nevada's 21st-century economy. Her legislation with Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and John Thune (R-S.D.) establishes a national strategy based on an expert council to implement future telecom networks, including sixth generation (6G). "I've been leading on broadband access throughout my time … Continue Reading
October 19, 2021
Cortez Masto Announces $1.3 Million in Grants for Nevada Law Enforcement
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $1,301,124 to Nevada law enforcement agencies under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, which supports a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime. "Nevada's law enforcement officers work tirelessly to keep our communities safe, and federal grants under the Byrne JAG Program are critical in helping them do so," said Cortez … Continue Reading
October 08, 2021
Cortez Masto Announces $348 Million in Funding for Recreation and Conservation Projects, Including a New Red Rock Canyon Trail and Fire Prevention Activities in Lake Tahoe Basin
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today announced the U.S. Department of the Interior has committed more than $348 million in funding to projects across the state that will help protect Nevada's public lands, expand recreational parks, rehabilitate wildlife habitat, and prevent wildfires. This funding comes through provisions in the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA), which ensures that revenues from public lands sales in Clark County are returned … Continue Reading
October 06, 2021
Cortez Masto Announces $1.4 Million in Awards to Support Nevada Police Training
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today announced that more than $1.4 million in Community Policing Development (CPD) program dollars would be coming to Nevada to help support law enforcement officers. These Department of Justice (DOJ) grants from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) support Nevada law enforcement by providing training in de-escalation techniques that can keep both officers and the public safe. "Nevada's police work … Continue Reading
October 06, 2021
Cortez Masto Urges Biden Administration to Establish National Strategy to Prevent Alzheimer’s, Dementia-Related Diseases
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D- Nev.) joined a bipartisan group of senators in calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to establish an ambitious national plan to prevent Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The senators wrote, "Alzheimer's disease is a public health crisis that is expanding, with a projected increase to nearly 14 million people in the U.S. with the disease by 2050," and that, "a significant percentage of dementia … Continue Reading
October 05, 2021
At Senate Hearing, Cortez Masto Stands Up for Nevada Mining Jobs, Ensures That House Anti-Mining Provisions Will Not Move Forward In the Senate
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) led bipartisan opposition to an unfair proposed tax on Nevada's mining industry at a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) hearing that she had called for to discuss mining reform. Cortez Masto criticized the proposal, which was recently approved by the House Natural Resources Committee as part of its reconciliation bill, because it would make changes to mining law that would unfairly burden Nevada's mining … Continue Reading
October 05, 2021
Cortez Masto Announces $1 Million for Alzheimer’s Community Care in Northern Nevada
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the Neighbor Network of Northern Nevada has been awarded $999,994 in federal grant funding to provide quality support for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers so those individuals can remain independent and safe in their communities. Cortez Masto personally advocated for this funding with the administration. "I watched my grandfather care for my grandmother while she had Alzheimer's, and no one … Continue Reading
September 30, 2021
Cortez Masto Marks Fourth Anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival Attack
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spoke on the Senate floor today to honor the victims of the worst mass shooting in modern American history, which took place nearly four years ago on October 1, 2017 at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas. Video of her full remarks is available here. "For so many of us, 1October is a lingering presence-one that can return in a rush at the faintest reminder, like the sounds of sirens or fireworks. The day remains the … Continue Reading
September 30, 2021
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Seek Healing for Native Children and Their Communities
Washington, D.C. -Today, on the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined bipartisan legislation, The Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, to establish a formal commission to investigate, document, and acknowledge past injustices of the federal government's Indian Boarding School Policies. This includes attempts to terminate Native cultures, religions, and languages; … Continue Reading
September 30, 2021
Cortez Masto Announces $1.5 Million in Grants for Native American Tribes to Address Violence Against Indigenous Women
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today announced that the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California would receive a total of $1.5 million to help respond to violent crimes against Indigenous women. "Women and girls in Native communities have been living in an epidemic of violence for far too long. This funding will allow the Pyramid Lake Paiute and Washoe Tribes to address violence against Indigenous women with resources from their own … Continue Reading
September 29, 2021
On Senate Floor: Cortez Masto Calls on Congress to Stand Up for Reproductive Health Care
"Anti-abortion extremists are going to great lengths to stop women from seeking reproductive care." "We cannot let a dedicated minority take that right away from the rest of us." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spoke on the Senate floor today about her work to protect reproductive health care while abortion access is under attack nationwide. "Women's health care isn't optional," said Senator Cortez Masto. "Nevadans know this. That's why we worked so hard in … Continue Reading
September 29, 2021
Cortez Masto, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Shortage of Health Care Providers in Native American Communities
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to help the Indian Health Services (IHS) recruit and hire more health care professionals by providing medical, nursing, and other students with fully tax-exempt scholarships and loan repayment programs. IHS has a 25% vacancy rate for health care providers and currently needs more than 1,300 positions filled, which Cortez Masto's legislation could help … Continue Reading
September 28, 2021
At Senate Hearing Cortez Masto Blasts Republicans for Refusing to Address Debt Limit, Highlights Urgent Need for Additional Support for the Hospitality Industry
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) called out Senate Republicans for blocking votes to raise the debt limit, which could threaten the entire U.S. economy and jeopardize benefits for Social Security recipients, veterans, and vulnerable Americans receiving health care through Medicaid. At today's Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, Cortez Masto focused … Continue Reading
September 27, 2021
Cortez Masto Announces Federal Grant Funding to Prevent Elder Abuse in Nevada
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded over $200,000 in federal funds to combat and prevent elder abuse in Nevada. Since her time as Nevada's Attorney General, Senator Cortez Masto has been committed to protecting Nevada's seniors and ensuring that they have access to the resources they need to thrive. The funds from this grant will provide training to professionals to enhance their ability to address … Continue Reading
September 24, 2021
Cortez Masto Announces Over $308,000 in Grant Funding for Reno Police to Stop Dangerous Drivers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the Reno Police Department would receive $308,978 from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to continue its program to stop dangerous drivers of both regular and commercial vehicles. "Reno police have been working hard to crack down on unsafe drivers and lower the risk of dangerous accidents to keep our roads safe," said Senator Cortez Masto. "I'll continue to advocate for our officers in the Senate and help push … Continue Reading
