{"id":8486,"date":"2023-04-24T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosen-testing.senate.gov\/?p=8486"},"modified":"2023-04-24T19:02:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T19:02:00","slug":"rosen-cortez-masto-lead-bipartisan-letter-in-support-of-nevadas-application-to-fund-high-speed-rail-between-las-vegas-and-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2023\/04\/24\/rosen-cortez-masto-lead-bipartisan-letter-in-support-of-nevadas-application-to-fund-high-speed-rail-between-las-vegas-and-southern-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen, Cortez Masto Lead Bipartisan Letter in Support of Nevada\u2019s Application to Fund High-Speed Rail Between Las Vegas and Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Project Is Predicted to Bolster Tourism, Create 35,000 Good-Paying Jobs, Ease Traffic on Interstate-15 Annually, And Reduce More Than 400,000 Tons Of Carbon Emissions Each Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON DC<\/strong> &#8211; Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation in strong support of Nevada\u2019s recently submitted application to fund construction of a high-speed rail system between Las Vegas and Southern California, which will help bolster Southern Nevada\u2019s tourism economy and reduce congestion in the Interstate-15 corridor. Brightline West estimates that its proposed high-speed rail project will remove 3 million cars from I-15 annually, reducing more than 400,000 tons of carbon emissions each year, while creating 35,000 good-paying jobs. Funding for the project would come from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2022\/11\/15\/on-first-anniversary-of-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-rosen-highlights-infrastructure-investments-for-nevada\/\"><em>Bipartisan Infrastructure Law<\/em><\/a>, which Senator Rosen helped write and pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bipartisan group includes Representatives Steven Horsford (D-NV-04), Susie Lee (D-NV-03), Dina Titus (D-NV-01), Mark Amodei (R-NV-02), Nanette Barrag\u00e1n (D-CA-44), Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23), John Garamendi (D-CA-08), and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34). Earlier this year, Senator Rosen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2023\/03\/23\/rosen-urges-u-s-department-of-transportation-to-stand-ready-to-receive-nevadas-application-to-build-a-high-speed-rail-system-ease-road-congestion\/\">sent<\/a> a letter urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to stand ready to receive this application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe write to express our strong support of the Nevada Department of Transportation\u2019s (NDOT) application to the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant,\u201d <strong>the Members of Congress wrote.<\/strong> \u201cThis unprecedented funding opportunity for intercity high-speed rail will unleash private investment at a critical moment for our nation, demonstrating the potential for public-private partnerships and planting a flag for American high-speed rail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBrightline West will serve as a powerful example of the possibilities of high-speed rail for other cities and regions and is well-positioned to advance the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s priorities related to multi-generational infrastructure investments, job creation, equity, and climate change resiliency and sustainability. High-speed rail connecting Nevada and California also has the potential to significantly increase visitors to both states, boosting travel and tourism across the region,\u201d <strong>they continued.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The full letter can be found <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023.4.24-Letter-of-Support-NDOT_Brightline-USDOT-FSP-Grant-FINAL.pdf\"><strong>aqu\u00ed<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Rosen has been a strong supporter of Brightline\u2019s high-speed rail project as a way to support Nevada\u2019s tourism economy and ease transportation issues. Earlier this year, she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJackyRosen\/status\/1633968184796536835?s=20\">applauded<\/a> the announcement that Brightline and the Southern Nevada Building Trades Union had struck an agreement to ensure union labor was used in the building of the rail system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Is Predicted to Bolster Tourism, Create 35,000 Good-Paying Jobs, Ease Traffic on Interstate-15 Annually, And Reduce More Than 400,000 Tons Of Carbon Emissions Each Year WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press_release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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