Jobs and Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement following her vote in support of the bipartisan United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). 

“While this trade agreement is not perfect, USMCA takes important steps to protect American jobs by encouraging more goods and materials to be manufactured in the United States,” said Senator Rosen. “In Nevada, over ninety-nine percent of all businesses are small businesses, many of which depend on trade. This...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) – both members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection – announced the introduction of the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act, bipartisan legislation that would help to fill the gap between the growth of advanced manufacturing jobs, and individuals qualified with the unique skill set to fill those positions. The bill,...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), announced that she has joined Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to help introduce the 21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act (S.2670), legislation that would provide federal support for middle and high schools to partner with institutions of higher education, industry partners, and apprenticeship programs to create an education or...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released the following statement applauding news of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant totaling $95,212 awarded to the Rural Nevada Development Corporation in Ely.

“Nevada’s small business community is the driving force behind our state’s economy,” said the Senators. “This grant will be used to support rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises, as well as make it easier for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship released the following statement applauding a recent report by Software.org: the BSA Foundation highlighting Nevada as the state with the highest growth of software jobs in the nation in 2019.

“Nevada’s technology sector is quickly growing into one of the premier hiring industries in the United...

VIRGINIA CITY, NV – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, held a roundtable discussion in Storey County with community leaders to discuss economic development in rural areas of Nevada.

“Every corner of Nevada has the capacity for additional economic growth and development,” said Senator Rosen. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to sit down with...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  This week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, joined Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Cory Gardner (R-CO) in helping to introduce bipartisan legislation to increase investment in American small manufacturers. The Strengthening Investment to Grow Manufacturing in America (SIGMA) Act would support American manufacturers through...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined her colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, opposing proposed changes to how the federal poverty rate is calculated. Early last month, the Administration announced its proposal to redefine the formula for calculating poverty, which experts are warning could result in cuts to federal aid that help millions of low-income Americans.

“We write to express our opposition to your administration’s numerous and ongoing...

RENO, NV --Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, hosted a roundtable discussion with small business owners at the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce to discuss legislative actions to better assist northern Nevada’s small business community and announced her support for several programs important to small businesses in Nevada that President Trump has proposed cutting. 

“Nevada’s small businesses are the driving force behind...

RENO, NV --Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, hosted a roundtable discussion with members of the Fernley Chamber of Commerce to discuss issues such as affordable housing and economic development and hear from business leaders in Fernley about community concerns.
 
“The Fernley Chamber of Commerce is an important advocate for our business community in Nevada, and I’m proud to work with them to fight for a stronger,...