Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), addressed the audience at the 2019 Senate Democratic Latino Summit, emphasizing the strength of diversity in Nevada, and the need to work together on key issues affecting Nevada communities. 

“In my home state of Nevada, our diversity truly is one of our greatest strengths,” said Senator Rosen. “We must ensure that Nevada’s Latino community, one of the largest Latino communities in the country, has access to the resources necessary to...

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...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) toured the Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas. Following the tour, Senator Rosen participated in a roundtable discussion with representatives of Nevada environmental conservation groups to discuss the importance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

“Not only is the Land and Water Conservation Fund important for the protection of Nevada’s public lands, it’s also vital to our thriving outdoor recreation economy,” said...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), an Honorary Associate Member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, addressed members of Las Vegas’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community at the Las Vegas Asian Night Market. During her remarks, Senator Rosen spoke on issues affecting Nevada’s AAPI community, including health care, education, small businesses and immigration reform.

“Our country’s diversity is our strength. I was honored to help celebrate the...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and the Special Committee on Aging, and founder of the Senate bipartisan Comprehensive Care Caucus, participated in the 2019 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Las Vegas.

“As a former caregiver for my aging parents and in-laws, I have seen firsthand the effect that Alzheimer’s has on patients and their families,” said Senator Rosen. “I took part in today’s event to...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) released the following statement announcing the members of their bipartisan Northern Nevada and Southern Nevada Judicial Commissions. The Senators have created two five-member commissions, one in southern Nevada and one in northern Nevada, which will review and recommend candidates for potential nomination to the federal bench. Senators Cortez Masto and Rosen invite all Nevadans interested in being...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement upon news of the passing of former House colleague, Congressman Elijah Cummings.

“In Elijah Cummings, we lost a giant who was tireless in the fight for justice,” said Senator Rosen. “This is a tremendous loss for our country. During his decades long tenure of public service, Representative Cummings was fiercely committed to bettering the lives of his constituents. My heart is with his loved ones and the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) in introducing the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act (S. 2621). The legislation would allow beneficiaries of Holocaust-era insurance policies to bring civil actions in U.S. district courts against the insurer for the covered policy to recover proceeds due or otherwise enforce any rights under the policy.

“Never Again means never forgetting those who survived the horrors of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-NM-03) held a press conference alongside plaintiffs in the upcoming Supreme Court DACA cases calling on Congress to pass legislation to protect our nation’s Dreamers. 

“Our Dreamers are some of our nation's brightest, and we must...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor and Pensions (HELP), met with members of the ‘Little Lobbyists’, an advocacy organization of parents and children working to protect access to health care.

“The fortitude displayed by these parents and children advocating for improved health care across our nation is incredible,” said Senator Rosen. “No issue is more personal for an individual than their health. I applaud...