Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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 a co-chair of the Comprehensive Care Caucus, announced her introduction of a bipartisan resolution to honor November as Hospice and Palliative Care Month. The resolution also unanimously passed the U.S. Senate last night. Fellow caucus co-chairs Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Deb Fischer (R-NE)...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight (FSO), U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) questioned Brandon Wales, Acting Director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, on the increasingly prevalent and sophisticated cyber threats that states and local entities face during the COVID-19 pandemic. This hearing follows a recent ransomware attack...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined a letter led by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to Senate leadership urging them to extend unemployment programs that Congress created to aid workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) programs, in future economic relief legislation. The Senators also urged Senate leadership to...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced that her office will be launching an initiative to regularly highlight Nevada small businesses. This news comes on Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting small business communities across the United States.

“In Nevada, small businesses are the driving force that powers our state’s economic engine,” said Senator Rosen. “Unfortunately, during...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) questioned Dr. Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, Dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University on the potential for at-home COVID-19 testing options, support for caregivers and the medical workforce, and the need to ensure food security for Americans through this pandemic’s most critical times. A transcript of the Senator’s full exchange can be...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) addressed a panel hosted by the Anti-Defamation League. Senator Rosen discussed the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism’s efforts to curb the disturbing rise of anti-Semitism in the United States and globally, including by advocating for comprehensive Holocaust education.

“We have a responsibility to our neighbors, our friends, our community, and our children to help prevent anti-Semitism before it starts. With...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced the introduction of their Improving Telework Cybersecurity for Small Organizations Act. This bipartisan legislation would work to strengthen the cybersecurity capacity of small organizations to defend against telework-related cyber threats.

“We put our nation at risk if we don’t work to strengthen our nation’s cybersecurity...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) spoke with American manufacturing leaders on the industry’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Witnesses present for the hearing included Ravi Bulusu, Co-Founder of wholesale pharmaceutical distribution company MolMas; Rick Krska, President and Chief Executive Servant of toner remanufacturing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement announcing her original co-sponsorship of a resolution to commemorate Native American Heritage Month, celebrated each November, as well as recognize the vibrant culture and traditions of Native Americans and their contributions to the history of the United States.

“Native American History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the rich cultural history of Nevada’s tribal communities,” said Senator Rosen. “W...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, released the following statement announcing she was named a Congressional Media Diversity Champion by the Multicultural Media Correspondents Association. Senator Rosen was honored for her work to support greater media diversity and inclusion.

“When we have more voices at the table, we can build a healthier democracy,” said Senator Rosen. “This means...