Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement applauding news that the Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) has received grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) totaling $5,154,624. This grant funding will allow the Tahoe Transportation District to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Many of Nevada’s key industries, like the Tahoe Transportation District,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and the entire Democratic Caucus in a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary David Bernhardt urging him to remove William Perry Pendley from his position leading the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). In the letter, the Senators also call on the President to nominate a qualified director for consideration through the regular confirmation process.

“We are pleased to hear that the President...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as part of her statewide virtual tour, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) participated in a series of events, including: a meeting with the Rotary Club of Reno to discuss economic development in Northern Nevada, a discussion on Reno’s recent MidTown District transportation project, a meeting on the EPA’s Brownfields project in Pershing County, and a discussion on outdoor recreation in Lander County.

“As we work to address the impact of coronavirus on Nevada, it is...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy did not provide her office with requested materials related to recent changes at the United States Postal Service that have critically impacted mail delivery. Senator Rosen explicitly requested that Postmaster DeJoy provide these materials by Sunday evening during a hearing last week in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), the only member of the Nevada delegation serving on a committee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, questioned Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on policies that have negatively impacted Americans and their mail delivery. This hearing comes right after Senator Rosen’s meeting with Nevada postal workers. A transcript of her exchange with the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during the inaugural stop of her previously announced statewide virtual tour, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, participated in a virtual discussion with Winnemucca Mayor Rich Stone, representatives of the Northern Nevada Regional Development Authority, as well as members of the Humboldt County business community, to discuss developments in Humboldt County’s economic landscape.

“Humboldt County is not...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that she will embark upon a state-wide virtual tour. In order to stay in touch with and hear from Nevadans during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Rosen will attend virtual meetings and roundtable discussions with various Nevada groups and organizations over a 7-day period in each of Nevada’s 17 counties.

“As we've worked to combat the coronavirus over the past several months, Nevadans have faced incredible challenges and shown...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) met with a group of Nevada postal workers to hear about the challenges they are facing amid COVID-19 and new policies enacted by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that have negatively impacted mail delivery. While temporarily paused, such policies have already hurt postal customers and workers across the country and may do so again if allowed to go back into effect. This meeting with postal workers comes in the lead up to Postmaster General...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, addressed the Nevada AFL-CIO Virtual Convention. During her remarks, Senator Rosen spoke on the need to support Nevada workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future.

“In Nevada, our workforce has been hit hard by the pandemic and our state’s workers are our economic engine. They help our local businesses not only grow but thrive,” said Senator Rosen. “Ne...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV-03) hosted a roundtable with representatives of several Nevada child care organizations to discuss the need for child care support during the coronavirus pandemic.

“Even before the pandemic began, child care was an issue that needed more attention, innovation, and solutions at the federal level and in our own state,” said Senator Rosen. “Unfortunately, the coronavirus has only made it more difficult for...