COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined 31 of their colleagues in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Treasury Department Secretary Steven Mnuchin advocating for state, local, and tribal governments to receive dedicated, flexible funding in the next COVID-19 emergency funding package. 

“On behalf of our state, local, and tribal governments, it is essential that you include robust, dedicated, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) unveiled her Spanish language COVID-19 website to inform Nevada’s Spanish-speaking communities about resources available to them at the state and federal level. Additional constituent resources can be found directly on the Senator’s website.

“My top priority throughout the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak is to keep Nevadans safe and ensure they have access to current and accurate information,” said Senator Rosen. “Nevada is home to a large...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced their co-sponsorship of the Coronavirus Community Relief Act, legislation that would provide $250 billion in new stabilization funds provided directly to cities and counties with populations under 500,000 that are struggling to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Small and rural communities across Nevada are increasingly finding themselves without access to much-needed resources to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement highlighting the adoption of a regulatory reform to waive the cap on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds that can be used for public services. This new regulation, which will allow cities and states greater flexibility in their use of CDBG funds, follows a call for regulatory reform to waive the percentage cap on CDBG funds that may go to public service assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that they will be introducing the Equal Access to COVID-19 Relief Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would allow legal gaming small businesses full access to SBA loan and grant programs created by the CARES Act and prior coronavirus relief legislation. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) is also an original co-sponsor of their legislation. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Dina...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, partnered with U.S. Small Business Administration Nevada District Director Joseph Amato to answer questions from small business owners in a webinar with members of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce. Senator Rosen and SBA Nevada Director Amato discussed the economic resources that are available to Nevada’s small business community during the COVID-19 pandemic....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that she has accepted an appointment to serve on a bipartisan White House task force, comprised of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, with the purpose of providing counsel to the President on the re-opening of America in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic:

“Nevada is one of the states whose economy has been hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis,” said Senator Rosen.“We must work together, not only to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced they have joined colleagues in a letter to Vice President Pence urging the Coronavirus Task Force to direct HHS and FEMA to conduct a national inventory of the country’s COVID-19 diagnostic test supply, publicly release comprehensive data on testing results, and provide a detailed plan and timeline for addressing future shortages and gaps in the testing supply chain.

“Over three weeks after...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced she has joined Senate colleagues in a letter urging the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) to issue guidance to federal agencies on preventing and addressing anti-Asian racism and xenophobia related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

“There has been a ‘surge’ of reports of incidents of racist and xenophobic verbal attacks and physical assault against Asian Americans to tip lines and news outlets across...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced they have joined colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about reports that lack of guidance and extreme limitations have kept SBA loans from being properly administered to small business owners across the country. In the letter, the Senators demand that Carranza and Mnuchin...