COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released the following statement announcing the news that 30 Nevada airports will receive grant funds totaling $231,448,013.70 as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
 
“Time and time again, Nevada’s airports and aviation industry have played a role in powering our state’s economy,” said the Senators. “During this time of economic uncertainty, it is critical that we...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to news that the Department of Treasury has changed Small Business Administration rules to allow more small businesses involved in gaming to qualify for Paycheck Protection Program loans. The rule – which allows entities that obtain less than half of their revenue and less than $1 million from gaming to apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans – still falls far short of allowing all gaming...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in a letter to Senate Leadership as well as the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, pushing for vital resources for the child welfare system to support vulnerable children and families suffering from abuse and neglect during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
“We must act swiftly to increase funding to strengthen the systems that prevent and respond to child abuse and address the needs of children,...

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 requesting information on how the Administration is distributing critical medical supplies to jurisdictions in need. The Senators expressed concerns with the lack of transparency with distribution, including concerns that the government is paying for medical supplies to be brought to the U.S., but these supplies are then...

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 highlighting racial disparities in the mortality rate of COVID-19 and asking that the Administration work to help states provide disaggregated racial data to the CDC in their COVID-19 case reporting, as well as requesting information on what the Administration is doing to provide outreach to minority communities, as well as non...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in a letter to Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought, requesting that OMB indefinitely extend existing public comment periods and hearings until the public can safely gather after the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic have passed. The senators are also requesting that the Trump administration pause new federal rulemaking unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic response during...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider the needs of rural hospitals and hospitals with high percentages of Medicaid and Medicare patients as HHS distributes the $100 billion healthcare fund included in the CARES Act.
 
“Last year rural hospitals closures hit a record high, and 2020 is on pace to be even higher.  So far this year we have had eight rural...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in a letter urging the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to ensure that transit agencies can acquire personal protective equipment for their frontline workers.
 
“As you know, Congress appropriated $25 billion in emergency funding in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to ensure Americans—including frontline health care workers, law enforcement, first responders, and other safety...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced they have joined colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to request additional information and regulatory flexibility on the interest rates that CMS will charge hospitals, physicians, and other providers who participate in the Accelerated and Advance Payments Program that was expanded under the CARES Act.
 
“We write to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led Nevada’s Congressional delegation, including Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV), Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV), Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV), and Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV), in a bipartisan letter urging Congressional leadership to include gaming small businesses in Nevada and across the country in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
 
“Small...