COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined the Institute for a Progressive Nevada to take part in a tele-town hall and provide updates on the Congressional response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the latest spending package that recently passed the Senate.
 
“News of the coronavirus is evolving rapidly and I wanted to provide an update of what is happening so Nevadans have the most current and accurate information,” said Senator Rosen. “I want you to know this: I...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released a statement after voting in favor of the third bipartisan coronavirus package. The legislative package passed the Senate by a vote of 96 to 0.
 
“The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to stress our health care system and disrupting the lives and livelihoods of Nevadans,” said the Senators. “This latest bipartisan spending package provides immediate economic support to Nevada workers and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced she joined her colleagues Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in a bipartisan letter urging President Trump to exercise authorities available in the wake of natural disasters to provide direct emergency assistance to individuals and families and waive local cost sharing in order to increase federal resources to states and communities responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. 
 
“Now, as the entire nation...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in sending a letter to President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence demanding answers about supplies and equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) critical to addressing the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The senators asked the President and Vice President to confirm any relevant supply and equipment shortages in the SNS, to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced she has sent a letter to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urging them to support waiving the public services cap for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds during the pandemic, in order to give state and local governments more flexibility to address their community needs.
 
“As you know, CDBG entitlement communities and states may...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) expressing concern for the wellbeing of families who face an increased risk of domestic violence due to the coronavirus. The letter urges the ACF and the OVW to take immediate action to prepare for a potential increase in incidents of domestic violence and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to reverse his policy of refusing to defend the constitutionality of the ACA in the Texas vs. United States lawsuit, and cease all other attempts to undermine our nation’s health care law.
 
“As the COVID-19 pandemic grows more catastrophic by the day, we write to request that you immediately cease all efforts to repeal, sabotage,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined 25 Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging increased resources to health care providers through the Rural Health Care Program. The additional funding would ensure that providers have the resources they need to deliver and expand telehealth services for rural communities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
 
“In this time of crisis, it...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released a statement applauding the Senate passage of S.3503, bipartisan legislation they helped introduce that would allow veterans on the GI Bill to continue receiving full benefits as universities move classes online to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
 
“Student veterans pursuing their education should not be at risk of losing their GI Bill benefits due to campus closures as a result of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released the following statement highlighting the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange’s limited-time Exceptional Circumstance Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for qualified Nevadans who missed the Open Enrollment Period (OEP).
 
“We are glad to see that the Silver State Health Exchange will be holding a special period of open enrollment as we face the challenges that COVID-19 is causing in Nevada,” sai...