Catherine Cortez-Masto

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Mitch Kelly
May 11, 2020 - 8:33 am

Cortez-Masto Introduces Bill Aimed At Helping Renters

Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Congressman Denny Heck (D-Wash.) in supporting new legislation, the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020.
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Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto and Jacky Rosen
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The Alan Stock Answer
April 29, 2020 - 9:11 am

Alan Stock Answer: Partisan Politics Put Aside

On today's "Answer", Alan salutes the work of (most) Nevada politicians in securing emegency funding for their state's small gaming businesses.
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Mitch Kelly
April 24, 2020 - 9:03 am

Smaller Gaming Establishments Allowed Access to Paycheck Protection Funds

On Friday, the Trump Administration said it would allow smaller gaming establishments - those with fewer than 500 employees - access to funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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People arrive at a temporary homeless shelter with painted social-distancing boxes in a parking lot at Cashman Center on March 30, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Mark Thomas
April 02, 2020 - 10:50 am

$20 Million In Pandemic Aid Headed To Nevada

Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released the following statement announcing housing and homeless funds included in the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that passed last week have reached Nevada.
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U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) (L) introduces U.S. Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Jacky Rosen (D-NV) during a rally at the Culinary Workers Union Hall Local 226 featuring former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on October 20, 2018
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Mitch Kelly
March 18, 2020 - 7:09 am

Senators Cortez-Masto, Rosen Applaud Governor's Announcement

Both of Nevada's Senators gave praise to Governor Steve Sisolak's request that all Nevada "non-essential" businesses close for 30 days to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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nuclear waste
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July 11, 2019 - 5:54 am

US Suspends Low-Level Radioactive Waste Shipments To Nevada

A Nevada congressman called for U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s resignation Wednesday after the department acknowledged multiple shipments of low-level radioactive waste to a site north of Las Vegas may have been mislabeled and out of compliance with safety regulations for years.
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May 09, 2019 - 2:29 pm

Nevada Lawmakers Co-Sponsor Bill To Permanently Fund Public Lands

CARSON CITY, NV (KXNT) - Nevada's two U.S. Senators have signed onto a bill recently introduced in Congress that would guarantee full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which supports parks and public lands across Nevada and the nation. Nevada Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine...
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March 21, 2019 - 4:45 pm

Energy Secretary May Speed Plutonium Removal From Nevada

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto says Energy Secretary Rick Perry has committed to expediting the removal of weapons-grade plutonium it secretly shipped to a site in Nevada last year if she agrees to stop blocking appointments to vacant positions in his department.
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August 08, 2018 - 11:31 am

Grand Opening Event For I-11 In Nevada Set For Aug. 9

LAS VEGAS (KXNT) - We've waited for a long time for this, and it's finally here. The grand opening of a new Interstate in Southern Nevada. A grand opening celebration for the first leg of Interstate 11 (I-11), a new interstate highway that will improve travel, safety and commerce between Nevada and...
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