US Senate
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Sen. Jacky Rosen endorses bill to curb wasteful government spending
Rosen told The Nevadan her office has returned nearly $1.9 million to date in unspent operating funds back to the US Treasury Department since first joining Congress in 2017. Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen announced she is supporting new legislation aimed at eliminating frivolous spending in the federal government — and touted her office’s own…
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Cortez Masto, Rosen push back against Republican bill to create anti-abortion government website
Democrats’ “My Body, My Data Act” would prohibit entities from collecting personal reproductive health information amid fears that a potential anti-abortion resource website proposed by Republicans could gather data from pregnant women.
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Rosen supports bill to study health defects in children of vets exposed to toxins
The bill would establish a multi-agency task force to research diagnoses and treatments sought by the children of former service members who were exposed to toxic substances during their military service Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen is endorsing a proposal that would fund a first-of-its-kind study of the potential health defects of descendants of veterans…
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Republican Sam Brown’s past support for Yucca Mountain draws criticism
Brown once touted the economic potential of establishing a dumping site for the nation’s nuclear waste 100 miles from Las Vegas. Now, conservatives want to advance the proposal if Trump retakes the White House. Local officials and advocates are sounding the alarm bell over a proposal to revive a decades-old plan to establish a repository…
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Rosen bill seeks to lower prescription drug copays for seniors
The bill would require Medicare copays to be calculated on the net price the healthcare program purchases a prescription drug for, rather than its pre-negotiated list price. Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen on Wednesday announced a bipartisan proposal aimed at reducing prescription drug prices for seniors. Dubbed the Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act,…
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New bill aims to help Army Corps fight drought in Nevada
Lawmakers say the bipartisan bill would give the US Army Corps of Engineers tools needed to respond to drought conditions in the West and better manage water resources. A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers introduced a bill last week that seeks to provide the US Army Corps of Engineers increased funding and authority to help…
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Rosen introduces bill to seal marijuana convictions in states where it’s legal
The legislation would establish a program to cover costs of expunging low-level cannabis offenses in states where marijuana has been legalized.
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New Biden rule may limit oil and gas leasing on Nevada lands
Swaths of public land with little or no value for oil or natural gas leasing can now be reprioritized for wildlife habitat preservation and recreation. The Biden administration on Friday announced new rules that will require oil and gas companies to pay more to drill on federal lands and cover the cost of cleaning up…
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Rosen slams ‘unacceptable’ plan for Reno mail facility
The proposed retooling of a USPS facility in Reno would reroute Nevadans’ mail through California and make it harder to get vital mail in a timely fashion. It could also eliminate jobs. Dozens of United States Postal Service workers based in and around northern Nevada could see their jobs eliminated should the agency follow through…
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Republicans cave to Trump, block border security deal they demanded
After years of claiming that border security was a “top priority” for them, House and Senate Republicans killed a long-awaited, bipartisan deal they insisted on amid pressure from former President Donald Trump.
