RENO, NV – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that her bipartisan amendment with Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) to help curb the swarms of Mormon crickets plaguing communities in Northern Nevada, like Elko County, was unanimously adopted into the Senate’s government funding package which passed the Senate this week. This provision will provide a total of $6 million for the treatment and suppression of Mormon crickets across Western states. The severe drought in the West resulted in larger, more severe outbreaks of Mormon crickets in Northern Nevada earlier this year, causing damage to crops and landscapes, posing a risk to public safety, and hurting local economies.
Elko Daily: $6 million to fight crickets secured by Rosen in bipartisan amendment
Key Points:
- U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen, D-NV, announced that her bipartisan amendment with Senator Mike Crapo, R-ID, to help curb the swarms of Mormon crickets plaguing communities in Northern Nevada, like Elko County, was unanimously adopted into the Senate’s government funding package.
- This amendment will provide a total of $6 million for the treatment and suppression of Mormon crickets across Western states. The severe drought in the West resulted in larger, more severe outbreaks of Mormon crickets in Northern Nevada earlier this year, causing damage to crops and landscapes, posing a risk to public safety, and hurting local economies.
- Senator Rosen has been fighting to ensure Northern Nevada gets its fair share of federal resources. Earlier this year she led a letter to President Biden in support of Governor Lombardo’s request for additional resources and urging the President to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for Nevada in the wake of severe storms that devastated Eureka County.
- As a result, President Biden issued the declaration, which provided Nevada with federal resources to repair homes, businesses, and other infrastructure damaged by the flooding, rockslides, and landslides.
KOLO Reno: Amendment to stop swarms of Mormon Crickets attached to government spending bill
Anchor: “An amendment now added to the U.S. government spending bill looking to provide funding to address the influx of Mormon crickets. The amendment was adopted unanimously after being introduced by Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen and Idaho Senator Mike Crapo. The crickets swarm Elko County during the summer, flooding the highway, and creating problems for drivers. They also cover homes and sidewalks and damage crops and landscapes. The amendment would provide $6 million dollars for the treatment and suppression of those crickets. Senator Rosen says the swarms are due to the drought here in the West.”
KRNV Reno: Sen. Jacky Rosen introduces bipartisan amendment to combat Mormon cricket invasion in Nevada
Anchor: “Senator Jacky Rosen announced today that Nevada will receive funding to help address the swarms of those annoying Mormon crickets in the West. Rosen’s bipartisan amendment was unanimously adopted into the Senate’s government funding package. This amendment will provide a total of $6 million for the treatment of Mormon crickets across western states.”
KTVN Reno: Sen. Rosen Secures Bipartisan Amendment to Help Nevada Address Mormon Crickets
Anchor: “Six million dollars could potentially be headed to Western states, including Nevada, to help with Mormon cricket treatment and suppression. You may remember us showing you video like this earlier this year and every year for that matter. Mormon crickets essentially covered places like Elko and other parts of northern Nevada. The bugs caused damage to crops and landscapes, potentially hurting [the] economy. Senator Jacky Rosen says funds to address the bugs were adopted into the Senate’s government funding package.”
Telemundo Las Vegas: Rosen asegura fondos para controlar los saltamontes mormones
Anchor: “El Senado de los Estados Unidos ha aprobado por unanimidad una enmienda bipartidista presentada por la senadora Jacky Rosen de Nevada para destinar 6 millones de dólares al control de las plagas de saltamontes mormones en el oeste del país. Esta medida busca combatir los brotes más graves de millones de grillos mormones que afectaron pues a comunidades al norte de nuestro estado debido a la sequía.”
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