WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced more than $700,000 in federal funding to support transportation services for Tribal communities in Nevada. These funds, which come from the Department of Transportation’s Tribal Transit Program, will be used to support transit services for members of the Walker River Paiute and Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribes to improve access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities.
“By improving transit services and expanding transportation opportunities in Tribal communities in Nevada, we can help families more easily get to work, seek medical care, or pursue educational opportunities,” said Senator Rosen. “This funding will help members of the Walker River Paiute and Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribes access vital services that they might otherwise not be able to reach. I will keep fighting to connect all communities in Nevada and improve transportation services across our state.”
As a member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Senator Rosen has been an advocate for Nevada’s transportation and infrastructure interests. She worked to write and pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying jobs and upgrade Nevada’s infrastructure. Last year, she secured $275 million to improve and expand I-80 to reduce congestion in Northern Nevada.
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