WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) continued to deliver federal funding for communities across Nevada. Senator Rosen helped secure nearly $3.5 million for schools, roads, and other public infrastructure projects for rural counties in Nevada. She also urged President Biden to issue a major disaster declaration for Nevada in the wake of severe winter storms. This declaration would provide Nevada with federal resources to protect residents, homes, local businesses, tribal communities, and public infrastructure while the state experiences unprecedented flooding.
Elko Daily: Elko County to get $33K from Rural Schools Program
Key Points:
- Elko County is slated to receive $33,000 through the federal Rural Schools Program, the USDA announced last week.
- Sen. Jacky Rosen helped reauthorize and secure funding for the program, which will go toward supporting schools and maintaining roads, as well as providing counties with reimbursements for emergency services on national forests and the development of community wildfire protection.
- Overall, Nevada will receive more than $3.4 million out of the total $228 million reauthorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
KSNV Las Vegas: Nevada gets $3.4 million to support schools, services in rural areas
Key Points:
- Nevada has secured more than $3.4 million in federal funding to help support schools and services in rural parts of the state.
- Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada), on Tuesday announced the funding is headed to Nevada through the U.S. Forest Service from the Secure Rural Schools program.
- Money will go toward supporting public schools, roads and other local services in rural Nevada.
KOLO Reno: Rosen, Cortez Masto, Horsford push Biden to declare disaster over winter storms
Key Points:
- Nevada’s Jacky Rosen, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Steven Horsford have all sent a letter to President Biden urging him to declare a major disaster in the state of Nevada over winter storms.
- The storms have caused widespread damage across the Silver State, resulting in flooding, rockslides, and landslides that have caused more than $10 million in damages to public infrastructure
- A declaration of this kind from Biden would provide Nevada with federal resources to protect residents, property, local businesses, tribal communities, and public infrastructure while the state deals with flooding.
Reporter: “Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen announced more than $3.4 million dollars in funding for rural communities here in Nevada. The funding is coming through the Secure Rural Schools Program. The money will be used to support public schools, roads, and other infrastructure in rural Nevada.”
Reporter: “Governor Lombardo is requesting President Biden to issue a major disaster declaration for Nevada in the wake of a series of severe winter storms. Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto, along with Congressman Steven Horsford, sent a letter to the president in support of the governor’s request. Their letter says the storms have resulted in devastating damage across parts of Nevada, causing widespread flooding, rockslides, and landslides that have threatened communities and contributed to more than $10 million dollars in damages to public infrastructure.”
KTVN Reno: Rosen, Cortez Masto, Horsford urge Biden Administration to approve Disaster Declaration after storms
Anchor: “Several Nevada lawmakers are asking the Biden administration to declare a major disaster after the relentless storms this winter. Senators Jacky Rosen, Catherine Cortez Masto (and) Congressman Steven Horsford supported Governor Joe Lombardo’s major declaration request by sending a letter to the President detailing some of the state’s problems following the storms. They say the storms have caused more than $10 million in damages to public infrastructure. A declaration from President Biden would provide Nevada with federal resources to help with recovery efforts.”
KRNV Reno: Rosen, Cortez Masto, Horsford urge Biden Administration to declare a major disaster
Anchor: “After a series of severe winter storms here in Nevada, Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto and Congressman Steven Horsford are urging the Biden Administration to declare a major disaster in the state. The storms brought flooding and landslides, threatening communities and contributing to more than $10 million in damages to public infrastructure. Now this declaration will provide Nevada with federal resources to help residents, protect property, local businesses, tribal communities, and public infrastructure in anticipation of more flooding from expected snow melt.”
KNPR Las Vegas: Rosen, Cortez Masto help secure $3 million for rural schools, roads, and other local services in Nevada
Reporter: “U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen announced over $3 million dollars in funding is headed to Nevada through the U.S. Forest Service from the Secure Rural Schools, or SRS program, which supports public schools, roads, and other local services in rural Nevada. According to their joint release, Cortez Masto and Rosen ensured the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorized funding for the SRS program to assist rural communities.”
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