Harris said the passage of the bills could help change the current trajectory and pointed to the lake's water level, which is as low as it has ever been

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and a group of other Democratic senators are expected to soon present their third immigration proposal to the parliamentarian, which would allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use its so-called parole authority. Both the House and Senate return from recess next week.

With the need to get all 50 Democratic senators to agree on the reconciliation bill, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s and Sen. Joe Manchin’s opposition likely keep the House mining provision out of the final bill.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg brushed off concerns about intraparty feuds delaying  congressional passage of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, including a proposed $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Congress passed legislation funding the federal government through Dec. 3, while disagreement among progressive and moderate Democrats over the size of a $3.5 trillion social safety net package threatened House approval of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure measure.

Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) said he had an exchange with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) at the White House over the size of the Build Back Better bill.

On the proposed royalty included by the House Natural Resources Committee in its part of the $3.5 trillion package, Cortez Masto said she does not oppose it but the industry and other “stakeholders” should be allowed to weigh in.

Workers with new babies or those lending a hand with a sick family member can take up to 12 weeks of paid leave under legislation being considered by the House Ways and Means Committee as part of the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social safety net measure.

The Radiation Compensation Exposure Act (RECA) expires on July 11, 2022. The law, enacted in 1990, provides $50,000 to persons who developed certain cancers and were in parts of Nevada near the Nevada Test Site, now known as the Nevada National Security Site, during nuclear testing.

Nevada’s House representatives split along party lines as the chamber approved voting rights legislation and a budget outline requiring Congress to write a $3.5 trillion bill to strengthen social safety net programs.

The budget vote, 220 to 212, triggers the reconciliation process, allowing committees of jurisdiction to begin drafting a $3.5 trillion package that can pass the Senate with a simple majority, rather than with the 60 votes typically needed to overcome a filibuster.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) requested more than $205 million for 71 projects across Nevada under Congress’ revived earmarking system, which allows members to direct spending to specific projects from the 12 annual appropriations bills. 

Sen. Jacky Rosen, chair of a congressional panel focused on boosting travel and tourism, also recently said that she is eyeing the $3.5 trillion package as a vehicle to help the industry.

Buttigieg called the bipartisan infrastructure plan a “common sense investment” that would benefit the American economy and create long-term jobs for people. It will fund various public works projects across the country ranging from road improvements to more electric vehicle charging stations.

Nearly 320,000 people moved to Clark County over the last decade, bringing its population to 2.3 million, up from 1.95 million, a 16 percent increase.

Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) signed a letter Monday that took issue with $7.5 billion for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the package and instead called for $85 billion.

For Nevada, the measure would provide $2.5 billion for highways and $225 million for bridge repair and replacement over five years, according to a breakdown of the spending from the White House. For transit, the state would receive $462 million over five years. 

All but five of Nevada’s 17 counties have high transmission, according to CDC data. Humboldt, Pershing, Lander and Eureka counties all have moderate spread. Esmeralda County has low spread.

The House also adjourned Friday without passing legislation extending the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) eviction moratorium, which expires Saturday.

As the only Republican in the delegation, he also said he feels some responsibility to be the lone voice for Republican principles, which he could do more effectively than a freshman lawmaker.