Dear Fellow Nevadan,

In early August, I worked hard to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill to invest in America and build a stronger, more sustainable economy in Nevada. Fortunately, once we passed that bill, I was able to spend the rest of the summer at home in Nevada, where I led a Western Jobs Tour, meeting with Nevadans to talk about how these infrastructure dollars can help them and create jobs across our state.

In Las Vegas, I joined union members at Reinforcing Ironworker’s Local Union 416 to talk about the jobs that the infrastructure bill will support in in-demand industries like the building trades. This bill will let us upgrade everything from our roads and airports to our transit systems and schools, and to do it, we’re going to need skilled Nevadans like the workers I spoke with. I also met with business leaders at the Vegas Chamber of Commerce to explain how the infrastructure bill will promote local businesses, bolster our tourism industry, and boost Nevada’s economy.

In Reno, I sat down with energy providers, battery manufacturers, members of Nevada tribes, and conservation groups to discuss the jobs we’ll support in Nevada’s clean energy sector. I also toured the Northern Nevada Electrical Training Center to meet with workers training for these jobs who are gaining the skills needed to install solar panels and operate batteries that will store clean energy and fuel the 21st-century power grid. In addition to support for traditional clean energy jobs, the infrastructure bill strengthens the critical mineral and battery supply chain sourced from mines in Nevada, and it will help the many companies in our state that provide key components of technology like cellphones, electric vehicles, and solar panels. These have long been priorities of my Innovation State Initiative, which is focused on creating jobs and diversifying Nevada’s economy for the future.

Two of the greatest challenges facing Nevada are drought and wildfires, and I made sure that this infrastructure bill would help Nevada combat these crises. In Las Vegas, I met with the Southern Nevada Water Authority to discuss my provision in the bill that would help fund a water recycling project that will produce enough water to serve more than 500,000 households in Southern California and Nevada. And up in Reno, I spoke with scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno about how the bill will help with detecting fires sooner so we can fight them more effectively. I made sure to include $10 million in the bill for the wildfire detection systems that UNR pioneered, as well as an additional $8 billion for wildfire prevention. Wildfires threaten lives and homes, but also our businesses, storefronts, agriculture, and outdoor recreation economy, and I’m determined to fight this ongoing crisis in the West.

Next, the U.S. House of Representatives needs to pass the bill and get it to the President’s desk. I’m going to continue to work to make sure that happens so we can help workers and businesses in the Silver State and prepare our state for the future.


Catherine

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