WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce $3 Million to Protect Lake Tahoe From Invasive Species Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S.Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced $3.1 million to support efforts by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species at Lake Tahoe. This funding comes from more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: LA Times: 'Padilla hopes to increase firefighter pay, create affordable housing for disaster response' WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In case you missed it, the Los Angeles Times recently highlighted U.S. Senator Alex Padilla's (D-Calif.) package of three bipartisan bills to strengthen wildfire resilience and rebuilding efforts in response to the devastating Southern California wildfires. Padilla emph more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Light Of California Wildfires And Widespread Climate Disasters, Gillibrand Calling For Robust State-Federal Cooperation To Ensure New York's Resilience Against Climate Threats In light of California's devastating wildfires and the increasing frequency and severity of climate disasters across the country, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to call for robust stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * In Wake of California's Wildfires, Van Hollen, Wyden, and Colleagues Call on Treasury Department to Swiftly Publish Data about Impact of Climate Crisis on Homeowners Insurance U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and six of their Senate colleagues urged the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to immediately publish data and analys more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Wildfire Resilience and Recovery WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As devastating wildfires rage across Southern California, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced a package of three bipartisan bills to strengthen wildfire resilience and rebuilding efforts. The package includes the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act to protect firefighte more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Questions Interior Secretary Nominee on Support for Wildfire Aid WATCH : Padilla urges Burgum to respond to wildfires with all necessary resources WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) questioned Secretary of the Interior nominee Doug Burgum on his support for wildfire aid for California and increased wildland firefighter pay during a Senate Energy and Natural R more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Pushes for Disaster Aid Without Conditions for Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery Padilla: "Whether it's wildfires across the western United States, or tornados in the Midwest, ice storms in Texas, or hurricanes in the Southeast, Mother Nature doesn't distinguish between red states and blue states. And neither should our disaster response efforts." WATCH : Padilla speaks on the Senate  more PR