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From YouTube: 5/18/2021 - Senate Floor Session, Pt. 2
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A
Good
evening
the
senate
will
come
to
order,
madam
secretary,
if
you
could
call
the
role
please.
C
C
Hello,
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
the
important
work
that
you're
doing
right
now.
Nevadans
have
had
an
incredibly
difficult
year
facing
a
once
in
a
century
pandemic
that
kept
our
families
apart
and
hurt
our
small
businesses,
but
they've
had
allies.
They
can
depend
on
in
you
and
I
have
been
so
proud
to
work
alongside
you
as
a
partner
to
help
nevada
weather
the
storm.
C
C
C
C
We
passed
the
cares
act
and
we
secured
additional
funding
for
the
paycheck
protection
program
which
helped
people
like
juan
vasquez
in
las
vegas.
His
beloved
restaurant
juan's,
flaming
fajitas,
was
able
to
stay
open
and
keep
its
workers
on
the
payroll,
because
my
colleagues
and
I
teamed
up
to
help
our
economy.
Bounce
back,
but
nevada
still
needed
more
help,
and
I
was
incredibly
proud
to
help
deliver
a
democratic
senate
majority
to
help
president
joe
biden
confront
this
crisis
head
on
and
together
we
pass
the
most
comprehensive
relief
package
in
our
nation's
history.
C
The
american
rescue
plan,
which
is
helping
pave
the
way
back
for
our
state,
we're
getting
shots
in
arms,
we're
helping
people
get
back
to
work
and
we're
strengthening
our
small
businesses
while
building
back
our
vibrant
tourism
economy,
and
I
had
a
chance
to
shape
that
bill
and
make
sure
it
would
specifically
address
the
challenges
facing
nevada.
I
secured
750
million
dollars,
so
the
economic
development
administration
could
help
states
like
nevada
that
have
been
especially
hurt
by
the
drop
in
tourism.
C
During
the
pandemic
funds
that
can
support
our
outdoor
recreation
industry
in
particular,
I
also
work
to
make
sure
that
we
extended
and
expanded
the
employee
retention
tax
credit.
So
the
hardest
hit
businesses
like
those
in
nevada
could
access
it,
and
I
push
for
two
billion
dollars
in
funding
to
help
modernize
unemployment
insurance
systems
across
the
country
and
speed
up
the
delivery
of
benefits
to
those
in
need.
C
This
was
a
big
priority
for
people
like
mario
sandoval,
a
union
member
and
cancer
survivor
who
lost
his
job
in
las
vegas.
During
the
pandemic,
mario
would
have
faced
cobra
costs
of
885
dollars
a
month
without
subsidies
for
the
insurance
that
covered
his
life-saving
medication,
mario
and
so
many
others
needed
federal
help,
and
I
was
proud
to
help
secure
it
for
him,
and
I
have
to
tell
you
from
the
start
of
this
pandemic.
C
One
message
has
been
clear
from
both
state
and
local
government
leaders
in
nevada.
We
need
help
to
ensure
that
nevada
and
other
states
could
keep
educators,
health
care
workers
and
first
responders
on
the
job.
I
worked
with
colleagues
to
make
sure
that
the
legislation
included
funds
to
support
state
and
local
governments,
including
nearly
four
billion
dollars
for
nevada,
155
million
of
that
for
our
rural
towns
and
counties
alone,
which
have
been
priorities
for
me.
C
Clark
county
has
faced
a
devastating
suicide
crisis
and,
as
I
know
from
talking
with
students
in
washoe
county
earlier
in
may,
mental
health
challenges
continue
to
affect
students
in
every
corner
of
our
state.
The
stress
of
the
pandemic
has
had
an
impact
not
just
on
students
but
on
seniors
as
well
and
every
age
group
in
between.
C
C
C
D
D
Two
years
ago,
when
I
last
addressed
a
joint
session
of
our
state's
legislature,
I
came
to
discuss
the
history.
Making
progress
we
had
achieved
we'd
become
the
first
ever
state
to
elect
a
female
majority
legislature
and
I'm
proud
to
say
that
since
then
nevada's
female
majority
legislature
has
grown.
D
D
D
D
D
That
means
making
sure
that
our
children
can
go
back
in
person
to
school
and
receive
a
quality
education
in
our
state.
Not
only
does
the
american
rescue
plan
help
to
do
this,
but
I've
recently
joined
my
college
colleagues
in
urging
increased
federal
funding
to
see
that
this
happens,
but
we
can't
stop
there.
D
D
D
D
E
Well,
thank
you
speaker,
fryerson
and
leader
canazaro,
for
inviting
me
to
speak
with
all
of
you
today,
although
of
course
I
wish
I
could
be
with
you
in
person
in
carson
city,
I
want
to
recognize
the
staff
behind
the
scenes.
The
legislative
council
bureau
committee
staff,
the
sergeant
of
arms,
everyone
who
has
managed
to
keep
the
ship
running
despite
the
extraordinarily
difficult
circumstance,
and
of
course
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
remember
robin
bates,
the
sergeant
of
arms
for
the
nevada
assembly
who
died
of
covet
19
as
the
session
began.
E
This
has
been
such
a
tough
year
for
everyone
in
this
country,
and
I
want
to
thank
each
and
every
one
of
you
for
everything
that
you've
done
to
help
keep
nevada
families
afloat,
even
while
caring
for
your
own
families
and
communities
in
midst
of
this
pandemic,
you
all
have
shown
true
perseverance
and
have
acted
nimbly
and,
like
all
of
you
crushing.
The
covet.
19
pandemic
has
been
my
number
one
priority
over
the
past
year
and
we're
making
tremendous
progress
because
of
our
work,
both
on
the
state
and
the
federal
level.
E
E
But
all
of
you
went
above
and
beyond.
You
saw
nevada
and
suffering,
and
you
stepped
up
to
the
plate.
Implementing
state-run
relief
programs
too,
like
the
pandemic
emergency
technical
support
grant
program,
also
known
as
pets
grants
these
grants,
alongside
federal
relief,
have
kept
so
many
small
businesses
and
restaurants
open.
E
Another
key
provision
of
the
american
rescue
plan
was
the
direct
aid
to
state
and
local
governments.
As
our
travel
and
tourism
economy
came
to
a
halt.
Last
year,
the
state
of
nevada
was
facing
a
massive
budget
shortfall
of
500
million
dollars,
but
now
more
than
four
billion
dollars
is
going
to
state
and
local
governments
here
in
nevada,
to
make
up
for
these
budget
shortfalls
and
prevent
layoffs
to
key
workers
like
our
teachers
and
our
first
responders,
and
because
our
state
was
hit
so
hard.
E
It
really
showed
the
importance
of
diversifying
our
economy,
especially
in
southern
nevada,
while
there's
much
more
to
be
done,
we're
on
the
right
track,
though
the
unlv
school
of
medicine
just
held
its
graduation
for
its
first
ever
graduating
class.
This
is
a
huge
step
for
our
region.
Nevada
has
consistently
ranked
among
the
lowest
rates
of
doctors
per
capita
and
before
this
class,
las
vegas
was
the
largest
metropolitan
area
and
the
nation,
without
a
medical
school
capable
of
bestowing
md
degrees.
E
After
all,
education
is
the
real
key
to
diversifying
our
economy
and
speaking
of
education,
I'm
incredibly
proud
of
our
newest
national
teacher
of
the
year
nevadan's,
very
own
juliana,
irda
bay.
After
meeting
julianna,
I
came
back
to
washington,
reinvigorated
and
more
ready
than
ever
to
fight
for
our
educators
and
our
students.
E
We
have
a
lot
of
ground
to
make
up,
while
our
teachers
have
done
an
incredible
job
at
adapting
to
distance
learning.
We
know
that
so
many
for
so
many
students.
It
simply
did
not
work.
Our
most
disadvantaged
students
have
undoubtedly
suffered
tremendous
learning
loss
and
that's
why
I
was
so
proud
to
support
sb
173,
the
back
on
track
act
led
by
senator
marilyn
dundara
loop.
This
bill,
which
would
be
paid
for
with
american
rescue
plan
funds,
would
provide
free
summer
school
to
k
to
12
students,
helping
them
make
up
for
lost
learning
time.
E
During
this
pandemic.
I
came
to
congress
to
champion
education
earlier
this
year.
I
teamed
up
with
my
colleague
in
the
senate,
senator
van
hollen
to
reintroduce
the
keep
our
pact
act.
This
bill
would
fully
fund
title
one
in
individuals
with
disability
education
act
idea
on
a
mandatory
basis
over
the
next
10
years.
This
funding
is
a
critical
tool
to
ensure
that
every
child,
no
matter
their
zip
code
or
their
learning
differences,
has
access
to
quality
education.
E
However,
these
programs
have
never
been
fully
funded
and
it's
simply
a
disgrace.
This
has
led
to
an
increase
in
the
struggles
our
schools
face,
larger
class
sizes,
fewer
experienced
teachers
and
a
lack
of
library,
science,
equipment,
technology,
mental
health
resources
and
guidance
counselors,
just
to
name
a
few
and
speaking
of
mental
health.
We
must
continue
to
prioritize
mental
health
as
primary
health
care
and
not
just
during
this
pandemic.
E
I
was
proud
to
work
with
senator
catherine
cortez
masto
to
introduce
the
virtual
peer
support
act,
which
would
boost
the
capacity
and
accessibility
of
behavioral
health
support
programs
by
helping
service
providers,
expand
their
services
to
online
platforms,
and
while
covid
relief
and
education
have
been
my
priorities,
there's
certainly
so
much
more
to
be
done.
With
my
new
role
on
the
appropriations
committee
sitting
on
the
energy
and
water
subcommittee,
I
will
fight
tooth
and
nail
to
ensure
that
yucca
mountain
does
not
become
the
nation's
dumping
ground
for
nuclear
waste.
E
But
of
course
we
need
to
end
the
fight
over
yucca
mountain
once
and
for
all
and
that's
why
I'm
co-chairing
the
bipartisan
nuclear
waste
caucus.
So
we
can
come
together
to
determine
more
long-term
solutions
to
storing
our
country's
nuclear
waste
and,
as
the
las
vegas
valley
continues
to
grow,
I'm
also
working
to
find
common
ground
to
conserve
our
pristine
desert
habitats,
while
also
allowing
for
much
needed
development.
E
E
E
Nevada
deserves
to
be
the
new
first
in
the
nation,
and
let
me
close
by
saying
this,
I
believe
in
nevada,
I
believe
in
the
grit
and
determination
of
our
hard-working
men
and
women
across
this
great
state,
the
nurses
and
healthcare
workers,
casino
employees
and
small
business
owners.
I
believe
in
our
kids,
our
most
precious
resource
coming
out
of
virtual
learning
and
headed
on
the
right
track
to
a
better
education.
E
We
can
ensure
a
brighter
future
for
our
kids
by
getting
their
teachers
and
school
leaders,
the
resources
they
need
to
succeed,
and
I
believe
we
will
come
out
of
this
pandemic
stronger
than
ever.
It's
going
to
take
hard
work,
but
I
have
no
doubt
that
we
stand
ready
to
meet
the
challenge
because,
as
nevadans
we
always
rise
to
the
occasion.
A
B
A
Okay,
joint
session
dissolved.
Let's
see
we
are
on
order
of
business
4
reports
of
committee.
A
B
President
command
on
natural
resources,
which
referred
senate
bill
number
449,
has
said
the
same
under
consideration.
Basically
report
saying
back
to
the
recommendation
to
pass
signed:
senator
fabian,
donati
chair
end
of
reports,
and
that
concludes
the
business
of
the
desk
for
this
legislative
day.
Thank.
A
You
order
of
business
16
remarks
from
the
floor,
senator
oranjal.
Thank
you,
president
legislative
operations
and
elections
to
meet
upon
adjournment,
okay,
legislative
operations,
guys
senator
roddy.
Thank
you,
president
same
thing
for
senate
health
and
human
services:
okay,
health
and
human
services.
You're
up
also
anybody
else.
A
A
Joint
finance
six
o'clock
guys
we're
at
like
5
35
now
anyone
else.