WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:

Yesterday, as the Democratic Ranking Member for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's hearing in the Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) called for passage of her legislation to promote sustainable and responsible growth in Clark County. During the hearing, Cortez Masto highlighted the urgent need for her Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act (https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-reintroduces-southern-nevada-economic-development-and-conservation-act-2/) to protect over 2 million acres of public land for conservation and recreation whil...