WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced bipartisan legislation to help students get to school safely. The Safe Bus Routes to School Act would modify the Safe Routes to School program so that projects to improve the safety of school bus routes and stops are eligible for federal funding.
"Clark County has the largest school bus fleet in the entire country, and 130,000 kids rely on those buses to get from home to school and back again every day," said Senator Cortez Masto. "It's our responsibility to make sure our students are as safe as possible. This commonsense bill would open up more funding for cities and...