WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined a letter led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ben Ray Lujan, Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take immediate action to contain and respond to the New World Screwworm outbreak following recent detections in New Mexico and Texas.
"We write with urgent regard to the current outbreak of New World Screwworm (NWS) within the United States and the growing threat this pest poses to livestock producers, farm workers, companion animals, wildlife, and rural economies across the country. Since June 10, 2026, the United States Department of ...