WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) attended and spoke at a naturalization ceremony for new American citizens at the Sand Harbor Amphitheater at Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

"As the granddaughter and great-granddaughter of immigrants, I'm proud to see each of you take the oath of allegiance to the United States," said Senator Cortez Masto. "The 250th anniversary of the United States' founding serves as a reminder that our great nation only exists because of immigrants [...] This is exactly what our founding fathers envisioned 250 years ago: generations of Americans proudly nurturing our democracy and making it even stronger."

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