WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen announced that she helped secure almost $5 million in federal funding to support the construction of housing for the Washoe Tribe. The funding will go toward constructing new rental homes for low-income Tribal families, increasing the supply of safe and affordable housing. The funding was secured through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program, which provides grants to eligible Tribes to carry out projects that support affordable housing.

"As housing prices continue to go up, so does the uncertainty many Nevadans feel about the possibility of owning a home," s...