SENATORS ROSEN, CORTEZ MASTO CELEBRATE $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LAS VEGAS METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S AIR UNIT

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen issued the following press release:

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) visited the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's (LVMPD) Air Support Unit to celebrate the $1 million in federal funding they secured. The federal funding is part of the Community Project Funding both senators secured in the Fiscal Year 2026 government funding law. LVMPD is the only agency in Southern Nevada with a full-scale manned helicopter unit, which assists with routine patrols, search & rescue operations, and security for big events.

"The Las Vegas Metro Police Department works overtime to keep Clark County safe - protecting major events and the tourists th...