Veterans & Military Families

As the daughter of a veteran, I’m working to ensure transitioning back to civilian life is not another battle — especially in southern Nevada. More than 200,000 veterans call Nevada home. These brave men and women and their families sacrificed so much to protect us and our freedom. It is our duty to ensure that we take care of them when they return home, many with injuries, visible and invisible.

Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases establish a significant active-duty military footprint here in southern Nevada. Our servicemembers keep us safe at home and around the world. That’s why I’ve visited their operations dozens of times and always make sure I’m listening to their evolving needs when Washington won’t.

I’m also on the House Appropriation Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, which gives southern Nevada a voice in the room where our government’s most important funding decisions are made. That allows me to bring back every federal dollar I can to make life a little easier for our men and women in uniform, from their time on base to long after they retire from active-duty service.

Providing Economic Opportunity

Here at home, I fought to get southern Nevada a brand new Veterans Business Outreach Center that’s already changing lives and helping veterans start their careers after service. In Congress, I’ve also introduced the Hire Student Veterans Act to provide a tax credit to businesses that hire part-time veterans who are using their VA-administered educational benefits and taking advantage of paid internships and other work opportunities while still in school.

Expanding Veterans’ Health Care

When our servicemembers risk their lives to protect us, we make a promise to take care of them when they come home. That’s why I was proud to help pass the bipartisan Honoring Our PACT Act, which was the largest expansion of veterans’ benefits in decades. This comprehensive legislative package opened up health care to over 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service and finally addressed the health impacts of exposure to burn pits and airborne hazards.

Eliminating Veteran Suicide

Veterans suffer from mental health issues at significantly higher rates than the rest of the population. In fact, it’s estimated that at least 17 veterans take their own life every day — that number should be zero. Thanks to the COMPACT Act, bipartisan legislation I helped craft and get signed into law, the VA announced that 50,000 veterans received free emergency suicide prevention care in just the first year alone of its implementation. Today, I’m building on this success by also leading the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act, which would implement more comprehensive, systems-focused Zero Suicide efforts in pilot programs at five VA medical centers across the country.

Supporting Military Families

Our military’s most precious resource are the servicemembers and their families who sacrifice so much to keep all of us safe. From expanding child care and spouse employment options to increasing pay for members on remote bases, I’m fighting to support servicemembers’ efforts to secure our national security and ensure they have the resources to take care of their families.