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Berkley Announces $1.8 Million In Housing Aid For Homeless Southern Nevada Veterans
Washington, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today announced that three organizations in Nevada will receive more than $1.8 million in federal grant funding through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to aid homeless Clark County veterans in need of housing.
U.S. Vets Awarded $230,000 Department of Labor Grant
Washington D.C. - August 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today announced that Nevada will receive nearly $230,000 in federal grant funding to provide homeless veterans with job training. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor to U.S. Vets in Southern Nevada
Berkley: Crescent Dunes Solar Project Will Bring Clean Energy Jobs to Nevada
Washington, D.C. - May 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today welcomed an announcement that a conditional loan guarantee has been awarded to the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project in Nevada. The facility will create new clean energy jobs in the Silver State and boost the supply of renewable energy needed to power local homes and businesses."This is a smart investment that will create new Nevada jobs and increase our supply of clean renewable energy. That is why I fought Republican efforts to cut the loans for renewable energy projects like this new solar plant near Tonopah. Nevada's future is in clean energy and we can create jobs and strengthen our economy by investing in the development of more solar, wind, geothermal and other sources of renewable power found in abundance right here at home in the Silver State," said Berkley.
Berkley, Cardoza to Lead Housing Stabilization Task Force in New Congress
March 1, 2011 - March 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (NV) and U.S. Congressman Dennis Cardoza (CA) today announced they would co-chair the Democratic Caucus Housing Stabilization Task Force in the 112th Congress. The two Members of Congress represent regions of the country – Las Vegas and California's Central Valley – that have been ground zero for the housing crisis. The Task Force was first created in 2010 under the leadership of Berkley and Cardoza. This Congress, members of the task force will continue focusing on solutions to the nation's residential housing crisis.
