(Washington, DC) – United States Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) issued the following statement after recently being named the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance’s Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure:

“Serving on the Senate Finance Committee affords me the opportunity to address issues and concerns critical to our nation’s economy and our environment. As the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, I will utilize this important role to advocate on behalf of Nevada and advance policies that promote infrastructure, like Interstate 11, bolster domestic energy and mineral development, and facilitate innovation in the high-tech job sector. Nevada’s continued growth must be matched with an infrastructure system capable to support it. I look forward to working with my colleagues and this Administration in this new position,” said United States Senator Dean Heller.

Senator Heller will also serve on the Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness as well as the Subcommittee on Health Care.

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