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WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Steven Horsford joined Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) to introduce the Keeping the Lights on Act. This bill, which was first introduced in the 116th Congress, would provide federal support to small and medium-sized businesses to cover essential fixed costs during the coronavirus pandemic.
Clark County Commission Chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick on Thursday drew a parallel between the sluggish rollout of vaccines to how local officials administered COVID-19 testing: Start small and then ramp up.
"It's the same scenario," she said during a virtual briefing with reporters alongside Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford released the following statement on the executive actions signed by President Biden on his first day in office.
"On the campaign trail, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris pledged to rebuild our nation. Today — on their first day in the White House — they have already begun to deliver on that promise," said Congressman Steven Horsford.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced his support for President-elect Biden's plan to help America rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden-Harris American Rescue Plan will provide much-needed relief to frontline health care workers and families to crush the virus and begin economic recovery. Congressman Horsford released the following statement in response:
On Jan. 20, we will close one of the most anti-labor chapters in our nation's history. The Biden-Harris administration presents an opportunity to end a decades-long period in which we've seen workers' safety and livelihoods fall by the wayside, unions busted, and a middle class vanish right before our eyes.
The surging COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the issues faced by working families — millions unemployed and struggling to keep their housing and their health care.
The new year will be all about helping Nevada defeat and recover from the coronavirus, the state's congressional members said in recent interviews that revealed widely differing policies on how to do it.
While there were priority differences along party lines, there also were disagreements that mirror discord between and among Democrats and Republicans nationally.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steven Horsford voted in favor of H.R. 133 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, an omnibus spending package to responsibly fund the government and invest in critical priorities.
Washington, DC – Last night, Congressman Steven Horsford joined his colleagues in the House in supporting a $900 billion legislative package for families, workers, and small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the larger Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations bill, House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 133 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Congressman Steven Horsford took time Thursday to host a telephone town hall on the topic of COVID-19. Congressman Horsford spoke on the vaccination plan in place by Nevada, as well as economic relief efforts currently ongoing in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Horsford was joined by health expert Candice McDaniel of the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. The duo took questions from constituents in Southern Nevada about all things related to COVID-19.
Washington, D.C. — Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04), Darin LaHood (IL-18) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced the bi-partisan Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act to revitalize the tourism and hospitality industries, which have been severely impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.