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North Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) will host a conversation on Instagram live with Black small businesses owners from Nevada's Fourth Congressional District to discuss the impact of COVID-19.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass the Delivering for America Act, H.R. 8015, to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from implementing any operational changes that would obstruct prompt, reliable service. The Postal Service has been a lifeline for veterans and seniors who need medication and rural communities in Nevada's Fourth District, including White Pine, Lincoln, Nye, Esmeralda, Mineral, and Lyon counties, who depend on mail delivery for everyday needs, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced that $487,160 in a Save America's Treasure grant was awarded to the Nevada Northern Railway Foundation, Inc. to repair the Nevada Northern Railway Locomotive #40, the official state symbol of Nevada.
Washington, D.C. -- Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) sent a letter urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring forward a vote on critical unemployment insurance relief and swiftly respond to the economic hardships families are facing across the country. The Representatives requested the House bring forth their bill, the Back on Your Feet Act, which would extend the federal unemployment and provide a one-time payment for those returning to the workforce.
North Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) will host a virtual town hall to hear from the National Association of Letter Carriers, Nevada State Association of Letter Carriers, the Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Program, Nye County representatives, the Walker River Paiutes, and constituents who have been adversely affected by operational changes and discuss efforts at the federal level to provide critical funding to the Postal Service.
Unemployment insurance is a federal-state program that helps many Americans who have lost their jobs by temporarily replacing part of their wages while they look for work. It is a form of social insurance in which taxes collected from employers are paid into the state unemployment insurance trust fund on behalf of working people to provide them with income support if they lose their jobs.
The federal government complements this effort by providing grants to states for the administration fees associated with providing unemployment insurance to claimants.
North Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced a $17.1 million construction contract awarded to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to improve a 32-mile stretch of the U.S. Highway 95 in Nye County, Nevada.
North Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined Representatives Susie Lee (NV-03), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Jason Crow (CO-06) on a call with regional reporters to urge the U.S. Senate not to cut emergency unemployment income that 30 million American workers, including 590,000 Nevadans, have relied on since the onset of the COVID-19 health and economic crisis.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), member of the bipartisan House Ways and Means Committee Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force, joined a virtual roundtable to examine the role of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass H.R. 7617, the second Fiscal Year 2021 House Appropriations spending bill that secures robust funding for Nevada's Fourth District and communities across the country.