Economy

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Wednesday, March 11, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced H.R. 6199, the Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020, to ensure that states can provide earned benefits to those who lose their jobs or are furloughed because of the spread of coronavirus. This legislation would secure $5 million in assistance for Nevada immediately, with another $5 million and 100 percent funding for extended benefits if the state sees very significant job loss.

Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford questioned the Department of Defense Deputy Secretary David Norquist on the Trump administration's proposed defense budget for Fiscal Year 2021.

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) questioned Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in the House Ways and Means Committee on a variety of the Congressman's priorities. That includes securing the support of the Trump administration for increasing the current IRS reporting minimum threshold of slot machine winnings to $5,000.

Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Ways and Means Committee hosted Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to discuss the Trump Administration's proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2021. Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) discussed the negative impact that the Trump budget proposal would have on Nevada's doctor shortage, the Health Profession Opportunity Grant program and the rising cost of prescription drugs.

Las Vegas, Nev. — On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford will host a roundtable with local advocates on the Trump administration's discriminatory SNAP benefit rollbacks issued in a final rule last year.

Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the Skill and Knowledge Investments Leverage Leaders' Untapped Potential Tax Credit (SKILL UP) Act alongside Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02). The SKILL UP Act would provide businesses with a tax credit for investing in work-based learning for workers with low skill levels.

Washington, D.C. — In a House Budget Committee hearing today, February 12, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) questioned Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought on the disastrous impacts on Nevada that would come from the Trump Administration's proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2021.

Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) spoke in a hearing in the House Ways and Means Committee, entitled "The Disappearing Corporate Income Tax," highlighting the unfair tax burden placed on the middle class and working poor while large corporations avoid paying their fair share in taxes every year.