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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today received data from the Chief Actuary at the U.S. Social Security Administration showing that H.R. 1 – President Trump’s tax and spend law – hastens depletion of Social Security’s Trust Funds.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today joined every House Democrat in voting against a Republican bill that cuts deeply from programs working Americans rely on to fund tax giveaways for corporations and the ultra-wealthy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) questioned Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano yesterday on Trump administration efforts to close SSA offices and roll back earned benefits.
During his questioning, Rep. Horsford asked whether Commissioner Bisignano would work to ensure all field offices are not only fully operational, but also better staffed, more efficient, and equipped to meet the growing needs of the public.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today marked the 33rd anniversary of his father’s murder by reintroducing his Break the Cycle of Violence Act.
The legislation, which has 82 original co-sponsors, would provide $6.5 billion in evidence-based community violence intervention (CVI) and prevention programs to interrupt cycles of violence. Funding includes:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today voted against Republican cuts to federal services and programs that support businesses and communities across Nevada.
The cuts include funding to critical economic development investments like the Economic Development Administration, Job Corps, AmeriCorps, the Minority Business Development Agency, the Community Service Employment for Older Americans, and the Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) pressed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent yesterday on the harm Trump Administration policies will cause in Las Vegas and across Nevada.
The Silver State was impacted early by Trump’s trade war and tariff taxes. As consumer confidence fell to a fifty-year low in the U.S. and travel from abroad dropped by 20 percent, tourism-based economies like that in Las Vegas saw an immediate slowdown.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) today introduced The Broadcast VOICES (Varied Ownership Incentives for Community Expanded Service) Act, to reestablish the Federal Communications Commission’s Minority Tax Certificate Program (MTCP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), alongside Representatives Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), and 198 fellow lawmakers today sent a bipartisan letter urging Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer to continue the full operations of the Job Corps program.
The letter follows an order from President Trump last week to begin a “phased pause” in operations that eliminates funding for 99 Job Corps centers across the country by June 30, 2025 – including the Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center in Nevada.