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On the eve of the White House announcing it would do so, Nevada Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford on Monday joined calls urging President Joe Biden to make use of emergency petroleum reserves in an effort to lower gas prices.
Tuesday morning, the White House announced the Department of Energy will release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over the next several months "to lower prices for Americans and address the mismatch between demand exiting the pandemic and supply."
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, ahead of an anticipated vote in the House of Representatives on the Build Back Better Act, Congressman Horsford (D-NV-04) delivered remarks on the House floor to highlight key provisions of the Build Back Better Act that he authored.
This month, I helped President Joe Biden and House Democrats negotiate a historic deal to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. For Nevada, this law means major federal investments to create good-paying union jobs and improve the lives of families across our state.
The big winners in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are Nevada workers. For years, the state's clean energy sector has boomed, thanks to our abundant sunlight and open space. Before the pandemic, employment in clean energy was growing nearly twice as fast as overall state job growth.
Southern Nevada's entire congressional delegation — all Democrats — voted for President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan, which passed in bipartisan fashion earlier this month. The president signed the bill into law in a White House ceremony on Monday.
The president hopes to use the infrastructure law to build back his popularity, which has taken a hit amid rising inflation and the inability to fully shake the public health and economic risks from COVID-19.
Federal funding is now available to Nevada families struggling to pay their power bills.
The aid is available through the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services. It's available to low-income families, according to Congressman Steven Horsford's office.
Applicants will have to submit proof of income for their entire household, as well as a copy of their lease or mortgage and their most recent utility bill, among other documents.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) announced that his office has secured nearly $13 million to help Nevada families with energy costs this winter. The funding comes from H.R. 5305, the continuing resolution that Congressman Horsford voted to pass in September 2021.
The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) released the following statement on President Biden's new framework for the Build Back Better Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) joined President Biden and a group of House and Senate Democrats for a White House meeting to discuss the urgent need to pass the Build Back Better plan and deliver for America's working families.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) held a roundtable with U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, and local stakeholders to talk about job creation in the clean energy economy.