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A $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief and economic stimulus bill proposed by President Joe Biden could more than triple federal aid to Nevada because of changes in funding formulas and money added for economic development in tourism-reliant cities, Rep. Dina Titus said.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford and the House Ways and Means Committee completed the markup of key provisions in President Biden's American Rescue Act. With the closing of the markup, Congressman Horsford released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford delivered remarks on the COVID-19 crisis in America's nursing homes during the Ways and Means Committee markup of President Biden's American Rescue Plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joined Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus to unveil a historic legislative package to address the United States' urgent maternal health crisis.
Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford said Congress needs to act fast to get COVID-19 relief passed and money into Nevadan's pockets.
On Thursday, Horsford said the House passed a critical budget resolution to clear the way for the American Rescue Act, Pres. Joe Biden's COVID-19 relief bill. Early Friday morning, the Senate passed a similar resolution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford delivered impassioned remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of House Concurrent Resolution 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2021.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed a FY 2021 Joint Budget Resolution to help Congress quickly pass much-needed COVID-19 relief, Congressman Steven Horsford released the following statement:
Black Americans are still receiving Covid-19 vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans even as the chaotic rollout reaches more people, according to a new KHN analysis.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford visited a COVID-19 vaccine distribution site in North Las Vegas at Canyon Springs High School alongside North Las Vegas Councilwoman Pamela A. Goynes-Brown, and was joined by Clark County Commission Chairman Marilyn Kirkpatrick for a visit to a second vaccination site at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas.
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.