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Washington, D.C. -- In a swift response to the Supreme Court ruling that allows employers to refuse coverage of their employees' birth control under their employer-responded health insurance plan, Congressman Steven Horsford joined Representatives Diana DeGette (CO), Judy Chu (CA), Barbara Lee (CA), Lois Frankel (FL) and 134 members of the House of Representatives to introduce the Protect Access to Birth Control Act, which would repeal the Trump administration's 2017 rule giving employers the ability to deny birth control coverage under employer-sponsored health insurance p
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020, H.R. 7301. This legislation will establish an Emergency Rental Assistance Program to provide $100 billion to help Americans pay their rent and stay in their homes during the COVID-19 crisis. The Congressman wrote about his support for this legislation in an op-ed published in the Las Vegas Sun.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 1425, legislation to provide necessary improvements to the Affordable Care Act and lower the cost of health care and prescription drug prices. The Congressman spoke in support of this legislation on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement in support of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics. The Court ruled that the law requiring doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals creates an undue burden and is unconstitutional based on legal precedent in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision of 1973.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, as the Trump Administration filed its brief with the Supreme Court asking the justices to strike down the Affordable Care Act, Congressman Horsford released a new report finding that such a ruling would cause 23 million Americans, including 309,000 Nevadans to lose their health insurance.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) took part in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in the Health Subcommittee on "Examining the COVID-19 Nursing Home Crisis."
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) will host a tele-town hall on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, a legislative package that will provide much needed relief by making health care and prescription drugs more affordable. The legislation also expands access to health care, strengthens protections for people with pre-existing conditions, reduces racial and ethnic health coverage disparities and reverses the Trump Administration's harmful actions to sabotage the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives to announce H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, the newly unveiled bill to invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure while creating millions of good-paying jobs, combatting the climate crisis and addressing disparities in urban, suburban and rural communities across Nevada and throughout the country.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) took part in a virtual hearing with the House Budget Committee, "Health and Wealth Inequality in America: How COVID-19 Makes Clear the Need for Change," examining how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated America's underlying health and economic inequalities.
Washington, D.C. -- Today Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined the House Ways and Means Committee for a hearing on the "Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color." The Congressman questioned expert witnesses on the structural racism that contributes to the higher rates of infection and death among communities of color in Nevada and across the country.