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The COVID-19 pandemic looks different in each of Nevada's rural communities. As we move closer to crushing the virus, equitable — and flexible — investments in rural communities are essential to help all Nevadans build back better for the long run.
Democratic Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford was 19 when a gunman shot and killed his father. Now, 30 years later, he hopes his experience prompts change through programs aimed at keeping young people away from violence.
"Someone chose violence and took his life," Horsford said. "That doesn't have to be."
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., has nine community projects in Congressional District 4 that will be funded in federal appropriations legislation, including school safety in Yerington.
He said the projects total more than $7.3 million and will have will have a far reaching impact in the district that stretches from northern Clark County to Lyon, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye and White Pine counties.
The first installments of the newly expanded federal child care tax credit will start arriving on Thursday for the families of some 600,000 Nevada children, with local advocates and Southern Nevada's congressional delegation hailing the COVID-19 relief provision as a pivota
Nevada's Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford has made lowering prescription drug costs a key pillar of his election promises, and on Tuesday the congressman plans to introduce two bills in an attempt to help people pay less at the pharmacy.
The first bill, called the SPIKE Act, is designed to discourage quick price hikes by forcing any company that "spikes" the cost of a drug to justify the raise to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
A $715 billion transportation and water projects bill passed by the House on Thursday includes more than $51 million for Nevada projects, including funding for interstates, potential grant money for high-speed rail and Amtrak.
The bill passed 221-201, with only two Republicans joining a majority of Democrats. Eight lawmakers did not vote. Nevada's congressional delegation voted along party lines for the bill, known as the INVEST in America Act.
Helping Las Vegas area residents save money and get the most out of tax changes.
This weekend the IRS and the Nevada Free Taxes Coalition are holding an event called "Free tax prep days."
They're helping low-income residents file their taxes for free and making sure they get their advance child tax credit starting next month.
Congressman Steven Horsford was on hand today, he serves on the ways and means committee which oversees the IRS.
The child tax credit gives families up to $300 per month for every child under 6 or $250 for kids 6 to 17.
Nevada families should start receiving monthly payments in mid-July, part of a federal economic recovery plan that is expected to benefit hundreds of thousands of children across the state.
The Child Tax Credit is normally a $2,000 tax credit applied on parents' or qualified caregivers' annual income tax return. But as part of the American Rescue Plan, the Child Tax Credit for 2021 has been expanded to $3,000 per child (for children ages 6-17) or $3,600 per child (for children under 6).
Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a virtual conversation on Monday, June 21, 2021, with the IRS and the Make It Work Nevada nonprofit to explain the Child Tax Credit.
As all working parents can attest—and as the past year has made ever more clear—balancing work obligations and family responsibilities is a constant challenge. As members of Congress, splitting time between our districts and Washington, D.C., often means long flights and last-minute scrambling to make it home for our families.