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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Congressman Steven Horsford took time Thursday to host a telephone town hall on the topic of COVID-19. Congressman Horsford spoke on the vaccination plan in place by Nevada, as well as economic relief efforts currently ongoing in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Horsford was joined by health expert Candice McDaniel of the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. The duo took questions from constituents in Southern Nevada about all things related to COVID-19.
Washington, D.C. — Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04), Darin LaHood (IL-18) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced the bi-partisan Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act to revitalize the tourism and hospitality industries, which have been severely impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Congressman Steven Horsford knows Nevadans are hurting from the economic and health crisis brought on by the pandemic.
Reelected this month to the U.S. House of Representatives, Horsford said his primary objective is advocating for legislation to help "crush the virus."
Rep. Steven Horsford will serve as a liaison between the Congressional Black Caucus and Joe Biden's transition team, pushing the caucus' interests with the incoming administration as head of the CBC's first-100-days task force, two sources familiar tell Axios and his office confirmed.
Unemployment insurance is a federal-state program that helps many Americans who have lost their jobs by temporarily replacing part of their wages while they look for work. It is a form of social insurance in which taxes collected from employers are paid into the state unemployment insurance trust fund on behalf of working people to provide them with income support if they lose their jobs.
The federal government complements this effort by providing grants to states for the administration fees associated with providing unemployment insurance to claimants.
Nevada has been united in the cause to protect and preserve its public lands. Environmentalists, Native American communities, veterans groups and entrepreneurs alike have expressed their strong position to conserve our precious wildlife and natural areas. Despite our state's collective agreement, out-of-state federal lawmakers have ignored our voices and actively endanger our natural environment.
A White House executive order issued last year requiring the sharing of federal citizenship data with the Commerce Department would be repealed under legislation introduced by Rep. Steven Horsford Monday.
Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced that $6,254,215 in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act would be allocated to eight community health centers in Nevada.
The congressman is also joining efforts to call for more funding for these crucial health care providers.
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers want to prioritize food insecurity in the next round of COVID-19 relief legislation.
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., has introduced legislation aimed at providing additional funding for Nevada and other states should unemployment rise because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
In a statement released Thursday morning, Horsford said his bill, H.R. 6199, would immediately provide Nevada with $5 million to help offset a probable increase in unemployment applications, with another $5 million available should the state suffer significant job losses.