Horsford: GOP Spending Bill Cedes Congressional Authority to Trump
Legislation Cuts Critical Services While Empowering Trump to Assume Congress’s Constitutional Responsibilities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today voted against patchwork spending legislation proposed by Congressional Republicans in lieu of a proper budget as mandated by the Constitution.
The partisan spending bill cuts deeply programs Nevadans depend on, while simultaneously deferring to the Trump Administration for funding decisions that should rest with Congress.
“Show me your budget, and I will tell you your values,” Rep. Horsford said. “Republicans hold the House, the Senate, and the White House – with this spending bill, they’re acknowledging that they failed to provide a budget, and they’re proving they care more about Trump than their constituents at the exact same time.
“The vote today was a partisan effort that siphon billions of dollars away from the American people,” Rep. Horsford continued. “At a time when Nevadans are struggling through the worst housing crisis on record, this bill slashes $700 million from rent subsidies for low-income and working Americans. Days after Elon Musk threatened the Social Security benefits my constituents have earned, this bill makes it easier for Musk and Trump to fire thousands of Social Security Administration workers. And as veterans and military-connected families reel from news that Trump wants to fire 83,000 people from the VA, this bill drops $22.8 billion that was intended for veteran medical care, and creates an opportunity for the Trump Administration to redirect Veteran Health Administration funds to other causes, or eliminate them entirely.
“Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to tear government down, and this bill only helps them do it,” Horsford added. “It does nothing to protect the 233,925 of my constituents who depend on Medicaid, the 137,797 who are on Medicare, or the 143,642 of my constituents who rely on Social Security. I will not vote to put their wellbeing at risk. I voted no, and I’m calling on my Senate colleagues to reject this partisan sham.”
More information about how the Republican Continuing Resolution will impact Americans is available here.