Horsford Steadfast in Demanding Affordable Health Care for Working Nevadans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today announced that he will vote against a temporary government funding proposal that failed to provide working families with any assurances about their future access to affordable health care.

 

The proposal, which was developed by Senate Republicans without a single House Democrat involved, would fund the government through January 30, 2026, in exchange for Senate Republicans agreeing to hold a vote on extending the health care tax credit that expires this year.

Extending the advanced premium tax credit is critical to protecting affordable health care, but the Senate Republican commitment to merely hold a vote without agreeing to support an extension leaves the outcome far from certain. Furthermore, Speaker Johnson has made no commitments to hold a vote in the House of Representatives on any tax credit extension that the Senate considers.

Rep. Horsford released the following statement:                                                                                                             

“Simply holding a vote is not the same thing as voting for a policy,” Rep. Horsford said. “Given how hard Republicans have worked to undermine affordable health care, my constituents deserve more than vague commitments about procedural actions – they deserve to know their health care is secure.

“I opposed this shutdown from the start and have been in Washington every week to help bring about its end,” Rep. Horsford continued. “But I also oppose any proposal that fails my constituents after they’ve endured 43 days of this Republican failure to govern. Each passing day is another day federal employees go without pay, SNAP recipients go without food, the American people go without government services, and our economy suffers a self-inflicted wound. It’s time for Republicans to end their assault on health care, negotiate with Democrats in good faith, and put the American people first for a change.”
Rep. Horsford raised alarms early about Republican health care plans, devoting his annual address to the Nevada State Legislature on February 19, 2025 to the threat of Medicaid cuts as the Republican budget took shape.

Since then, he has worked with constituents, advocates, and lawmakers to elevate the real-world harm the cuts would inflict on Nevadans, and published an op-ed warning that Republicans were closer than ever to making the cuts a reality.

When the Republican “Big Beautiful” bill with health care cuts came up for consideration in the House Ways and Means Committee, Horsford offered an amendment to make the health care tax credit permanent.

Most recently, Rep. Horsford used his position on prestigious House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to elevate the unique challenges that rural health care providers face from Republican health care cuts, and highlight how those cuts will erode the quality of care for local patients.

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