Rep. Horsford: Senate Vote Fails American People, Cedes Congressional Power to Trump

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement today as the U.S. Senate passed patchwork spending legislation proposed by Congressional Republicans in lieu of a proper budget as mandated by the Constitution.

 The partisan spending bill deeply cuts programs Nevadans depend on, while simultaneously deferring to the Trump Administration for funding decisions that should rest with Congress.

 “The constituents I represent need Democrats to stand up to this rogue administration,” Rep. Horsford said. “What they got from Senate Democrats today was capitulation instead.

 “The bill they passed is a partisan spending spree, not a good faith funding bill,” 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.

 “Principled opposition means more than opposing what’s wrong – it means standing up for what’s right,” Horsford added. “Trump and Musk are already shutting the government down with each budget slashed and each civil servant fired. Passing this bill doesn’t stop their illegal assault on American government – it clears a path for them to do more.”

 More information about how the Republican Continuing Resolution will impact Americans is available here.