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July 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) has announced that his office secured more than $7.3 million in funding for community projects in Nevada's Fourth District through funding bills passed out of House Appropriations Committee subcommittees.

The bills will now move to consideration in the full Appropriations Committee, and then to consideration on the House floor and negotiations with the Senate.


July 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Steven Horsford (D-NV-04), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) introduced the Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act, which would require drug manufacturers to publicly justify high prices for new pharmaceutical drugs or large price increases for existing drugs. Today, Representative Horsford also introduced the Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act, which would cap out-of-pocket costs for seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D.

Issues:Health

July 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Steven Horsford (D-NV-04), Andy Kim (D-NJ-03), and Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) introduced the Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act to create an out-of-pocket spending maximum for the millions of Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. Representative Horsford is also introducing the SPIKE Act, which requires drug manufacturers to publicly justify large price increases and high launch prices.

Issues:Health

July 8, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) have formally endorsed the Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act which would reform the military justice system by moving the decision to prosecute serious crimes in the military from the chain of command. Congressman Horsford is an original co-sponsor of the legislation.


July 3, 2021

LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) joined Vice President Kamala Harris at the Carpenters International Training Center in Las Vegas to highlight the success of the American Rescue Plan in accelerating Nevada's economic recovery from COVID-19. Vice President Harris's visit to Las Vegas is part of the Biden administration's nationwide "America's Back Together" tour.


July 2, 2021

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV.Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) announced the winners of the Congressional Art Competition from Nevada's Fourth District.


July 1, 2021

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) launched the Nevada Equity Cabinet, a community-based coalition with a mission to redress systemic racism and inequality in federal policies and advance justice for all Nevada families.


July 1, 2021

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) voted for House passage of the INVEST in America Act, which includes millions in funding that he secured for key infrastructure projects to retrofit streetlights in North Las Vegas and reconstruct Charleston Park Avenue in Pahrump.

The INVEST in America Act is an infrastructure funding package that makes transformational investments in America's highways, roads, bridges, rail, and water infrastructure to create jobs, modernize our infrastructure, and reduce carbon pollution.


July 1, 2021

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Yesterday, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) joined his colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee to hear from military leaders on rotary wing aviation programs in the fiscal year 2022 budget request.


June 30, 2021

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) applauded the Air Force's decision to expand capacity to test and train warfighters in fifth generation aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada's Fourth District.