Press Releases
Las Vegas, Nev. — On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford will host a roundtable with local advocates on the Trump administration's discriminatory SNAP benefit rollbacks issued in a final rule last year.
Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the Skill and Knowledge Investments Leverage Leaders' Untapped Potential Tax Credit (SKILL UP) Act alongside Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02). The SKILL UP Act would provide businesses with a tax credit for investing in work-based learning for workers with low skill levels.
Washington, D.C. — In a House Budget Committee hearing today, February 12, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) questioned Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought on the disastrous impacts on Nevada that would come from the Trump Administration's proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2021.
Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) spoke in a hearing in the House Ways and Means Committee, entitled "The Disappearing Corporate Income Tax," highlighting the unfair tax burden placed on the middle class and working poor while large corporations avoid paying their fair share in taxes every year.
Washington, D.C. — On Monday, February 10, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford, a member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement on the President's proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement about the absence of funding for the nuclear waste repository under Yucca Mountain after the President tweeted that he is committed to finding alternatives.
In the President's budget for Fiscal Year 2021, there is no funding allocated for licensing the planned nuclear waste repository under Yucca Mountain. That would reverse the White House's efforts in its past budget proposals to persuade Congress to appropriate money to reauthorize the site.
Washington, D.C. — Today, February 7, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to send emergency supplemental aid to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of multiple devastating earthquakes. The legislation provides $4.67 billion in assistance to Puerto Rico, with significant funding for educational needs, repairs to transportation infrastructure, and community development activities.
Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, February 6, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the Department of Energy (DOE) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 which amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (ERA) to clarify whistleblower rights and protections. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted in favor of H.Res. 826, Expressing Disapproval of the Trump Administration's Harmful Actions Toward Medicaid. On January 30, 2020, the Trump Administration unveiled its illegal Medicaid block grant plan, referred to as the "Healthy Adult Opportunity," which would invite states to cap and slash Medicaid.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize(PRO) Act (H.R. 2474), a bold proposal that strengthens workers' power to stand together and negotiate for bigger paychecks, better benefits, and safer working conditions. The PRO Act, which is the most significant upgrade to the U.S. labor law in 80 years, is a direct response to the struggle that many hardworking families are facing to keep pace with the rising costs of education, child care, housing, and other basic essentials.