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August 23, 2019

Las Vegas, NV — On Friday, August 23, 2019, Congressman Steven Horsford will host a town hall at White Pine County Library, welcoming his constituents to ask questions or voice concerns about the issues facing the Fourth Congressional District.

The Congressman will also be delivering an overview of his first seven months in Congress, as well as providing a preview of the work he is currently undertaking in Washington.

Doors open at 3:30 p.m.; the program will end around 5:30 p.m.

EVENT DETAILS:


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Congressman Steven Horsford Delivers Meals to Nevada Seniors with Meals on Wheels
August 21, 2019

Las Vegas, NV — On Tuesday, August 20, 2019, Congressman Steven Horsford teamed up with Catholic Charities for its Meals on Wheels program to deliver meals to seniors in Nevada's Fourth Congressional District. Catholic Charities' Meals on Wheels program is the largest home delivered meal service program in Nevada, providing daily meals to over 2,125 Nevadans every week.


August 16, 2019

Las Vegas, NV – Coinciding with the People Over Pharma Profits National Day of Action on August 20th, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) will join Battle Born Progress, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), State Senator Yvanna Cancela (SD-10), and other community organizations and activists on the subject of reigning in prescription drug costs for Nevadans.


August 14, 2019

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration announced its latest attack on LGBTQ+ Americans, adding an overtly broad religious exemption to the Executive Order put in place by President Obama in 2014 that prohibits discrimination in hiring by federal contractors on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.


August 8, 2019

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined his Democratic colleagues in Congress this week to send a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture, opposing changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proposed by the Trump Administration that would make it harder for families to receive benefits.


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Steven Horsford Sits At Committee Hearing
August 7, 2019

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined his colleagues on the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to end the Senate's August recess and pass gun safety laws passed by the House of Representatives earlier this year in the wake of this past week's violent mass shootings.


August 2, 2019

Mercury, NV — On Friday, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined his colleagues in Congress on a visit to Yucca Mountain, located within Nevada's Fourth Congressional district, only 90 miles outside of Las Vegas. Congressman Horsford joined Representatives Scott Peters (CA-52), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Bill Flores (TX-17) on a trip to Yucca Mountain to assist in educating his colleagues on the impact that a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain would have on his constituents in the fourth Congressional district and Nevada more broadly.


July 24, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joined his Democratic colleagues to pass H.R. 397, The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, also known as the Butch Lewis Act.


July 23, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today announced the creation of the Congressional Black Caucus' Census 2020 Taskforce to encourage participation and ensure a fair and accurate count of all people in the United States.

"The Constitution declares that we must count all persons in this country. The Trump administration has taken coordinated action specifically to discourage and frighten people away from participating in the 2020 census, and now we are fighting back," Congressman Horsford said.