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WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the Health Providers Training Act to address the critical shortage of healthcare professionals across the country.
“The healthcare worker shortage is a crisis that demands immediate action,” said Congressman Horsford. “The Health Providers Training Act will help hospitals recruit qualified staff by investing in healthcare training. This will equip Nevadans with the necessary skills to fulfill these essential roles.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) submitted a request for over $60 million to bolster Nevada’s infrastructure and community services as part of the annual Community Project Funding (CPF) process. These investments would improve public safety, educational resources, and environmental sustainability in communities across Nevada’s Fourth Congressional District.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Steven Horsford issued the following statement today following the White House’s announcement of Executive Actions on Border Security:
President Joe Biden is taking heat from Nevada Republicans and advocates — though for different reasons — and praise from some of Nevada’s Democratic leaders following his announcement on a new policy limiting asylum at the southern border.
The president issued executive actions on Tuesday that will tighten security on the country’s southern border and temporarily shut down the border to asylum seekers attempting to cross the border during surges.
NORTH LAS VEGAS – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), a member of the Democrats for Border Security Task Force, announced federal funding for Nevada to combat drug trafficking and address the opioid epidemic. The grants are focused on reinforcing law enforcement capabilities and assisting community-led initiatives to end this crisis.
Today, roughly 600,000 Nevadans enrolled in Medicare pay no more than $35 a month for their insulin thanks to the work of congressional Democrats who got the Inflation Reduction Act to President Joe Biden’s desk. That’s a lifesaving change for many seniors, including the 90,000 in my district, my own mother among them.
Lawmakers are pushing to expand solar energy to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the “Solar for All” initiative.
The Nevada Clean Energy Fund will receive $156 million from the program to aid in lowering energy bills, reducing pollution, increasing power resiliency, investing in local businesses and creating quality jobs, officials said.
The funds, officials said, are a component of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund — a $27 billion investment to combat the climate crisis from the Biden administration using monies from the Inflation Reduction Act.
A higher education and job training facility is coming to Las Vegas’ Historic Westside.
For now, the site of the College of Southern Nevada’s future Historic Westside Education and Training Center is a vacant lot adjacent to the Historic Westside School.
But officials on Tuesday morning dug into a pile of dirt to signify a major hurdle cleared: an official groundbreaking ceremony.
“We needed higher education in our community,” said Las Vegas Councilman Cedric Crear, who represents the neighborhood. “We needed to say ‘CSN’ on the side of the building.”
NORTH LAS VEGAS - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), as a member of the Armed Services Committee, secured major wins in legislation that will now go to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration by the entire chamber. The committee debated the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that establishes funding levels and sets policies for the Department of Defense.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced $6.5 million in federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services to improve HIV/AIDS health care services in Clark County. These funds will boost health initiatives that combat HIV and improve community health outcomes.