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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) questioned U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about our recent debt ceiling crisis manufactured by Republican extremists and new efforts to add to our debt with Republicans' latest tax proposal. The hearing was held by the House Financial Services Committee.
Black leaders applauded the Supreme Court’s Thursday decision to strike down a Republican-drawn congressional map in Alabama for diluting the power of Black voters.
NORTH LAS VEGAS – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement celebrating the start of Pride. As a Member of the Congressional Equality Caucus, Horsford supports the Congressional Equality Caucus’ mission to promote equality for all people regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today voted for the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, a bill to raise our nation’s debt ceiling while agreeing to budget framework for our next two years. While Republicans control the majority of the House, they did not have enough votes to pass this legislation. Horsford joined 164 other Democrats to allow this bill to move forward to the Senate, and avert having the United States default on the debts we already owe, which would have led to an economic disaster for all Americans.
This spring has been a busy time for my work as your Congressman. I was honored to join our Democratic Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, on his first international trip as the highest-ranking Democrat in the House. We visited Ghana and Israel, meeting with their heads of state and government and political and community leaders. Meanwhile, back at the Capitol, we have fought against the Default on American Act, which takes funding for housing, nutrition, and other programs hostage in exchange for not defaulting on our nation’s debts.
Like many Nevadans and Americans, I’m concerned about the effects of a possible default by the United States on the bills we have already incurred. The current debate before us in Congress on preventing default might not be on the top of the minds of everyone in Southern Nevada as they go about their day at work, school or enjoying their retirement.
The head of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on President Biden to get more aggressive in the debt ceiling talks, suggesting the White House has remained too quiet throughout the debate at the expense of the Democrats’ negotiating position.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today issued the following statement after President Biden nominated General Charles Q. Brown to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
As the country tries to put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, the 1.4 million nursing home workers who cared for our loved ones through the depth of the pandemic are seeing things get worse, not better, both for them and for the residents they love. Profit-driven nursing home ownership and decades of regulatory neglect, coupled with the pandemic’s fallout, have left skilled nursing facilities in dire crisis.