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Every month since July, Las Vegas resident Lori Muñoz receives around $300 for her daughter as part of the federal child tax credit. She spends it on school clothes, school lunches and other expenses that may come up.
"It's just been a huge help in that area," Muñoz said. "You always think, ‘oh it's some extra money.' It's never extra money. … Kids always need, there's always something that needs to be bought."
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and 17 House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden and Congressional leaders to urge quick and decisive action to prevent cuts to hospitals, doctors, and other health care professionals.
Nevada scored a victory this week when the U.S. Department of Energy announced it was embracing a policy of requiring state and local approval for development of any nuclear waste storage site. That move, combined with staunch opposition among Nevada's leaders to the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, amounted to a reprieve from any immediate prospect of reviving the atrocious facility.
Para Frankie Perez, un veterano de la Fuerza Aérea y padre adoptivo temporal de cinco de sus sobrinas y sobrinos, la reciente expansión del crédito fiscal federal por hijos no solo le permitió sacar adelante a su casa durante la pandemia, sino también "mejorar la calidad de vida" de los niños al poder pagar uniformes escolares, deportes y paseos familiares.
Nevada families have received more than $750 million from expanded child tax credit direct payments since the program began in July.
More than 595,000 children in Nevada benefited from the credits in November, according to data released by the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo held a roundtable with small business owners and business leaders in Nevada's Fourth District to discuss the impact of the American Rescue Plan's support for small businesses and the benefits of the Build Back Better Act for entrepreneurs.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo held a listening session to hear from families and community leaders in Nevada's Fourth District about the impact of the expanded Child Tax Credit and the urgency of extending this key tax cut for middle-class families through the Build Back Better Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) issued the following statement after a Georgia jury found Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan guilty in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
"For more than a year, Americans have demanded justice for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed in cold blood while jogging unarmed. To our relief, the jury has held his killers responsible for their heinous actions. My thoughts are with his family as they continue to mourn Mr. Arbery's death.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) released the following statement after President Biden announced his nomination of Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young to serve as the agency's Director.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week,Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and fellow immigration leaders in the House of Representatives sent a letter to Senate leaders demanding a pathway to citizenship in the Senate version of the Build Back Better Act.