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With their reelections perhaps hinging on how the public will view the impact of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP), Democratic members of Nevada's congressional delegation highlighted what they say the legislation will mean for schools, families, business owners, and medical providers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and recession.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (D-Nev.-04), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-Nev.-03) introduced the Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act, a bill to support more than 500,000 jobs, improve the resilience of the grid, and support new projects that connect modern renewable energy resources to the power demands of regional consumer markets. The bill would create an investment tax credit to help promote construction of regionally significant transmission projects across the nation.
FirstMed Health and Wellness is the kind of community clinic U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford wants to see more of, and it's the kind getting a boost from the federal government.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced that the Small Business Administration's Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program will begin accepting applications tomorrow, April 8th, 2021. Congressman Horsford secured additional funding for the SVOG program as part of the American Rescue Plan's support for small businesses. The program includes over $16 billion in grants for shuttered venues.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford visited FirstMed Health and Wellness Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in North Las Vegas that provides comprehensive care to low-income and underserved Nevadans.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced that many Social Security recipients and others who have not yet received their Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 from the American Rescue Plan should expect to see electronic payments hit their bank accounts or be loaded onto their Direct Express Cards beginning today.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a virtual community roundtable with Asian American leaders in Nevada to discuss the recent rise in violence against Asian Americans. Congressman Horsford was joined by Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA-33), whip for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and member of the House Judiciary and House Foreign Affairs committees.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a virtual town hall to highlight key health care provisions in the American Rescue Plan that increase access to affordable health care. Congressman Horsford was joined by Kelly Adams, CEO of Mesa View Hospital, Steven Flores, CEO of the Hope Christian Health Center, and Dave Passey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 9 Director of External Affairs.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joins the Congressional community to mourn the death of Officer William F. Evans, who was killed while protecting the Capitol Complex. Officer Evans had served honorably with the U.S. Capitol Police for 18 years and was a member of the Capitol Division's First Responder's Unit.