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U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford's personal story is a big part of his stance on gun laws, and he's telling that story in a video posted by Now This Opinions.
"I lost my father to gun violence," the Nevada Democrat said.
"He was shot and killed when I was 19 years old. I was actually a freshman in college when I got the call that he had been shot and killed a block away from where I grew up in the neighborhood in West Las Vegas, and where I would later come back to work in."
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Reps. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and David McKinley (R-WV-01) introduced the bipartisan Contraband Elimination and Safety Act of 2021. The legislation would direct the Federal Bureau of Prisons to start a pilot program to test a solution to reduce the amount of contraband that enters its correctional facilities without restricting inmates' rights to receive postal mail. Studies have shown that inmates who maintain close contact with their family members while incarcerated have better post-release outcomes and lower recidivism rates.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford voted to pass the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.
Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) joined Reps. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-13), Andy Levin (D-MI-09), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL), Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-WA-03), Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01), and John Katko (R-NY-24) alongside Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to reintroduce the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act.
Nevada's unemployment hit quickly and hit hard.
Many will tell you the state's unemployment agency did not answer the bell when people needed it most.
So what now? What will it take to make things better?
Some of the solutions seem simple. And just right.
"We all know that we're in the middle of a pandemic, so I think a little bit more compassion from the unemployment office would definitely help when people call," suggested claimant Tammy Meza.
It's a concept that works at all levels.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford voted to pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, which would reauthorize funding for programs and services that prevent gender-based violence and support victims. Congressman Horsford is an original co-sponsor of the legislation, which was introduced with bipartisan support.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford reintroduced the Dynamic Glass Act of 2021, which would incentivize businesses to invest in the technology and deployment of electrochromic glass to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance President Biden's Build Back Better plan. Electrochromic glass is a specialized glass product that saves energy by providing control over the amount of light and heat entering a building.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congressman Steven Horsford joined fellow Democrats to pass the landmark American Rescue Plan and send it to President Biden's desk for his signature. Today, Congressman Horsford announced the critical resources that Nevada families and communities will receive to crush the virus, put vaccines in people's arms, money in people's pockets, children safely back in school and workers back in jobs.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joined Vice President Kamala Harris at the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas to highlight how Democrats have delivered for Nevada with the American Rescue Plan.
Vice President Kamala Harris described the cross-country tour she kicked off today in Las Vegas not as touting the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, but explaining it so people know what they are entitled to under the historic pandemic relief act.