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NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a virtual town hall to highlight provisions in the American Rescue Plan that provide direct relief to Nevada's small businesses. The town hall featured voices from the local business community, including Joseph Amato, Nevada District Director for the Small Business Administration, Jenney Sartin, Executive Director of the Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Jocelyn Cordon, owner of Crepe Express, a small business with locations in North Las Vegas and Las Vegas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As America mourns the victims of two mass shootings in one week, NowThis published a powerful video interview with Congressman Steven Horsford about the personal impact of gun violence on his family and the need for gun safety reform.
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) announced in Washington, D.C., that he introduced legislation on Friday designed to reduce the contraband that gets into prisons.
The bipartisan bill from Horsford and U.S. Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) would establish a pilot program in federal prisons tto test a solution without restricting inmates' rights to receive postal mail.
The pilot program calls for pre-screening mail in a secure facility that doesn't compromise the privacy of communications.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Steven Horsford, D-Nev., and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led a bicameral letter to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh outlining priorities for $2 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to overhaul unemployment insurance administration and technology.
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.