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Washington, D.C. — Today,Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) stood in support of the Middle-Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748), which wouldeliminate a 40 percent tax on high-premium employer-sponsored health care coverage.
Las Vegas, Nevada — On Saturday, July 20, 2019, Congressman Steven Horsford will speak at a Barbershop Pop-up and Health Screen event, hosted by Aetna, a CVS Health company. The event will take place at Executive Cuts Barbershop at 921 W. Owens Blvd. in Las Vegas. The pop-up will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In 2013, only a few months after first coming to Congress, I was told I would need major heart surgery due to an underlying health condition. I was 40 years old, in good health, and had no way to know this was coming or to prepare for it beforehand.
Washington, D.C. — On Monday, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced $2.6 million in funding from the Federal Communications Commission for two Internet companies operating in Nevada's Fourth Congressional District: California Internet and Valley Communications Association.
The funding comes from the Connect America Fund and is part of a larger $5.6 million awarded to 1,076 homes and businesses in underserved parts of rural Nevada. The funding will build out connectivity in Clark, Douglas, and Nye Counties.
Washington, D.C. — Nevada will receive $790,000 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fight public exposure to radon, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced on Monday. The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services will use the funding to support outreach and develop tools to reduce exposure to the naturally occurring radioactive gas, which is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took up the National Defense Authorization Act, the first NDAA under the new Democratic majority that works to secure a strong national defense that is centered on the needs of our service members and their families, while advancing American values.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) delivered a speech on the House Floor last night regarding the National Defense Authorization Act to introduce an amendment that would benefit research institutions in Nevada:
RENO (AP) — A Nevada congressman is calling for Energy Secretary Rick Perry's resignation after the department acknowledged low-level radioactive waste that was shipped to a site north of Las Vegas may have been mislabeled and out of compliance with safety regulations for years.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Governor Sisolak revealed that the Department of Energy under Secretary Rick Perry had been shipping and disposing of unapproved low-level radioactive waste at the Nevada National Security Site, violating the established NNSS Waste Acceptance Criteria. Congressman Horsford released the following statement about this development:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Ways and Means Committee took up discussion of H.R. 397, The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, also known as the Butch Lewis Act. This bill would serve as an important backstop to ensure that retirees do not have their pensions taken from them.