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House passes bill to boost post office funding by $25 billion, block service changes
Nevada Current
August 23, 2020
The U.S. House convened a rare weekend session Saturday in an attempt to stop the U.S. Postal Service from allegedly disrupting mail service to sabotage the November elections.
The Democratic-led chamber passed a bill 257-150 that would infuse $25 billion into the agency as it prepares for a surge in mail-in ballots and bar it from changing operations or service levels in place at the beginning of the year.
Nevada Democrats hope to build on Biden’s big night
Las Vegas Sun
August 20, 2020
Joe Biden on Thursday accepted the Democratic nomination for president, vowing to be a leader for all Americans — and not just those who support him.
In Nevada, Democratic officials continued their praise of Biden, who they say will bring stability to the country after four turbulent years of President Donald Trump.
Cortez Masto says elect Joe Biden, Democratic senators
Las Vegas Review Journal
August 20, 2020
Nevada Democrats wrapped up the last in a series of virtual kick-off events ahead of the final day of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday with speeches from Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez and other local leaders.
Laid-off Nevadans in need of $600 weekly jobless benefit
Lav Vegas Sun
August 15, 2020
Unemployment insurance is a federal-state program that helps many Americans who have lost their jobs by temporarily replacing part of their wages while they look for work. It is a form of social insurance in which taxes collected from employers are paid into the state unemployment insurance trust fund on behalf of working people to provide them with income support if they lose their jobs.
Indy DC Download: As negotiations collapse, congressional Democrats push for state and local aid in the next pandemic bill
The Nevada Independent
August 8, 2020
Before talks on the next pandemic bill flatlined on Friday, Nevada’s congressional Democrats spent much of last week pressuring GOP leaders to pass a package with aid for state and local governments and other Democratic priorities.
Local Dems Group Hosts Meeting With Rep. Horsford
The Progress
August 12, 2020
The Mesquite to Moapa Democrats hosted a virtual Meet the Candidate event with Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford (D-Las Vegas) on Wednesday, Aug.12.
The meeting, which was held over an online platform brought together around 40 Democratic voters from both valleys to both hear what Horsford had to say and ask him questions.
Nevada’s Horsford seeks COVID-19 funds for returning workers
Las Vegas Sun
July 23, 2020
Two U.S. House Democrats are seeking to extend federal unemployment assistance and benefits to those reentering the workforce during the pandemic.
U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small of New Mexico and Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada introduced Thursday the Back on Your Feet Act. The bill seeks to provide a one-time federal payment to residents returning to work.
House passes bipartisan public lands bill; next stop president’s desk
Nevada Current
July 23, 2020
Major environmental legislation sailed through Congress Wednesday while the nation’s political leaders were stuck in intense negotiations over the contours of a fifth coronavirus relief package.
Horsford: I won’t let Nevada voices be ignored on wildlife refuge
Las Vegas Sun
July 21, 2020
Nevada has been united in the cause to protect and preserve its public lands. Environmentalists, Native American communities, veterans groups and entrepreneurs alike have expressed their strong position to conserve our precious wildlife and natural areas.