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Aaron Ford Unveils ‘Workers First’ Economic Development Plan, Focused on Creating Good-Paying Union Jobs, Investing in the Future and Raising Wages

This is a press release dated June 25, 2026

Today, Aaron Ford released his Workers First agenda – a roadmap for how he will make the American Dream accessible to Nevadans again by diversifying Nevada’s economy, cutting costs for working families, and standing up for workers as Governor. Ford has pledged to be the most pro-worker governor in Nevada’s history, and his agenda outlines how he’ll fight for by protecting prevailing wages and ending the “right-to-freeload.”

Ford’s economic development plan will:

  • Support union workers by protecting collective bargaining rights, safeguarding worker safety protections, creating new union apprenticeship opportunities, and ensuring AI doesn’t put workers at risk.
  • Futurize Nevada’s economy by investing in cutting-edge clean energy technology, supporting small businesses, fast-tracking new public infrastructure, and forcing data centers to provide real benefits for working people before they receive another dollar of our tax-payer money.
  • Build Nevada’s future workforce by creating scholarships to provide top-notch educational opportunities here at home, increasing investments in state colleges and universities, tackling student loan debt, and banning predatory lending practices.

Ford’s ‘Workers First’ agenda builds on his ‘Affordable Nevada’ platform, a comprehensive agenda to make Nevada affordable for working families struggling to get by in the failing Lombardo-Trump economy. 

“Nevada workers built the middle class, are the best workforce in the world, and deserve leadership who rewards them for that hard work,” said Attorney General Aaron Ford. “My Workers First agenda puts working families first by supporting union workers, futurizing our economy, and investing in the future of our workforce. Under Joe Lombardo and Donald Trump, Nevada’s economy is headed in the wrong direction with unemployment remaining higher here than any other state in the nation. Nevada workers deserve a fighter who is focused on lowering costs and creating good-paying union jobs – I am that fighter.”

Under Joe Lombardo, Nevada’s unemployment rate is one of the highest of any state in the nation — showing no improvement from when he took office. Las Vegas saw a 2.2% year to year decrease in visitors from January 2025 to January 2026. Las Vegas gaming companies have had to lay off workers following a decline in visitors. Trump’s tariffs, which Lombardo supports, increased expenses by $1,565 for the average Nevada family. Under Trump and Lombardo, Nevada families have had to spend an extra $2,900 on average for things like food, energy and health care.

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Affordable Housing -Not!

In a bizarre turn of events this morning, Donald Trump refused to show up and sign bi-partisan legislation that passed both chambers which would have increased the number of housing starts, lowered barriers to home-ownership, and restricted the ability of private equity firms to buy up single family homes in our neighborhoods.

What’s hilarious is that the Republicans were staging a press conference with the theme of “see, we do care about affordability” when word came down via Truth Social that Trump wouldn’t show up for the signing,

Unless ….. (wait for it)

The SAVE Act is passed by the Senate.

What is the SAVE Act? It’s the one that eliminates mail-in voting, mandates each state to turn over its voter rolls to the federal government, requires each citizen to show up to register (re-register) to vote with proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate, marriage certificate, name change documents or a passport. The only mechanism to vote would be in person with a government-issued photo i.d. The financial burden of all of this would fall onto the states.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed it (of course) but the U.S. Senate can’t get around the filibuster, hence Trump’s pique at Republican Senators who refuse to end the filibuster.

Now, let’s get back to the housing issue.

Last year, the Nevada Legislature passed a slew of bills which would have protected homeowners and renters. Republican governor Joe Lombardo vetoed them. One of the vetoes in the previous session protected private equity firms’ ability to buy up single family homes in Nevada neighborhoods and turn them into rental properties. This action, highly prevalent in certain neighborhoods, turns single family homes into rental units and drives up housing prices, thus acing out the average home buyer. In 2025, Lombardo successfully blocked it – killing it twice.

See a pattern here?

Our MAGA Republican president. Our MAGA Republican governor. Do you really think they care about affordability and the ever-increasing cost of housing?

Nope.

But they do care about the money-ed class. We have the proof.

A Fine Day For A Name Removal

This morning, a federal judge ruled that DJT’s name must removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

The ruling made by District Court Judge Christopher Cooper stands which affirms that the Congress named the living memorial to John F. Kennedy, and only Congress can change it.

Yay!

It’s a beautiful day in D.C. and there are several live feeds on YouTube with cameras trained on the lettering, in anticipation of the name removal.

Of course, the White House is desperately (reportedly) trying to stop this.

We do a love a mini-drama!

Tune in, if you’d like, here are two lives:

WATCH: Nevada Delivers First in the Nation Proposal to DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee

This is a press release issued May 29, 2026

As a majority-minority, working-class, battleground state, Nevada not only meets the DNC criteria but will propel our party to success in 2028
In today’s presentation to the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee, Nevada leaders, including Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno; CBC Chair Emeritus Congressman Steven Horsford of Nevada’s 4th District; Former State Senator, White House staffer, Culinary 226 political director and current Chief of Staff to the Congressman Yvanna Cancela; Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar; and Former aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and architect of the Reid Machine Rebecca Lambe, laid out the case that in addition to being the only state that meets the committee’s early state criteria, kicking off Democrats’ nominating process in Nevada is a strategic decision that will set our party up for success in 2028.
 
 WATCH HERE

Party leaders underscored that Nevada is best positioned to be first in the nation because we meet all of the necessary criteria of rigorousness, efficiency, and fairness as outlined by the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee:

“Nevada is the third-most diverse state in the nation and our electorate represents the coalition it takes to win national elections. We are a vibrant majority-minority state that Latino, Black, AANHPI, Native American, multi-racial, young and white communities all call home. We are also union strong and where working-class adults make up 70% of the electorate,” said Horsford. “Nevada is where candidates learn whether their coalition can scale nationally. It’s how I won my district–one that is both urban and rural, racially diverse, working class, where union members live and work, and where small businesses, many women and minority-owned, thrive.”

“Successful candidates will need to run statewide organizing efforts that work in the diverse neighborhoods of metropolitan Clark County, organize battleground precincts in Washoe County, begin to win in places like Carson City, where state employees now belong to a union, and make inroads in the unique rural counties of our state,” said Cancela. “Nevada’s expansive rural counties include small mining towns, cattle ranchers, and farmers–voters we can win here and beyond our state’s borders with the right outreach and message.” 

“With universal vote by mail, seven days of in-person early voting, county-wide Election Day vote centers, automatic voter registration, same-day registration, and a ballot cure process, Nevada has some of the most progressive voter access laws in the country. So we can ensure that all voters – no matter where they work or what hours they keep – can have access to the ballot box,” said Aguilar. “We continue to make voting in Nevada secure and accessible to all because we know that the more voices heard, the stronger our party will be.”

Most importantly, presenters demonstrated that Nevada is the state best positioned to nominate a candidate who can build the necessary coalition it takes to win in a general election and take back the White House.“Nevada tests a candidate’s ability to persuade and turnout new swing voters – who are often younger, non-college educated, and diverse; to craft a working-class economic message; build a multi-racial coalition; engage union workers; and run an effective organizing campaign,” said Lambe. “The early calendar is first and foremost about selecting a nominee who can win the White House.

Nevada is where that test should begin. Now is the moment.”Watch here to see our presentation video, which tells the story of why Nevada should be the First in the Nation primary in 2028. 

Horsford Presses Hospital CEOs on Health Care Cuts, Demands Accountability for Nevada Patients and Workers

This is a press release on April 28, 2026

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today highlighted the devastating impacts of Congressional Republican’s decision to enact the largest healthcare cuts in U.S. history via the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, highlighting its real-world impacts to patients across Nevada during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing.

The hearing featured executives from some of the nation’s largest hospital systems, including HCA Healthcare and CommonSpirit Health, which operate key facilities throughout Southern Nevada such as Sunrise Hospital, MountainView Hospital, and St. Rose Dominican. The Committee Hearing gave Congressman Horsford a direct platform to elevate the voices of Nevada families and frontline healthcare workers already grappling with the fallout of these cuts.  

“Last year, Republicans pushed through the largest healthcare cuts in American history, and now Nevadans are paying the price.” said Rep. Horsford. “Hospitals across our state are bracing for increased strain on emergency rooms, fewer resources for providers, and growing financial instability that threatens patient care. From rural communities to urban centers, these cuts are creating a dangerous ripple effect across Nevada’s healthcare system. When hospitals are forced to cut services or shut their doors, patients are left with fewer options, longer wait times, and higher costs. That is simply unacceptable and inexcusable.”

During the hearing, Congressman Horsford pressed executives on how they plan to protect access to care, support their workforce, and prevent further strain on already overburdened emergency departments. He referenced a recent report from Public Citizen, which found that four hospitals in Nevada – St. Rose Dominican-Delima, Humboldt General Hospital, Pershing General Hospital and Grover C. Dils Medical Center – are all at risk of closing, reducing medical services, or laying off workers as a direct result of Republican’s passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Congressman Horsford also highlighted a major win for Nevada health care workers, with more than 300 Sunrise Hospital employees represented by SEIU Local 1107 securing their union contract after over a year of negotiations. During the hearing, the executive from HCA Healthcare committed to working with the union moving forward.

To watch Rep. Horsford’s full remarks from today’s Ways and Means Committee hearing, click here.

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Meidas Touch Highlights Horsford

Meidas Touch is one of the fastest growing independent media outlets in the world.  It is the number one pro-democracy podcast on all media platforms. 

This afternoon, it dropped a report on this past week’s cross examination by the Congressional Ways and Means Committee of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.  

Congressman Steven Horsford is highlighted at the beginning.  Watch:

18 Minutes. 47 Minutes. A Troubling Pattern of Insider Trading That the Trump Administration Can’t Explain.

This is a press release on April 22, 2026

Horsford Raises Market Manipulation and Insider Trading Concerns and Pushes Immediate Refunds for American Families

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today pressed U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at the Ways and Means Committee nearly a year since his last public hearing demanding answers on potential market manipulation and insider trading within the Donald Trump’s Administration, that raises serious questions about market manipulation and potential insider trading including market-moving tariff decisions, well-timed trades, and refunds still owed to American families after tariffs the Supreme Court has ruled illegal.

“18 minutes before last year’s tariff pause announcement, traders placed enormous bets that the market would surge. And 47 minutes before the President’s announcement on Iran negotiations, someone shorted the oil market by hundreds of millions of dollars.” Rep. Horsford explained. “That is not coincidence. That is a pattern. And the only people with access to that information ahead of time are inside this Administration.”

Congressman Horsford pointed to a broader trend in which tariff announcements and sudden reversals repeatedly moved markets, raising concerns about who may have had advance knowledge and the ability to profit.

“Ambassador Greer sat in that chair one year ago and said directly, ‘No, this is not market manipulation.’ But the truth is, there is now a clear pattern: tariffs are announced, markets move, a sudden reversal follows, and then the tariffs resume, over and over again.” Rep. Horsford said. “Working families are left dealing with higher costs, while those with inside access may be cashing in. At minimum, this demands an investigation.”

Congressman Horsford emphasized that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) functioned as a hidden tax on consumers driving up prices on everyday goods while the Supreme Court has since ruled those tariffs illegal.

“If families paid these tariffs at the checkout line, they deserve their money back plain and simple,” Rep. Horsford said.

To deliver direct relief, Congressman Horsford introduced the RELIEF Act, which would automatically refund within 90 days, no application required, no red tape, and bureaucratic hurdles.

Earlier this year, Congressman Horsford led 131 Democrats demanding transparency around the Administration’s “Liberation Day” raising concerns that someone may have benefited from advance knowledge of poly decisions. That letter is available here.

He also challenged the Administration’s claims about trade “deals,” noting that real agreements must be submitted to Congress.

“If these were real trade deals, Congress would have seen them,” Rep. Horsford said. “What this Administration calls ‘deals’ are temporary, unenforceable, and one social media post away from disappearing. The American people deserve transparency, accountability and their money back.”

Watch Congressman Horsford’s full remarks here.

Horsford to RFK Jr.: You Can’t Make America Healthy Again While Cutting a Trillion Dollars from Health Care

This is a press release dated April 16, 2026

Nevada Congressman confronts HHS Secretary over broken promises, rising costs, and the real families paying the price

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing today, demanding answers on how the administration can promote a “Make America Healthy Again” agenda while advancing policies that cut critical health care programs.”

Horsford highlighted the reality facing Nevada families, who are facing rising costs, threats to Medicaid, and the looming expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits – all made worse by the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

“President Trump and Congressional Republicans can try to rebrand the One Big Beautiful Bill but Nevadans are not buying it, because they are living it,” said Rep. Horsford. “At today’s hearing, Secretary Kennedy talked about ‘Making America Healthy Again,’ but cutting a trillion dollars from health care, driving up costs, and leaving families behind. When I asked basic questions about what families are dealing with, the cost of care, he did not have an answer. Tells you everything.”

Horsford emphasized that real health care reform must start with affordability and access not slogans.

“No complicated economics. Just fairness.” Rep. Horsford concluded. “If families can’t afford to see a doctor, fill in a prescription, or keep their coverage, then this system isn’t working and no amount of rebranding will change that.”

Watch Congressman Horsford’s full remarks [click here].

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Horsford Launches “Congressman on the Job” Series to Walk a Mile in Nevada Workers’ Shoes

This is a press release dated March 11, 2026

District-wide effort will highlight the experiences of workers, small businesses, and families across Nevada’s Fourth Congressional District

NORTH LAS VEGAS – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today has launched the “Congressman on the Job” series, a district-wide effort where he will spend time on worksites across Nevada’s 4th District to better understand the day-to-day realities facing workers, small businesses, and their families.

As part of the series, Congressman Horsford will spend time alongside grocery clerks, restaurant workers, warehouse workers, health care workers, and others who keep the district and Nevada’s economy moving. The Congressman will hear directly from workers and employers about the challenges they face on the job from rising costs and how those increases are affecting households and business operations.

“Too many hard-working people are doing everything right every day and still struggling to get ahead,” said Rep. Horsford. “Working families are feeling the strain of rising grocery prices, higher costs driven by tariffs, and uncertainty around health care coverage and costs. As their representative in Congress, it’s important for me to spend time on the job with the people who power our economy, hear directly about their experiences, and bring those perspectives back to Washington so we can shape policies that reflect what working families are going through.”

The Congressman on the Job series is part of his ongoing effort to ensure federal policies reflect the real conditions facing workers, small businesses, and families in Nevada.

“This isn’t about a photo opportunity,” Rep.Horsford added. “This is about the people who keep our communities running. It’s about listening, learning, and walking a mile in their shoes. When Congress debates policies that affect workers, policies that shape paychecks, the cost of everyday goods, or access to health care, those decisions should be grounded in the real experiences of the people who keep our communities running.”

The Congressman on the Job series will take place at worksites throughout Nevada’s Fourth Congressional District in the coming months as Horsford continues meeting directly with the workers and small businesses that power Nevada’s economy.

Watch Congressman Horsford begin the series here.