Horsford to Donate Pay During Shutdown

Statement

Today, Representative Steven Horsford (NV-4) announced that during the government shutdown he will be donating his pay to Nevada's Head Start Association and Three Square, Southern Nevada's only food bank providing food assistance to the residents in Lincoln, Nye, Esmeralda and Clark counties.

"It is heartbreaking to hear that hard-working Nevadans in my district are being sent home without pay because House Republicans are incapable of governing responsibly," said Horsford. "It is especially troubling to know that children in my state are being hurt by the shutdown because Head Start centers are struggling and food assistance programs are being threatened. I am donating my paycheck to help working families hurt by Republican dysfunction."

"The House of Representatives needs to vote on a clean continuing resolution," Horsford continued. "If Speaker Boehner put up a clean funding bill, it would pass and we could reopen the government. It is what the American people are rightfully demanding and so am I."

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