As NV Dems prepare for day one of the national convention, here is a reminder that the Biden-Harris administration and Democrats up and down the ballot are delivering real results for hardworking Nevada families. Everyday Nevadans are directly benefiting from policies championed by Democrats at the federal, state, and local levels. As day one kicks off, the NV Dems are highlighting a few wins for Nevada.
DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING SERIOUS ACTION TO PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
Democrats passed a measure that protects out-of-state patients seeking abortion care in Nevada:
- SB131 protects Nevada health care providers and out-of-state patients seeking reproductive healthcare in Nevada, a codification of former Governor Sisolak’s executive order on abortion.
Vice President Harris recognized this progress and applauded NV Dems for leading the way on abortion rights.
DEMOCRATS DELIVER ON HEALTH CARE
With the help of Democrats in Congress, President Biden and Vice President Harris have continued to lower health care costs through several key initiatives.
- Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new, lower prices for the first ten drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation, and American taxpayers are expected to save $6 billion on prescription drug costs, and people enrolled in Medicare are expected to save $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs.
- The expansion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has increased access to health insurance to an additional 99,000 Nevadans.
In June 2023, Joe Lombardo prioritized special interests over the interests of Nevadans by vetoing legislation that would have expanded access to reproductive health care and lowered costs for families:
- AB383 would have protected Nevadans’ access to reproductive healthcare.
- AB250 would have lowered the price of Medicare-negotiated prescription drugs for all Nevadans.
DEMOCRATS DELIVER ON INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS
The Biden-Harris administration has created more than 285,000 good-paying jobs in Nevada.
- One of the cornerstones of Democrats’ efforts for long-term economic growth is the American Rescue Plan, which provided substantial financial support to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
- The administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $3.5 billion for modernizing Nevada’s infrastructure.
WHILE REPUBLICANS OBSTRUCT PROGRESS DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
President Biden and Vice President Harris are delivering on affordable housing through a range of targeted initiatives to address the housing crisis.
- Their American Rescue Plan and the Build Back Better agenda provided $1 billion in substantial funding for Nevada for affordable housing development, rental assistance, and homelessness prevention.
- Last week, the Harris-Walz campaign revealed a new policy proposal aimed at helping first-time home buyers and creating more affordable housing, including up to $25,000 in down-payment support for first-time homebuyers.
- Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has been a leader working to lower costs and build more housing supply; just this year, she secured $9.4 million to support nine affordable housing developments across Nevada, including for Tribes, and she’s leading legislation to significantly increase the amount of federal funds to build affordable housing across the country.
- Senator Jacky Rosen recently introduced the Housing Oversight and Mitigating Exploitation (HOME) Act to crack down on housing price gouging by corporate investors who are driving up home prices by buying up housing stock.
- Earlier this year, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced an additional $43 million in federal investments to improve and expand affordable housing in Nevada.
- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) helped introduce the Housing Market Transparency Act to expand data availability about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program and will mandate annual reporting of detailed property data by state housing finance agencies to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Meanwhile, Nevadans can’t trust Lombardo to deal with the housing crisis, as he vetoed several bills that would have prevented an eviction and homeless crisis:
- AB298 would have capped rent increases for Nevada’s seniors and Nevadans with disabilities
- SB335 would have extended a 2021 law allowing Nevadans to catch up on their rent before being evicted if they had a pending rental assistance application.
- AB340 would have reformed the summary eviction process by requiring landlords, rather than tenants, to be the first to file a case with the courts.
- SB 78 would have curtailed landlords’ ability to charge renters costly junk fees.
DEMOCRATS DELIVER ON PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND CREATING A NEW CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY
Democrats are leading the fight against the climate crisis to protect our environment through a series of historic initiatives.
- Democrats advanced historic clean energy policies, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, which allocates significant funding for renewable energy projects, electric vehicle infrastructure, and energy-efficient technologies.
In the two years since the IRA became law, the investments advanced Nevada’s clean energy economy, spurring:
- 20,098 clean energy jobs: New employment opportunities across various sectors such as batteries, solar, clean tech, and electric vehicles. In 2023, the Department of Energy announced a $2 billion loan to Redwood Materials to build and expand a $3.5 billion battery campus in McCarran to create 3,400 good-paying union construction jobs and 1,600 full-time employees.
- $14.5 billion in new, private investment: Significant financial commitments driving the development of clean energy infrastructure as well as battery manufacturing.
- 16 clean energy projects: Expansion of clean energy initiatives boosting Nevada’s domestic clean energy manufacturing. Earlier this year, Nextracker and Unimacts announced a second tracker manufacturing line, expanding its manufacturing capacity.
Last year, Lombardo also vetoed SB169 and AB144, bills that would have strengthened clean energy standards and efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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