Issues

While in Congress, Steven stood up against pharmaceutical companies opposing efforts to cap insulin at $35 per month and Republicans who tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now, thousands of Nevadans will see their annual prescription drug costs capped at $2,000 a year, and the price of some of the costliest medications will be negotiated to save them even more.

Women should be free to make health care decisions with their doctors. Thanks to existing state laws, Nevadans were protected when the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade.

However, Steven knows all that is at risk if MAGA extremists pass a national abortion ban and restrict IVF treatments and contraception.

Steven believes tackling the climate crisis is crucial for our health, economy, and security. He voted to clean up polluted sites in Nevada, replace school and commuter buses with zero-emission vehicles, and invest in solar energy for homes. These actions reduce energy costs and create good-paying jobs for Nevada families.

Everyone deserves good policing and safe neighborhoods, which is why Steven stands with our law enforcement. He has consistently voted for legislation that funds local law enforcement and secured community project funding for training and equipment. This helps reduce crime, break the cycle of violence, and save lives.

Steven knows our immigration system is broken and has fought to pass comprehensive reform that creates paths to legal status and invests in the staffing needed to ensure people have access to our legal immigration system.

While MAGA extremists focus on dismantling Social Security, Steven is fighting to protect, expand, and improve benefits for all Nevadans. That is why he joined his colleagues in introducing the Social Security 2100 Act — groundbreaking legislation that will increase Social Security benefits for seniors and keep the system strong and available for future generations.

Steven is holding corporate landlords accountable and cracking down on big corporations that rent or sell property at unreasonable prices. He’s ensuring first-time home buyers, like veterans and working families, aren’t boxed out. As a result, rents are coming down in Southern Nevada. His legislation, the HOME Act and Housing Transparency Act, guarantees affordable housing for Nevada families.

I understand that to succeed in today's economy, we must adequately fund and support our local schools to provide all children with an equitable education.

To succeed in today's economy, we must adequately fund and support our local schools, higher education, job training, and apprenticeship programs. He ran the Culinary Training Center and has secured $6.9 million for the Westside Education and Training Center, creating nearly 300 jobs. He introduced the 21st Century Skills Act to invest in apprenticeship programs and trade schools.

Steven has visited the border and met with the men and women who work on the literal frontlines every day. He heard from them directly on the need to see more investments in staffing, equipment, and technology at our borders. Those investments will stop dangerous fentanyl and weapons from streaming across the border and getting onto our streets.

Supporting law enforcement is just one part of making our communities safer, and Steven knows this firsthand. At 19, he lost his father to gun violence. To prevent violence before it starts, he introduced the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, investing in evidence-based community intervention programs. These programs reduce crime, save lives, and break the cycle of violence in our communities.