LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo known as on Congress to finish the continued federal authorities shutdown and wrote a letter to Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen urging her to affix bipartisan efforts to reopen the federal government.
Within the letter to Rosen, Lombardo expressed his concern in regards to the ongoing shutdown and its rising affect on Nevada households, companies, and communities. He famous that if the shutdown extends past Oct. 31, which is simply over per week away, federal funding wouldn’t be capable of cowl SNAP advantages for November, inflicting 495,000 Nevadans to lose their advantages for the month.
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“Nevadans across the state are suffering from the federal shutdown,” Lombardo stated in a press release Wednesday. “My administration is working to fill funding gaps and mitigate the impact wherever possible, but with paychecks paused and benefits in jeopardy, it’s well past time for Democratic leadership in Congress to work with Republicans and the President to reopen the government.”
Within the letter to Rosen, Lombardo identified that state sources alone are usually not ample to fulfill the wants of Nevada households nonetheless the state is working to bridge anticipated gaps in federal funding.
“At my direction, the Governor’s Finance Office, Nevada Department of Human Services, and the Nevada Department of Agriculture are working to provide supplemental food bank assistance for SNAP beneficiaries, but reaching every Nevadan in need of nutrition assistance, particularly in our rural communities, is a challenge,” Lombardo stated within the letter.
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“It’s critical that we come together — regardless of party — to keep our government open and serving the public. I have been encouraged to see bipartisan support in the Senate to end the shutdown, including from Senator Cortez Masto,” he continued.
He then urged Rosen to “consider the growing impacts of the shutdown on Nevadans” and work to reopen the federal government.
Rosen later responded to Lombardo, urging him to speak to President Donald Trump and the Republican Occasion to guard Nevadans from shedding their healthcare.
“I want this government shutdown to end, which is why I urge Governor Lombardo to push Donald Trump and his own party in Washington to work in a bipartisan way to reopen the government and prevent a massive spike in health care costs for Nevadans,” Rosen stated. “Republicans control Congress and the White House, and if they fail to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, nearly 40,000 Nevadans are projected to lose their health coverage and every Nevada family will see costs go up. With open enrollment starting next week, we’re running out of time and we need the Governor to stand up to his own party to protect Nevadans’ ability to see a doctor without breaking the bank.”
