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Representative Susie Lee, a Democrat from Nevada, speaks during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Aerospace Summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
June 28, 2025

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A second attempt by Republicans to sell off millions of acres of public land hit a snag on Tuesday, but the fight is a long way from over.

Both sides of the issue were aired vigorously in social media posts that followed a Monday night ruling that eliminated Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s amendment to the “one big, beautiful bill.” A number of other proposals were also stripped from the reconciliation spending bill that intends to raise enough cash to pay for extensions to tax cuts created during President Donald Trump’s first term.


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Microphone in radio production studio
June 16, 2025
"It plays such a vital role in our emergency infrastructure," Lee emphasized. "This country is moving towards digitalizing everything but ultimately there are instances where cell coverage goes out, where things go out, and having AM radios in cars is incredibly important."

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Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center video screenshot
June 13, 2025
Nevada’s top elected leaders, Democrats and Republicans alike, are urging the Trump administration to reverse a decision to defund and close Nevada’s Job Corps Program.

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A carpentry student trains at the San Diego Job Corps Center in California on Oct. 1, 2012. Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg
June 12, 2025
“The ripple effects will be felt by local economies and employers who depend on Job Corps graduates to fill critical roles in industries such as construction, healthcare, information technology, and more,” the letter, sent Thursday by Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, as well as Gov. Joe Lombardo (R), and Reps. Mark Amodei (R), Steven Horsford (D), Dina Titus (D), and Susie Lee (D) said.

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Congresswoman Susie Lee NV Logo
June 6, 2025
“In Trump’s first term there was a resistance to everything he did, and I would say it behooves our caucus to make sure we outline what it is we stand for, not just what we’re against,” said Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), elected in 2018. She senses “a similar dynamic” to that year building for the upcoming election.
Issues: Congress

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Pedestrians pass by the Sahara hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Photo by: Steve Marcus
June 4, 2025
Nevada’s five congressional Democrats are urging the Trump administration to end its global trade war, writing to President Donald Trump that his tariffs are severely undermining tourism to Las Vegas.

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June 3, 2025
Rep. Susie Lee sent a letter to the FHFA head Bill Pulte, urging him to promote transparency when out-of-state landlords buy foreclosed homes
Issues: Housing

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Congresswoman Susie Lee NV Logo
May 30, 2025
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Congresswoman Susie Lee knocked on the door of Meals on Wheels recipient Mae Courson, a blind elderly woman who relies on the Meals on Wheels service.

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Congresswoman Susie Lee NV Logo
May 13, 2025
U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, says she sent the letter to GOP Rep. Mark Amodei, calling the proposal a way "to subsidize Republicans' reckless spending and billionaire tax cuts."

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Hoover Dam
May 1, 2025
“The Help Hoover Dam Act will cut through federal red tape and free tens of millions of dollars in long-stranded funding for Hoover Dam improvement projects. This is government efficiency,” said Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), lead House sponsor of the Help Hoover Dam Act. “Our bill is about keeping energy prices from going up, protecting our natural resources, and saving taxpayers money.”
Issues: Water