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Future federal coronavirus relief packages should focus on places like Nevada where the economic damage will be outsized regardless of the actual number of COVID-19 cases, said Rep. Susie Lee during a live-streamed event on Monday.

"We're putting the airplane together while we're flying it," said Lee of the coronavirus relief efforts recently undertaken by Congress. "We're literally at war with an invisible invader. One that we don't all know how it'll play out."

LAUGHLIN — Nevada Congresswoman Susie Lee discussed Laughlin's financial situation on the heels of Aldape's Market shutting its doors.

"There's no doubt that Laughlin has been hit hard by the economic shockwaves of the COVID-19 pandemic, making the closure of Aldape's even more difficult to bear," Lee said. "For many residents without easy access to transportation, Aldape's closure means having to find a way to get across the river to purchase basic necessities."

The kitchen staff at a highly rated noodle house in Las Vegas is going about its business in preparation for the lunch rush.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Nevada's congressional delegation is calling on leaders in Washington to pass financial support for people in the state hit by coronavirus-sparked closures.

Reps. Dina Titus, Mark Amodei, Steven Horsford and Susie Lee and Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen all signed onto the letter released Wednesday.

In their letter, they ask congressional leadership to provide relief for workers in the travel and tourism industries.

Questions for Nevada Rep. Susie Lee and local officials during a tele-town hall Tuesday reflected the palpable anxiety in Southern Nevada — and that was before Nevada announced the closures of non-essential businesses for 30 days.

When it comes to the economy, we all want the same thing: steady employment, living wages and the financial security to not just get by, but thrive. Workforce development is a big part of our country's economic success, and it will be the focus if we want to succeed moving forward. During my first year in Congress, I have introduced and passed bipartisan bills to expand and support workforce development across industries— from tech, to cybersecurity, to caregiver support to child care.

The U.S. House on Thursday passed a measure to resuscitate the 1923 Equal Rights Amendment by repealing a long-expired congressional deadline for state ratification.

The resolution aims to ensure the ratification a constitutional amendment that would guarantee equal legal rights regardless of sex. Proponents of the ERA hailed the vote as historic, but the effort to add the amendment to the Constitution still faces legal and political hurdles.