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Members of the state's congressional delegation capped off last week by sending two letters to the Department of Energy seeking information about a secret 2018 shipment of a half metric ton of weapons-grade plutonium sent to the Nevada National Security Site.
Democratic lawmakers sent a joint letter to the Department of Energy seeking additional information on the transport of one-half metric ton of weapons-grade plutonium to Nevada.
The letter comes a day after a federal judge denied a preliminary injunction by Nevada officials to prevent further plutonium shipments to the state.
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — For Congresswoman Susie Lee, D-Nevada, it's standing room only Friday at a roundtable on raising the minimum wage. Her office was crammed with people, many minimum wage workers, who say they can't live on what they're earning.
Shonda Austin brought her energetic toddler with her because she can't afford childcare. For her family, Austin says in order to make ends meet, her husband has to find work out of state.
Heads need to roll at the U.S. Department of Energy. Right now.
After less than a month on Capitol Hill, Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., will take over congressional oversight of the Veterans Affairs Department's multibillion-dollar electronic health record overhaul.
House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., on Thursday tapped the freshman congresswoman to lead the Technology Modernization subcommittee, a body specially created to oversee the department's massive IT upgrade.
Lee will succeed Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., who led the subcommittee since it was stood up last summer. Banks now serves as the group's ranking member.
Nevada congressional Democrats Dina Titus and Susie Lee were elected Tuesday to serve on subcommittees.
Titus will serve on the Foreign Affairs subcommittees that oversee Asia and Europe – as well as Energy and Environment. Lee will serve with the House Education and Labor Committee and will work on subcommittees for higher education and workforce development.
NEVADA (KTNV) — Nevada lawmakers including Gov. Steve Sisolak have issued statements regarding a secret plutonium shipment to the state of Nevada.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats reached agreement Friday to reopen the shuttered government for three weeks while the White House and Congress continue negotiation on the contentious issue of a border wall.
"We have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the government," Trump told a news conference in the Rose Garden.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., thanked federal workers who suffered financial hardships during the shutdown, the longest in U.S. history.
Democratic Representatives Dina Titus, Steven Horsford, and Susie Lee are co-sponsoring the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2024. Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is among more than 30 co-sponsors of companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
"No American should work full time and still live in poverty," said Titus in a statement. "That's why I'm proud to help introduce the Raise the Wage Act. One job should be enough to take care of a family."