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Congresswoman Susie Lee said, “Too many Nevadans for decades have suffered the consequences of from nuclear testing and toxic radiation exposure.”

Democratic U.S. Rep. Susie Lee also spoke during the virtual town hall to answer questions about the federal shutdown, now the longest in history.

U.S. Rep Susie Lee, D-Nev., said in a statement to the Sun that "we’ve already seen this Administration's reckless tariff policies cause tourism to plummet here in Nevada."

U.S. Reps. Dina Titus, Susie Lee and Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, co-led a letter calling on the Trump administration for accountability and transparency when it comes to the nuclear stockpile.

“Just this year, President Trump’s own NNSA Administrator explicitly stated that we do not need to conduct explosive nuclear testing. Rather than trusting the science and listening to the experts, including those at the Nevada National Security Sites, Donald Trump wants to perform dangerous, unnecessary tests to impress his buddies, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping,” said Congresswoman Susie Lee. “Nevada knows all too well the lasting consequences of nuclear testing. I won’t allow innocent Nevadans to pay the price for this president’s nuclear saber-rattling.”

“I just want you to see the human toll that this cruel decision has on these people who, one, have to go to work. They have to get their kids to school. They might have sick parents at home, and now they’re waiting in food lines,” Lee said.

“Members of Congress should play by the same rules as the people they represent. If federal employees aren’t getting paid because of this Republican shutdown, Members of Congress shouldn’t either,” Lee said in a statement. “Meanwhile, the President is tweeting about his new marble bathroom while 495,000 Nevadans are at risk of going hungry because of his decisions.”

Representing a swing district that backed Trump in 2024, Lee calls out Republican leadership for refusing to negotiate, citing looming healthcare premium hikes that could devastate working families.