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May 20, 2026
During the hearing, Reps. Susie Lee, D-Nev., and Jared Huffman, D-Calif., pressed Burgum on why the administration continues blocking renewable projects despite soaring energy demand and rising costs. Burgum responded with a statement that would have sounded outdated a decade ago: Solar facilities, he complained, are ineffective because “when the sun goes down, they produce zero electricity.”

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May 18, 2026
“You have the authority to provide the [Veterans Affairs] with documents they need today to get those veterans the help they need,” Lee told Hegseth.

May 18, 2026
“Organized retail crime isn’t typical shoplifting — it’s a coordinated criminal enterprise,” Lee said in a statement after the bill passed the House.

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May 13, 2026
Rep. Susie Lee (D., Nev.) said the Interior Department’s actions have “created a total permitting mess” in her state. Lee said that while Nevada uses more solar than any other state in the country, new solar projects are stalling under the Trump administration.

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May 12, 2026
“We’re at a moment in time when all forms of energy should be on the table, and this type of energy fortunately has been able to get bipartisan support,” said Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), who has sponsored multiple geothermal bills with Republican counterparts.

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April 28, 2026
LAS VEGAS — Members of the Armenian community in Las Vegas gathered at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Sunset Park on April 24 to honor the 1.5 million Armenians who lost their lives during the Armenian Genocide.

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April 28, 2026
This month, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) grilled Energy Secretary Chris Wright about a 2025 memo requiring Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to personally sign off solar and wind projects. A federal judge rejected that policy last week, though the clean energy fight isn't over.

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April 23, 2026
Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) on April 15 pressed Energy Secretary Chris Wright over funding instability affecting key projects at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), warning that continued uncertainty could delay work central to the nation’s nuclear stockpile stewardship mission.

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April 20, 2026
“Cybersecurity, each and every second, is becoming more and more important,” said U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., who introduced the bill in the House alongside Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. “The whole purpose of this bill is to address the shortage of cybersecurity professionals by creating apprenticeships that will help recruit and train a new generation of workers.”

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April 9, 2026
Nevada Democratic Rep. Susie Lee joined the News 3 broadcast to discuss Trump’s planned Nevada stop and the “no tax on tips and overtime” pitch, along with whether the Iran ceasefire will hold and whether Congress should have passed a War Powers resolution.