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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) released the following statement marking her third quarter of 2020 in Congress:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) announced that Nevada has received a U.S. Department of Labor Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG), totaling $7,975,389, to address workforce impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) released the following statement responding to the latest COVID-19 relief proposal, which the House released yesterday evening:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) helped pass the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, which would make long-overdue reforms to U.S. energy policy and authorize major investments in the transition to a low-carbon future.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) released the following statement after voting in the House of Representatives for H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, to temporarily fund the federal government through Dec. 11, 2020, avoiding a government shutdown:
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A Nevada congresswoman has introduced a bill that would increase the value of Pell Grants, a kind of financial aid offered to nearly half of all students in the Nevada System of Higher Education.
At a Nevada State College event focused on minority students in higher education, Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., and House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott emphasized that a college education is still the key to opportunity.
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