Press Releases
Last week, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) visited Strike Solutions, a woman veteran owned small business in Summerlin, to discuss her Hire Student Veterans Act. This bipartisan legislation would provide tax incentives to businesses who hire student veterans for paid internships, part-time or full-time roles.
Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act. The legislation, which would prevent explosive nuclear tests in Nevada or anywhere else in the country without Congressional authorization, comes amid President Trump’s recently announced intention to test weapons for the first time in over three decades.
Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement as the ongoing federal government shutdown surpassed the record for longest shutdown in American history:
“Today, the ongoing federal government shutdown became the longest in American history.
Yesterday, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) joined Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Dina Titus (NV-01) in sending a letter to the Trump Administration expressing outrage over the President’s directive to resume explosive nuclear testing.
Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) visited The Just One Project (TJOP) headquarters to help distribute food and talk to Nevadans who are impacted by disruptions to November SNAP benefits. As the Republican shutdown drags on and the Trump Administration refuses to fully fund SNAP, Congresswoman Lee is supporting emergency food distribution efforts to ensure no one goes hungry.
Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement today after Judge John J. McConnell, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, ruled that the Trump administration must use over $5 billion in Congressionally appropriated emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to ensure SNAP recipients continue receiving benefits during the Republican-led government shutdown.
LAS VEGAS, NV – Yesterday, at Desert Breeze Community Center, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) joined local parents and a health care provider to sound the alarm on how the looming expiration of ACA tax credits and Congressional Republicans’ cuts to Medicaid would hurt families in southern Nevada.