Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) applauded the passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 out of the U.S. House of Representatives. The biennial, bipartisan legislation includes her requests to protect southern Nevada’s water supply, including support for Laughlin’s water system and the Las Vegas Wash program.

LAS VEGAS – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement remembering last year’s UNLV shooting that took the lives of three professors:

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Susie Lee’s (NV-03) bipartisan Accelerating Appraisals and Conservation Efforts (AACE) Act passed the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) was elected as the House Democratic Caucus’ Battleground Leadership Representative for the 119th Congress. Lee created the position in 2022 to ensure that Democratic House members representing the most competitive districts in the country have a seat at the Democratic Caucus leadership table.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the Department of the Interior (DOI) has awarded more than $26 million to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to advance a large-scale water recycling facility expected to deliver up to 118,590 acre-feet of recycled water annually — enough to meet the average annual needs of more than 470,000 people.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the Federal Highway Administration will be awarding the Nevada Department of Transportation $32 million to help cut pollution in federal-aid construction projects. The federal investment was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which Lee helped pass.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) sent a letter to her colleagues in battleground seats yesterday announcing her candidacy for Battleground Leadership Representative, a position she created in 2022 to ensure that Democratic House members representing the most competitive districts in the country have a seat at the Democratic Caucus leadership table.

LAS VEGAS – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) held a pinning ceremony at American Legion Post 8 for southern Nevada Vietnam War veterans to honor their service and sacrifices with Vietnam Veteran Lapel pins.