Press Releases
April 13, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) and Congressman Pete Stauber (R-MN) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand access to affordable child care options and support non-profit child care providers. The Small Business Child Care Investment Act would grant non-profit child care providers access to the same types of Small Business Administration (SBA) loans available to for-profit businesses.
April 7, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement in response to the Texas Judge’s ruling revoking the FDA’s 20-year approval of mifepristone, which effectively blocks the sale of this medication in all 50 states:
Issues:
Health Care
March 30, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV), Congressman Chris Stewart (R-UT), Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA), and Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT) introduced legislation to get critical water use data in the hands of water managers, farmers, ranchers, and decision-makers for improved water management and stewardship. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) reintroduced companion legislation in the Senate.
Issues:
Water
March 29, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswomen Susie Lee (NV-03) joined Michelle Steel (R-CA), Congressmen Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Brad Schneider (D-IL), and Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) to introduce the bipartisan, bicameral Telehealth Expansion Act. This legislation would make permanent a waiver created by the CARES Act that ensures Americans with Health Savings Accounts (HSA)-qualified, high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) access to telehealth services without first having to meet their deductible.
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Health Care
March 23, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Pell Grant Sustainability Act to ensure the Pell Grants’ value keeps pace with rising higher education costs by indexing the grants to inflation.
Issues:
Students & Education
March 23, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada will receive $2 million from a new grant funded by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to support smart traffic optimization.
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Infrastructure
March 21, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) joined fellow members of the Nevada delegation, environmental advocates, and Tribal leaders in celebrating President Biden’s official designation of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument at the White House Conservation In Action Summit at the Department of the Interior.
Issues:
Climate
March 17, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX) joined Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) to introduce the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2023.
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Veterans & Military Families
March 16, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior has committed more than $417 million for 47 projects across Nevada and the Lake Tahoe Basin to protect public lands and invest in expanded outdoor recreation opportunities from trail development at Red Rock Canyon to the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s conservation efforts at the Warm Springs Natural Area.
Issues:
Climate
March 8, 2023
WASHINGTON – This week, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) joined Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS) and Congressman David Trone (D-MD) to introduce legislation to help put an end to fentanyl drug smuggling and modernize outdated guidelines for responding to illegal activity at the border. The bipartisan, bicameral Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life (END FENTANYL) Act would empower law enforcement to find new ways to stop the flow of fentanyl by requiring Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to update its policies.
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Health Care