Press Releases
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.
Issues:
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.
Issues:
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and Congressman David Trone (D-MD) to introduce legislation to help put an end to fentanyl drug smuggling and modernize outdated guidelines for responding to illegal activity at the border.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.
Issues:
Health Care
March 8, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus announced their full membership roster and Executive Council for the 118th Congress, including Congresswoman Susie Lee’s (NV-03) leadership appointment as Vice-Chair.
Issues:
Congress
March 3, 2023
WASHINGTON – In this week’s House Natural Resources Committee hearing, marking her very first after a new appointment as Nevada’s only Representative on the committee, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) argued that Republican energy permitting reform legislation fails to meet the dire moment of a climate in crisis and a clean energy transition in need of rapid acceleration.
Issues:
Energy & Public Lands
March 2, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV), Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Congressman John Curtis (R-UT) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to bolster outdoor recreation and promote biking on public lands in Nevada and across the United States.
Issues:
Climate
March 1, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, an overwhelming bipartisan coalition voted to pass Congresswoman Lee’s (NV-03) amendment encouraging Congressional action to combat inflation and address high costs of living for American families. The amendment passed the House by a vote of 364-56, which secured its inclusion in H.R. 347, the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation Act that passed the House this morning.