Press Releases
July 15, 2021
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) joined nine House Democrats in sending a letter to House leadership urging a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure deal without any delay after passage in the Senate. The letter challenges House leadership’s stated plan to withhold a vote on a bipartisan hard infrastructure deal until a Democratic-only bill can pass simultaneously.
Issues:
Congress
Infrastructure
July 15, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee, a member of the Appropriations Committee, voted to pass two funding bills out of the full committee that include multiple provisions pushed by Congresswoman Susie Lee. The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill and the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies funding bill for Fiscal Year 2022 now head to the House floor for final passage.
July 13, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee, a member of the Appropriations Committee, voted to pass two funding bills out of the full committee that include multiple provisions pushed for by Congresswoman Lee. The Homeland Security and Defense funding bills for fiscal year 2022 now head to the House floor for final passage.
Issues:
Veterans & Military Families
July 13, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee announced that she secured the following funding for education projects in the Labor, Health and Human Services and Related Agencies appropriations bill:
July 13, 2021
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) released a progress report marking her second quarter of 2021 in the 117th Congress and highlights of her office’s accomplishments. To read more about her accomplishments in the first quarter, click here, and see highlights below.
Issues:
Congress
July 6, 2021
WASHINGTON –Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus formally endorsed the following position: “The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus strongly supports the Senate infrastructure framework, which is closely aligned with our own ‘Building Bridges’ proposal released last month.
Issues:
Infrastructure
July 1, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee, a member of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, voted to pass two funding bills out of the full committee that include multiple provisions pushed by Congresswoman Lee. The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bills for Fiscal Year 2022 now head to the House floor for final passage.
Issues:
Infrastructure
Water
July 1, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lee’s amendment to the bipartisan Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST) in America Act was adopted in a bipartisan vote of 220-200. Rep. Lee’s amendment would ensure that any wastewater infrastructure funded using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund or other Clean Water Act grant programs undergo a climate resiliency assessment.
Issues:
Climate
Infrastructure
June 30, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee led 16 bipartisan House colleagues representing Western states in sending a letter to President Biden urging immediate action to address the extreme drought facing the West. In recent weeks, the Western region of the United States has faced extreme heat, which has worsened drought conditions, threatening our drinking water supply and energy generation capacity, and putting the health of our citizens, environment, and economy at risk.
June 30, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee, a member of the Appropriations Committee, voted to pass two funding bills out of the full committee that include multiple provisions pushed by Congresswoman Lee. The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bills for fiscal year 2022 now head to the House floor for final passage. Rep. Lee secured the inclusion of key provisions, including more funding for mental health programs for veterans.