Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03), along with 231 of her Democratic and Republican House colleagues, helped pass H.J.Res. 79, which would remove the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and pave the way for passage of this historic amendment. Rep. Lee is an original cosponsor of the resolution. U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have introduced a companion joint resolution in the U.S. Senate.
Henderson, Nev. – U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) hosted her first town hall of 2020 at Horizon Pines Apartments. The apartments are an affordable housing community operated by Nevada HAND, a non-profit organization that provides affordable housing for seniors and working families in Nevada.
Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) released the following statement remembering the 78th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the incarceration of over 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry during World War II:
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, the administration released its proposed Fiscal Year 2021 federal budget, which includes $6.2 billion in cuts to the federal education budget and the outright elimination of vital after-school program funding, poignantly hurting working families across southern Nevada.
U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) released the following statement in response to the proposed cuts:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act today, which would establish the country's first comprehensive women's history museum. Rep. Lee is an original cosponsor of the bill, which has 293 total cosponsors, 60 of whom are Republicans.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Chair Susie Lee (Nev.-03) and House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (Calif.-41) issued the following joint statement after being notified by VA Secretary Wilkie of VA's plans to delay the "go-live" of the Electronic Health Record Modernization at the first site in Spokane, Wash.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Susie Lee (D-Nev.-03) and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.-08) introduced the bipartisan Small Business Child Care Investment Act, which would grant non-profit child care providers access to the same types of Small Business Administration (SBA) loans available to for-profit businesses.
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) attended the 2020 State of the Union Address with her guest Ms. Mary Richard, a resident of Nevada's 3rd District experiencing the hardships of skyrocketing prescription drug costs.