Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) introduced the Vet Centers Child Care Parity Act, a bipartisan bill with Rep. Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), that will expand locations where veterans can access child care services to include Vet Centers.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) helped introduce legislation with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to correct a mistake created with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017. The Restoring Investment in Improvements Act allows businesses to once again invest through necessary renovation and improvement projects.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement after the Trump Administration asked the court handling the Texas v. U.S. lawsuit to eliminate all the protections guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act, including protections for pre-existing conditions, allowing young adults to stay on their parent's insurance plans, and the Medicare expansion.
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus, Co-Chaired by Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) and Tom Reed (NY-23), voted to formally endorse the Never Forget the Heroes Act, which will extend the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and restore full benefits to victims.
Las Vegas, NV - Rep. Susie Lee recently helped a local teacher who needed assistance obtaining his teaching license. Ralph Schatzki moved to Las Vegas from Pennsylvania earlier this year and was looking to update his teaching license to Nevada in time to accept a position with Clark County School District. However, the required background check was delaying the process and Mr. Schatzki had only three days to receive his teaching license or he would lose his job offer.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) helped introduce the Equality Act, which will protect people from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Rep. Susie Lee released the following statement on the Equality Act:
"Everyone should be able to live a life free of harassment or discrimination. Despite progress, our LGBTQ community continues to lack basic protections. I am proud to support the Equality Act because it is past time to protect every single American from discrimination, regardless of who they are or the person they love."
Washington, DC - Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement after helping introduce the Dream and Promise Act, which will give Dreamers and TPS recipients a more certain future:
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) sent the following letters to President Trump asking him to include funding in his FY 2020 budget for reducing veterans suicides, treating the opioid epidemic among veterans, improving school infrastructure, increasing financial literacy, funding Title II of the Every Student Succeeds Act, and reauthorizing the Brand USA program:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Representative Susie Lee (D-NV-03), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Representatives Steven Horford (NV-04) and Mark Amodei (NV-02) introduced the bipartisan Jobs, Not Waste Act.