Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Representative Dina Titus (D-Nev.-01), along with Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Representative Steven Horsford (D-Nev.-04), and Representative Susie Lee (D-Nev.-03) introduced the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act in the United States Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation ensures Nevadans have a voice in any plan to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, and provides a voice to all states who are otherwise opposed to permanently storing nuclear waste in their communities.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) voted to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, which she helped introduce earlier in this year. This bill ensures that individuals already prohibited from gun possession under federal law are not able to obtain firearms, finally closing the background check loophole. It also comes on the heels of the Nevada Legislature passing and Governor signing The Background Check Act into law, earlier this month.
Washington, DC - Rep. Susie Lee released the following statement after voting to pass the Natural Resources Management Act this afternoon:
Washington, DC – Rep. Susie Lee's provision to address school overcrowding was included in the (NV-03) The Rebuild America's Schools Act, which passed out of the Education and Labor Committee today. This isn't the first time Lee has pushed Congress to address this problem.
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement after signing on to a privileged resolution to terminate President Trump's emergency declaration:
"This unnecessary emergency declaration is an overreach of executive power that diverts money away from disaster relief, drug enforcement, and national security projects. Nevada will lose up to $97 million in federal funding for military projects if this declaration isn't stopped. I support this resolution to protect our constitution and our military readiness."
Washington, DC – Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement after the Nevada Legislature passed and Governor Steve Sisolak signed The Background Check Act into law:
Washington, DC – Tonight, after weeks of negotiations by leaders of both parties in both Chambers, Rep. Susie Lee joined her colleagues in voting to pass a smart, strong, bipartisan, bicameral compromise bill that secures our borders and avoids a second unnecessary shutdown. Just hours before the scheduled vote, President Trump announced his plans to declare a state of emergency, ignoring the work by members in both parties and Chambers.
Rep. Susie Lee released the following statement:
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) helped introduce bipartisan legislation to crack down on lavish spending by Cabinet officials and to increase transparency for taxpayers on renovation and redecorating expenses at federal agencies. Rep. Susie Lee joined a group her colleagues led by Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and Congressman Mark Meadows (NC-11) in introducing the Reining In Irresponsible Decorating Expenses (RIIDE) Act.
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) introduced a bipartisan amendment to the Veterans' Access to Child Care Act that would ensure every veteran is able to access child care services regardless of whether they are using them at a VA Medical Center or a Vet Center. Under the bill as written, only veterans at VA Medical Centers would have access to child care. However, a large number of veterans also receive mental health treatment and re-adjustment services at Vet Centers.