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Members of Nevada's congressional delegation are attempting to ensure states have a voice in the construction of nuclear waste repositories.
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.
House Democrats last week celebrated the passage of a resolution blocking President Donald Trump's emergency declaration and long-sought gun control bills that would require universal background checks for gun purchases as well as extend the time for the background checks to be completed.
But with opposition from Trump and the Senate GOP, the measures are unlikely to become law.
A bipartisan public lands bill that preserves 1.3 million acres of wilderness passed the House this week with unanimous support from Nevada representatives. The measure passed the Senate earlier this month, and the president is expected to sign it.
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.
LAS VEGAS - One of 8 News NOW's I-Team stories inspired a lawmaker to get involve and take action. The story shed light on questions about a school for students with special needs, and whether the staff was secluding some students in an outdoor area.
It was a concern for local mother Shantal Myers, but thanks to Congresswoman Susie Lee, D-NV, her story is being heard on Capitol Hill.
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.