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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats reached agreement Friday to reopen the shuttered government for three weeks while the White House and Congress continue negotiation on the contentious issue of a border wall.
"We have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the government," Trump told a news conference in the Rose Garden.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., thanked federal workers who suffered financial hardships during the shutdown, the longest in U.S. history.
Democratic Representatives Dina Titus, Steven Horsford, and Susie Lee are co-sponsoring the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2024. Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is among more than 30 co-sponsors of companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
"No American should work full time and still live in poverty," said Titus in a statement. "That's why I'm proud to help introduce the Raise the Wage Act. One job should be enough to take care of a family."
WASHINGTON — Nevada Rep. Susie Lee will serve on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, a panel that oversees health care benefits and services to thousands of vets in the Silver State.
There are 225,000 veterans in Nevada, according to a state interagency council, and Lee, a Democrat, said she would "use my voice to fight for them every day."
The daughter of a veteran, Lee said that "I know firsthand the importance of caring for our veterans when they return home."
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) released the following statement after being appointed the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) released the following statement after leading her colleagues in hand delivering a letter signed by more than 30 Freshman Members to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in order to urge the Senate to take up and pass the multiple pieces of legislation the House has passed and end this shutdown:
The United States has reached day 26 in the partial government shutdown. That means some 420,000 federal employees whose work is declared essential are working without pay, including at the FBI, TSA and other federal law enforcement offices.
Some staff at the State and Homeland Security departments are also working without compensation.
Some federal workers are even taking on odd jobs to make ends meet. They have more options than in past shutdowns.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) released the following statement after being appointed the House Committee on Education and Labor:
WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Susie Lee of Nevada will serve on the House Committee on Education and Labor, a panel she said she would use to improve public education in Nevada and "tackle skyrocketing student loan debt."
"I have spent my career working to improve Nevada's public education system and help students reach their fullest potential," Lee said in a statement.
Lee said the committee also oversees "investment in workforce development and job training, which will provide Nevada workers with the skills and tools they need to succeed in today's economy."
A group of federal workers gathered in the Henderson office of U.S. Rep. Susie Lee on Saturday afternoon to share the impacts that the government shutdown, which has now lasted more than three weeks, has had on their lives.
While many employees said their pay had been unaffected, Transportation Security Administration agent Becky Esquivel said she and other airport security officers at McCarran International Airport are directly affected by the shutdown because they aren't getting paid.
"And we are the lowest-paid federal officers, period," Esquivel said.