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January 31, 2025
Lee said she noticed a need for the PARC Act when the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service proposed classifying fixed anchors, or the permanent hardware bolted into mountains for climbers to secure themselves, as prohibited in wilderness areas. The law now protects these fixed anchors, of which there are thousands across Southern Nevada.
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Energy & Public Lands
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January 31, 2025
LAS VEGAS – Today, at the Red Rock Canyon Overlook, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) held a press conference to announce and celebrate the bipartisan Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act being signed into law. Lee helped lead the bipartisan legislation which included two bills she championed to expand recreational climbing and biking opportunities.
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Energy & Public Lands
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January 28, 2025
“All of this is just a fraction of what could be affected by Trump’s order,” Lee said. “It’s not just a presidential power grab – it’s plain wrong.”
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January 28, 2025
"I have a constituent whose daughter was accepted to pharmacy school, and because that funding has been frozen, they were hit with the $22,000 bill for her tuition because she had a fellowship through the NIH," said Lee. "We have reports from constituents who are waiting or from people in this country who are waiting for bone marrow, plant transplants, critical cancer clinical trials, many of those are being put on hold."
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January 28, 2025
WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s freeze on federal financial assistance in the U.S.:
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January 25, 2025
“At the top of the ticket, there was a lot of attention spent on talking only to Democrats,” said Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), who won reelection by just shy of three percentage points despite Trump narrowly winning her Las Vegas-area district. “And I say, quit talking to ourselves and start listening to people.”
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January 24, 2025
LAS VEGAS — Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement on the recent agreement with Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and the Culinary Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 for a new 5-year union contract:
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January 23, 2025
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) voted to pass the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act out of the House of Representatives to improve forest management and confront the wildfire crisis. She is an original cosponsor of the bill.
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Energy & Public Lands
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January 23, 2025
WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement on her vote against extreme legislation H.R. 21 that will worsen the OB-GYN and physician shortage in Nevada by making it a crime for doctors to provide appropriate care to newborns:
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Women's Rights
Health Care
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January 23, 2025
WASHINGTON – With new U.S. House of Representatives committee assignments released for the 119th Congress, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) has solidified her position as southern Nevada’s only member of Congress on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, the legislative body responsible for distributing all federal investments across the nation.
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Appropriations