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March 28, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) joined 257 Members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a district court decision that would protect emergency stabilizing care, including abortion care, for women nationwide — superseding draconian state bans like the one recently passed in Idaho.
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Health Care
March 27, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee’s (NV-03) bipartisan Accelerating Appraisals and Conservation Efforts (AACE) Act was endorsed by the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of moderate lawmakers in Congress comprised equally of 32 Republicans and 32 Democrats.
Issues:
Infrastructure
March 26, 2024
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Republican co-lead Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Help Hoover Dam Act to allow the Bureau of Reclamation to access $45 million in unused, long-stranded funds for Hoover Dam operations, maintenance, and improvement projects.
Issues:
Water
March 26, 2024
Washington — Twenty months after the Supreme Court ruled to return abortion policy to the states, the issue will be before the justices again on Tuesday, when they weigh a case that threatens to curtail access to a commonly used drug taken in a medication abortion.
March 26, 2024
...congressional leaders are mounting an effort to free up $45 million in the Colorado River Dam Fund that has been “inaccessible for decades due to bureaucracy and federal red tape.”
Issues:
Water
Energy & Public Lands
March 25, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $2.1 million to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), in partnership with California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce training with a focus on environmental management.
Issues:
Students & Education
March 22, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) voted to pass a second and final bipartisan government funding package for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) in the House of Representatives, which includes over $4.5 million to support first responders in remote and rural areas of southern Nevada and advance UNLV’s cutting-edge research.
Issues:
Appropriations
March 19, 2024
LAS VEGAS – Yesterday, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) joined Nevada GrantLab in hosting a grant application workshop to help local southern Nevada nonprofits successfully apply for and secure federal grants.
Issues:
Appropriations
March 19, 2024
LAS VEGAS – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced a new $2.1 million federal investment she secured for Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada (CCSN)’s low-income housing renovations, including a new elevator for residents with mobility issues like seniors and individuals with disabilities, as well as significant food pantry upgrades.
Issues:
Appropriations
March 18, 2024
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada will get much-needed upgrades thanks to $2.1 million in federal spending, Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., announced Monday.
Issues:
Appropriations