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June 14, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to congratulate the Las Vegas Golden Knights on last night’s historic Stanley Cup victory. Congresswoman Lee honored the Golden Knights as not just a sport team but a symbol of unity and resilience, tied to the community when their very first home game came just days after the tragic shooting that struck Las Vegas on October 1, 2017.
June 13, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, was among the first members of the House of Representatives to sign three discharge petitions that would force a full House vote on three common sense gun violence prevention measures currently being blocked by Republican leadership.
June 13, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, slammed Republican efforts to cut funding for critical military construction and insert partisan changes to existing law, known as “riders,” that would restrict funding for veterans’ services.
June 6, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congressman Michael Burgess (TX-26), and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) introduced the bipartisan Disease X Act, which proactively supports the research and development of medical countermeasures (MCM) to address current and future public health threats.
June 1, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-9) introduced the bipartisan Accurate Map for Broadband Investment Act, which will ensure that states like Nevada receive their fair share of federal broadband funding.
Issues:
Infrastructure
May 31, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement after voting to pass the Bipartisan Budget Agreement out of the House to prevent a default on our national debt and to avert economic catastrophe:
May 30, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Yesterday, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) hosted Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) in a tour of southern Nevada as part of a unique, bipartisan exchange. The tour consisted of stops and discussions with Nevada leaders at MP Materials Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine, UNLV’s Black Fire Innovation Hub, the Lake Mead Lakeview Overlook, and the Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center.
May 22, 2023
WASHINGTON– Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement in response to breaking news that California, Arizona, and Nevada have come to a historic, voluntary agreement to conserve 3 million additional acre-feet of water over the next three years after nearly a year of negotiations:
Issues:
Water
May 16, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the bicameral End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act. The bill would update the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) administration of public lands, cut wasteful speculation, and allow lands with low or no oil and gas potential to be reprioritized for better uses, including wildlife habitat preservation, outdoor recreation, grazing, and renewable energy development.
Issues:
Energy & Public Lands
May 12, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV), Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA), and Congressman David Trone (D-MD) introduced the bipartisan Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP) Congressional Charter Act. This legislation will support VAREP in expanding its services available to military and veteran communities, in southern Nevada and beyond, to further sustainable homeownership, financial-literacy education, VA home loan awareness, and economic opportunity generally.
Issues:
Veterans & Military Families