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March 30, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV), Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), and Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) introduced the Strengthening VA Cybersecurity (SVAC) Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation would strengthen cybersecurity at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and protect our nation’s veterans from cyber crime.
Issues:
Veterans & Military Families
March 24, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV), along with Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Reps. Steven Horsford (D-NV), Dina Titus (D-NV), Julia Brownley (D-CA), and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging the Administration to do more to stabilize the supply of microelectronics used for defense manufacturing.
March 18, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) sent a letter to President Joe Biden voicing her concerns about how the Department of Veterans Affairs’ proposed closure of the Rural Outreach Clinic in Laughlin might impact veterans in southern Nevada. Rep. Lee urged the president to refrain from implementing any recommendations that could reduce veterans’ access to health care and to ensure that their care won’t be interrupted by proposed changes.
Issues:
Veterans & Military Families
March 16, 2022
WASHINGTON – Rep. Susie Lee released the following statement in response to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress: “This morning, President Zelenskyy delivered a dire message to Congress.
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Congress
March 14, 2022
WASHINGTON – As Nevadans face rising prices at the pump, Rep. Susie Lee joined more than 30 of her colleagues in writing a letter to Congressional leadership, urging investigations and public hearings on alleged price gouging within the oil and gas industries.
March 14, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee announced the introduction of the Stop Russian GOLD Act, a bipartisan bill to prevent Russia’s Central Bank from using its extensive gold reserves to fund its unprovoked war against Ukraine. Rep. Lee was joined in introducing this legislation by U.S. Reps. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Peter Meijer (MI-03), Joe Wilson (SC-02), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01).
March 14, 2022
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) a $4,870,000 grant under its Buses and Bus Facilities Program. The program makes federal resources available to direct recipients to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment, as well as to make innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles and facilities.
Issues:
Infrastructure
March 11, 2022
WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Susie Lee, a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, voted to pass a government funding bill for fiscal year 2022 consisting of all 12 appropriations bills, as well as supplemental funding to support Ukraine. Last year, Rep.
March 3, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee voted to pass the bipartisan H.R. 3967, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which will finally treat toxic exposure as a cost of war by addressing the full range of issues impacting toxic-exposed veterans and providing them access to earned benefits and health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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Veterans & Military Families
March 1, 2022
WASHINGTON – Rep. Susie Lee released the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address: “Tonight, President Biden opened his speech by reiterating the United States’ and our allies’ unwavering support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people as they defend themselves against Russia’s unprovoked attack on their country.