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A new federal coronavirus relief law aims to provide protections for student military veterans.
President Donald Trump signed the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 into law late Tuesday.
Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., was one of the cosponsors of the bill, which allows the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to pay student veterans who have work-study jobs at college and university campuses canceled by the COVID-19 outbreak. Provisions also include ensuring student veterans receive a housing allowance if their school has shut down.
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Las Vegas, Nev. – U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) and Urban Chamber of Commerce President Kenneth Evans co-hosted a COVID-19 Facebook Live town hall for constituents of Nevada's 3rd District. The focus of the Facebook Live town hall was on resources for small businesses and the ongoing federal response to COVID-19.
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Congressional leaders from the state of Nevada joined 8 News Now to answer your questions on air and online. Congresswoman Dina Titus, Congresswoman Susie Lee and Congressman Steven Horsford all answered questions about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in this special broadcast.
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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) participated in a House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC) virtual forum, discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic and health care services for homeless veterans. This was the first live, public, and entirely virtual bipartisan congressional forum ever conducted.
Americans now eligible for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) or Medicaid due to job loss or reduction in income are also eligible for the FCC's Lifeline program.
The FCC's Lifeline program is the primary federal program charged with helping low-income families obtain broadband and telephone services.
Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) unveiled a new, comprehensive COVID-19 resources guide for constituents of Nevada's 3rd District. The guide includes resources regarding unemployment insurance, direct payments to individuals and families, homeowner and renter protections, small business programs, paid family leave, and student loans.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) released the following statement after joining her House colleagues in passing an interim COVID-19 relief package to provide essential funding for small businesses, hospitals, and testing:
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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) delivered remarks before the House Small Business Committee ahead of today's House vote on the fourth COVID-19 congressional relief package.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.-03) co-led the introduction of the bipartisan Equity in Student Loan Relief Act, also led by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.-21). This bipartisan bill would extend the temporary relief from student loan payments to Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) borrowers who have been left behind. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided much needed student loan relief during this global pandemic, suspending all monthly payments and interest accumulation for federally held student loans through Sept. 30, 2020.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03), chair of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, introduced the CFO Authority and Collaboration Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) to report to Congress on their progress implementing the Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program, a major effort to modernize VA's financial systems.