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September 28, 2019

Las Vegas, Nev.— U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) joined community organizations, outdoor recreation businesses, local and state elected officials, and advocates to celebrate Nevada's 3rd annual Public Lands Day. The event honored the special place public lands and outdoor spaces occupy in the hearts and minds of Nevadans.


September 27, 2019

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Reps. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) and Katie Porter (Calif.-45) sent a letter, dated Sept. 26, to House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (N.Y.-17), Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (Ala.), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Kay Granger (Texas-12), and Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (Vt.) requesting support for increased investment in Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs in the final Fiscal Year 2020 budget.


September 26, 2019

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03), member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.) led the introduction of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval on Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's rewritten borrower defense rule that gutted essential protections for student borrowers and taxpayers. CRA resolutions of disapproval allow Congress to overturn regulatory actions of federal agencies with a simple majority vote in both chambers.


September 24, 2019

Washington, D.C. - Reps. Steven Horsford (Nev.-04) and Susie Lee (Nev.-03) released the following statement in response to new allegations against President Donald Trump that suggest he withheld foreign aid to Ukraine unless Ukrainian officials investigate his political rival, Vice President Joseph Biden:

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September 20, 2019

Washington, D.C.—This week, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) joined a group of freshmen Democrats, including U.S. Reps. Cindy Axne (Iowa-03), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Fla.-26), Susan Wild (Pa.-07), Haley Stevens (Mich.-11), Abby Finkenauer (Iowa-01), Xochitl Torres Small (N.M.-02), and Chrissy Houlahan (Pa.-06), in introducing legislation to protect Americans from "surprise bills" due to out-of-date insurance directories. The UPDATE Act requires insurance companies to regularly update their provider directories to prevent patients from unknowingly receiving out-of-network care.


September 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Member of the Committee on Education and Labor U.S. Rep Susie Lee (Nev.-03), Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (Va.-03), along with U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), introduced legislation to invest in and support direct care workers. The Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act (H.R.


September 20, 2019

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Washington, D.C. - Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) released the following statement to commemorate the 2019 National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day: