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Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Susie Lee introduced the Gambling Addiction Prevention (GAP) Act of 2019 to address and treat gambling addiction among U.S. military servicemembers. This bill would require the Department of Defense (DOD) to create and implement programs to treat problem gambling, particularly on military bases.
Washington, D.C. - Ahead of today's Texas v. United States lawsuit opening arguments, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) stood with Nevada lawmakers and health care advocates to warn against the disastrous consequences of dismantling the Affordable Care Act and jeopardizing of Americans' access to quality, affordable health care, including 1.2 million Nevadans with pre-existing conditions.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) marked her first six months in office with the following statement:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), and Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), the Chairwoman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, introduced H.R. 3535, the GI Bill Work Study Improvement Act of 2019. The bill would improve the timeliness of payments to veterans and other students through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) work-study program.
Washington, DC—Today, Representative Susie Lee's (NV-03) amendment to increase investment in the Drug-Free Communities Program, which invests in local solutions and community-based action to preventing and combating the opioid epidemic was adopted by the House.
Rep. Lee released the following statement:
Washington, DC—Today, Representatives Susie Lee (NV-03) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) introduced the Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019 (PROTECT Students Act). This bill would protect students from predatory higher education institutions that take advantage of students--including veterans--by using fraudulent and misleading practices that leave students saddled with debt and an often unsatisfactory or incomplete education.
Washington, DC—Today, Representatives Susie Lee (NV-03) secured important investments for Nevada's third district with the passage of H.R. 3055, a "minibus" package of fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills, which passed the House today.
Washington, DC—Yesterday, Representative Susie Lee's (NV-03) amendment to increase investment in Child Nutrition Programs in public schools was adopted by the House . The amendment would approve increased funding for Team Nutrition, a program that enables schools to collaborate with the federal government to create healthy school environments and nutritious school meals.
Rep. Lee released the following statement:
ICYMI: The Chronicle of Higher Education: Former Dream Center Students Could Lose Out on Loan Forgiveness Thanks to Education Dept.'s Mistake
Washington, DC—Today, Representative Susie Lee (NV-03) questioned Department of Education officials today on the troubling recent closures of dozens of for-profit colleges, as well as the department's mishandling of such closures at the expense of thousands of students. Numerous for-profit institutions have recently closed and left students and teachers in limbo waiting for answers about their education and their jobs. Rep.