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August 12, 2022
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which will lower costs for prescription drugs and health care, create good-paying clean energy jobs, invest in drought resiliency, reduce the deficit, and more.
June 22, 2022
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Susie Lee released the following statement after voting to advance the Fiscal Year 2023 Energy, Water, and Related Agencies appropriations bill: “Since day one of serving on the Appropriations Committee, I’ve fought tooth and nail to ensure that not a dime goes to Yucca Mountain,” said Rep. Susie Lee.
May 19, 2022
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee voted to pass the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act to lower gas prices for consumers and hold Big Oil corporations accountable for price gouging and market manipulation. The passage of this legislation follows Rep. Lee’s letter urging House Leadership to investigate price gouging, and a hearing with six Big Oil executives with the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
May 18, 2022
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WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) joined Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and 83 other Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, calling on the Administration to expedite and bring a swift conclusion the Administration’s investigation into solar panels and cells imported from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia and requesting a meeting to discuss this issue.
April 29, 2022
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WASHINGTON – In this week’s Department of Energy (DOE) budget hearing for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water and Related Agencies, Rep. Susie Lee asked Secretary Granholm for updates on the Department of Energy’s actions to pursue new, consent-based alternatives to the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository.
April 28, 2022
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WASHINGTON – In today’s Fiscal Year 2023 Department of the Interior (DOI) budget hearing for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Rep. Susie Lee directed questions to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Rep. Lee questioned Secretary Haaland on steps being taken by DOI to advance and appropriately site renewable energy projects on public lands and emphasized the importance of creating a cleaner energy grid to combat climate change.
April 6, 2022
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WASHINGTON – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing with six Big Oil executives on the fossil fuel industry’s role in rising gas prices. Today’s hearing follows Rep. Lee’s letter to Congressional leadership last month, urging investigations and public hearings on alleged price gouging within the oil and gas industries. With today’s hearing, Nevadans are beginning to get answers for the rising prices that they are facing at the pump.
March 31, 2022
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WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) announced nearly $25 million to help working families in Nevada make their homes more energy efficient, while lowering utility bills. This funding will be available through the expanded Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funding, made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Rep. Lee helped negotiate as a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.
March 14, 2022
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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 11, 2022
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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.