116th Congress Archives

October 13, 20200200

Nevada Health Care Advocates Decry Stealth Campaign to End the Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act has been federal law for over a decade. Health care is always a critical issue. Yet now that we’re still in the midst of an ac

September 29, 20200208

Susie Lee Speaks with Nevadans About Unemployment and the State of Federal Aid Negotiations

Remember when the federal government offered enhanced unemployment benefits? It seems like a long time ago, but the CARES Act provided four months of

September 21, 20200282

Justice Ginsburg Has Left the Building. What’s Next?

Last Friday night, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. Perhaps in another time and place, we could actually take time to refle

Susie Lee, Violence Against Women Act, #MeToo

September 17, 20200256

What Happened to the Violence Against Women Act?

This month marked the 26th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) becoming federal law. Yet since December 2018, the Violence Against Wo

September 8, 20200211

Rep. Susie Lee and Communities in Schools Get Back to Basics on Back to School Needs

Today, Rep. Susie Lee (D-Las Vegas) participated in Communities in Schools’ virtual briefing on bringing kids back to school during an active pandemic

September 1, 20200432

Horsford Calls on Senate Republicans to Stop Blocking the Justice in Policing Act

It's been over two months since the U.S. House passed the Justice in Policing Act following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery

August 25, 20200388

Tahoe Summit Went Virtual, But Still Dove Deep Into the Challenges Facing the Lake

The 2020 Tahoe Summit program was unlike any other. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, today’s program was all virtual. Nonetheless, the speakers a

August 6, 20200619

Titus, Horsford, and Lee Call for Renewed Unemployment Aid

Last week, the $600 weekly unemployment income boost expired. On May 15, the House passed the HEROES Act to extend unemployment aid through the end of

August 5, 20200528

No, Domestic Violence is Not a “Private Matter” or “Political Issue”

Remember when domestic and sexual violence was not just viewed as “political scandals”, but also as serious crimes? Yep, me neither. But really, it's

July 29, 202002924

Nevada DETR Tells Rep. Susie Lee More PUA Claims Will Be Paid in “10-15 Days”

As enhanced federal PUA and traditional unemployment insurance (UI) income suddenly go offline, and as the State of Nevada still tries to catch up wit