Rep. Summer Lee Statement on the Anniversary of October 7 Attack
PITTSBURGH, PA – OCTOBER 7, 2025 — Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement marking the second anniversary of the horrific October 7th attack:
“As we mark another year since the horrific October 7th attacks, we grieve for every life stolen and irrevocably changed – for the Israeli civilians killed and taken hostage by Hamas, for the tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians indiscriminately killed in the genocide that followed, and the millions of Palestinians displaced, maimed, and treated as expendable. We must reject the false binary between safety and justice and instead demand a path rooted in international law, diplomacy, and the protection of all people.
“Today, we recommit ourselves to ending this cycle of trauma, fighting against antisemitism and all forms of hate, and building a future where everyone can live with safety, dignity, and self-determination.”
Congresswoman Summer Lee serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Education and Workforce. Since taking office in January 2023, she has delivered historic levels of federal investment totaling over $2.4 Billion brought back to Western PA, including over $580 million for infrastructure, over $110 million for affordable transit, over $500 million to keep clean energy manufacturing at home in Pennsylvania, and over $55 million on clean energy efforts in and around schools to help keep our kids and communities safe. These investments will help improve Western Pennsylvania’s infrastructure and transit, ensure cleaner air and drinking water, lower housing costs, fund research institutions, fuel clean manufacturing, fund STEM innovation and entrepreneurship, boost workforce development, and create thousands of good paying union jobs. Lee and her team have also delivered casework and constituent services to over 3,000 constituents with issues ranging from helping our seniors and disabled community access Medicare and social security to helping folks secure housing and helping families with immigration support and passports.