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Washington, D.C. – US Congresswoman Summer Lee joined Ali Velshi prime time on MSNBC's the Last Word to talk about how the movement of young people across the country – who have never experienced reflective democracy in their lifetimes – are countering GOP extremism with "hope" and "ferocity"that cannot be ignored. Earlier this week, Lee gave a fiery speech at a rally she held with Justin Jones, Maxwell Frost, and Gen Z organizers earlier this week.
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CONGRESSWOMAN SUMMER LEE, REP. SARA INNAMORATO, MAYOR GAINEY HOST
NEWS: Rep, Lee, Deluzio, Sens. Casey and Fetterman Urge NLRB to Investigate Unfair Practices, Promote Bargaining in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Labor Dispute
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) joined Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Tennassee State Representative Justin Jones, and a host of young activists and leaders for a press conference outside the Capitol on Wednesday to call for gun control and an end to "attacks on democracy.
Summer Lee Slams Republicans Ahead of Voting NO on Default on America Act, Proposal to Crash Economy if Democrats Don't Cut Medicaid, Food Stamps, Pell Grants, Student Loan Forgiveness
No child should be forced to do hazardous work
Democrats won't stand for child labor violations; Conservatives want to strip protections
New York Times: Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.
(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) released the following statement as the trial for the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history begins starting with jury selection that is expected to take several weeks:
"Where I grew up in Braddock, in the Mon Valley, our air is so dirty that we have some of the highest rates of pollution causing childhood asthma, COPD, and emphysema, and other respiratory illnesses in this country. I know firsthand that health justice is climate justice – and I'm fighting for a Green New Deal so that kids in my community can live."
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TODAY:
Summer Lee, Green New Deal Legislators Host Press Conference to Mark the Resolution's 4th Anniversary
Ro Khanna, Summer Lee, Sen. Markey, to Introduce Green New Deal For Health
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Thursday, April 19, 2023
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Summer Lee Reflects on 100 Days in Congress Spent Criss-Crossing Communities, Delivering for Western PA, Fighting for Workers and Families