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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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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 

Representative Summer Lee spoke on the House floor during the debate of the resolution blocking the D.C. Police Reform Bill.