Press Releases

Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Protect Workers’ Right to Organize

March 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 6, 2025 — Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and her colleagues reintroduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a comprehensive proposal to protect workers’ right to come together and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer workplaces.

Reps. Lee, Adams Lead Call to Committee Leadership to Investigate Illegal Actions at Dept. of Education

March 5, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 5, 2025 — Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) led their colleagues on a letter calling for House Committee leadership to investigate the Trump administration’s illegal actions taken at the Department of Education (ED).

Lee, Warren, Lawmakers to Trump: Fire Elon Musk, Reinstate Agency Leaders and Federal Watchdogs

March 5, 2025

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Washington, D.C.– Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), joined 38 Members of Congress in a letter to President Donald Trump, raising concerns about his unlawful firings of dozens of independent agency heads and inspectors general (IGs), and calling attention to how many of these firings appear to benefit Elon Musk.

Rep. Summer Lee Calls on Dept. of Ed. to Rescind Threat of Cuts to Federal Funding for Schools with DEI Programs

February 28, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 28, 2025 — Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, led 43 of her colleagues on a letter to the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights to rescind its letter threatening to remove federal funding for educational institutions and agencies that do not eliminate programs and activities related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. The Office of Civil Rights set a two-week deadline after it was initially sent.

Rep. Summer Lee Responds to Trump’s Memo Pausing Federal Grants and Loans

January 28, 2025

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Vaibhav Vijay, Vaibhav.Vijay@mail.house.gov | (771) 215-7243
Kyla Gill, Kyla.Gill@mail.house.gov | (412) 841-7913

Rep. Summer Lee Responds to Trump’s Memo Pausing Federal Grants and Loans

Rep. Summer Lee Named Ranking Member of Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee

January 23, 2025

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For Immediate Release
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Contact:
Vaibhav Vijay, Vaibhav.Vijay@mail.house.gov | (425) 941-7268
Kyla Gill, Kyla.Gill@mail.house.gov | (412) 841-7913

Rep. Summer Lee Named Ranking Member of Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee

Rep. Summer Lee Statement on President Biden Declaring Equal Rights Amendment Law of the Land

January 17, 2025

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Vaibhav Vijay, Vaibhav.Vijay@mail.house.gov | (771) 215-7243
Kyla Gill, Kyla.Gill@mail.house.gov | (412) 841-7913

Rep. Summer Lee Statement on President Biden Declaring Equal Rights Amendment Law of the Land

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) released the following statement in response to President Biden declaring the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) the law of the land:

Statement from Rep. Summer Lee on the Ceasefire Agreement

January 17, 2025

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Vaibhav Vijay, Vaibhav.Vijay@mail.house.gov | (771) 215-7243
Kyla Gill, Kyla.Gill@mail.house.gov | (412) 841-7913

Statement from Rep. Summer Lee on the Ceasefire Agreement

Rep. Summer Lee in Oversight Committee: GOP Attacks on Federal Workers Threaten Critical Benefits for Vulnerable Americans

January 15, 2025

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For Immediate Release
Friday, December 10, 2025
Contact:
Vaibhav Vijay, Vaibhav.Vijay@mail.house.gov | (771) 215-7243
Kyla Gill, Kyla.Gill@mail.house.gov | (412) 841-7913

Rep. Summer Lee in Oversight Committee: GOP Attacks on Federal Workers Threaten Critical Benefits for Vulnerable Americans

Rep. Summer Lee Announces Committee Membership for the 119th Congress

January 15, 2025

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Vaibhav Vijay, Vaibhav.Vijay@mail.house.gov | (771) 215-7243
Kyla Gill, Kyla.Gill@mail.house.gov | (412) 841-7913

Rep. Summer Lee Announces Committee Membership for the 119th Congress

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Summer Lee (PA-12) is excited to announce her updated committee assignments for the 119th Congress. Rep. Lee will join the House Committee on Education and the Workforce while continuing her critical work on the House Oversight Committee.