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Summer Lee on Primetime Talking SCOTUS' Attacks on Students, Already Marginalized Communities, Biden's Plan to Push Through Relief
"We know that when we help students, we're actually helping our economy, we're helping our entire country. Our President is keeping his promise to young voters who came out enthusiastically."
ICYMI: Summer Lee on Building the Progressive Powerhouse You May Not Have Expected, Blueprint for National Democrats to Organize ahead of 2024
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Summer Lee Statement on Supreme Court Decisions Against Student Debt Relief, LGBTQ Rights Against Discrimination Following Decision to End Affirmative Action
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Summer Lee Statement on Supreme Court Decision Ending Affirmative Action
(Braddock, PA) – Today Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), the first Black woman to represent PA in Congress, released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to end affirmative action:
June 21, 2022
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Summer Lee Helps Reintroduce the Equality Act to Demand Protections for the LGBTQI+ Community
"This is a matter of protecting our kids' privacy and safety –and it's a matter of protecting the freedoms we fought long and hard for in Pennsylvania"
Summer Lee Delivers Powerful Speech on Tree of Life Pittsburgh Shooting As Trial Continues Post Verdict, Calls for Action to Combat Anti-Semitism &White Supremacy Calls, Solidarity between Marginalized Communities
"I want our Jewish siblings to know that we are in this fight together - every day, for as long as it takes."
Summer Lee Statement Following the Verdict in the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Trial
(Pittsburgh, PA - June 16, 2023) - Summer Lee released the following statement after a verdict was reached in the trial for the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting that killed 11 Congregants of Congregation Dor Hadash, New Light Congregation and Tree of Life Congregation in the worst anti-semitic attack in American history on October 27, 2018:
Summer Lee Announces $3,094,435 Federal Grant for Pittsburgh to Lead Decarbonized Steelmaking Technology
Congresswoman Summer Lee Co-leads Introduction of RESEARCHER Act to Curb Financial Insecurity in Higher Education & Improve American Competitiveness
Congresswoman Summer Lee Announces a $150M Grant to Pittsburgh Regional Transit to Provide More Reliable, Convenient, and Faster Service With Improved Amenities, Safety Features, and Transit Connections in Downtown Pittsburgh