2.7 BILLION DELIVERED FOR PA-12
- $398.6M to Bring 1,000 New Green, Good Paying Jobs to the Mon Valley
- $150M to Provide More Reliable, Convenient, and Faster Bus Transit
- $143M Infrastructure Grant for Passenger Rail between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg
- $142M Infrastructure Grant to Make Major Safety and Traffic Mitigation Improvements to the I-376 Parkway and Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway
- $52.4M to Replace Lead Service Lines Ensuring Access to Safe, Clean Water
- $50M to Revitalize Affordable Housing at Bedford Dwellings
- $34.6M to help Pittsburgh Lead the Way in Space Exploration
- Additional $32.1M to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to Continue Aggressive Removal of Lead Pipes
- $28M to Make Regional Transit Accessible for Individuals with Disabilities
- $20M to Reduce Automobile Fatalities
- $19.7M to Deliver the Largest-Ever Investment to Lower Energy Bills
- $11.2M Infrastructure Investment for Airports to Improve Safety, Transition to Clean Energy & Create Thousands of Good Paying Jobs.
- $10M to Help Small Manufacturers Build the Green Technologies They Need
- $4.9M to Fuel Scientific Discovery and Train an Expert Workforce
- $3M to deliver Committee-Passed Appropriations to House 622 People through the Allegheny County’s 500 in 500 Housing Initiative
- $1.8M to Monitor & Combat Harmful Levels of Air Pollution to Protect Our Communities
- $1.4M to Reconnect Pittsburgh’s North Side Neighborhood
- $1.2M to Expand Diaper Distribution Networks for Over 2,000 Children in Allegheny and Westmoreland County
- $1M to Rehabilitate the Historic Carnegie Library of Homestead
- $1M for the Blight Elimination and Employment Initiative in the Borough of North Braddock, Removing 700 Abandoned Properties and Creating Local Jobs
- $500,000 to restore Illegally Frozen EPA Grants to fund Community-Led Pollution Cleanup in Western PA
- $450,000 in Federal Funding for The Trade Institute of Pittsburgh’s New Transitional Jobs Program (TIPX), Expanding Pathways to Good Jobs in PA-12
- $330,000 to Combat Hunger and Strengthen Local & Regional Food Systems
- $371,000 to Build Composting Systems in Underserved Neighborhoods
- $190,000 to Protect Our Communities and Children from Toxic Lead Exposure
LEGISLATING FOR THE PEOPLE
- Passed Through Committee $14.2M in Community Project Funding By Committee to Help With Food Assistance, Educate on Antisemitism, Build Affordable Housing, Rebuild Infrastructure, and So Much More
- Introduced and Passed a Motion to Subpoena the Department of Justice to Release the Full, Unredacted Jeffrey Epstein Files
- Introduced the Abolish Super PACs Act to End Unlimited Corporate Spending and Restore Power to the People
- Visited Moshannon Valley Detention Center to Conduct Oversight of Alleged ICE Abuses and Protect Immigrant Neighbors
- Introduced The Hazard Pay for Health Care Workers Act to Raise Hazard Pay & Strengthen Protections for Health Care Workers
- Founded the First-Ever Congressional People’s Environmental Justice Caucus
- Voted to Subpoena Elon Musk for Corruption and Misuse of Data as Head of the Department of Government Efficiency
- Introduced Access to School Supplies Act and Distributed School Supplies with The Education Partnership
- Coordinated Roundtables to Combat Food Insecurity with Local Food Banks
- Introduced the People’s Response Act to Replace Punishment with Care by Investing in Community Safety and Mental-Health First Responders
- Co-led the Drain the Swamp Act to Reinstate Lobbying Bans and End Political Corruption in Washington
- Passed an Amendment to Protect Children’s Health by Increasing Funding for Testing and Remediation of Lead Contamination at Schools and Child Care Facilities
- Partnered with Gov. Josh Shapiro on No-Cost Breakfast for Students, Increasing Teacher Pay, Improving Access to STEM Education and Developing our Workforce
- Advocated for Medicare and Medicaid with Seniors in Homewood, Lawrenceville, East Liberty, Plum, Jeannette, and McKeesport
- Hosted Health and Human Services Secretary Becera for a Community Roundtable on Lowering Health Care Costs for Seniors
- Organized a Small Business Roundtable to Discuss Financing Resources for Small Businesses Manufacturing Here in PA
- Introduced and Passed Through Committee the Bipartisan Abandoned Well Remediation Act – Which Passed Through the Science, Space and Technology Committee With a Bipartisan Vote
- Co-Led introducing the OLIGARCH Act to Stop Billionaires from Cheating the System on the Backs of Hardworking Families
- Met with Federal Workers During the Government Shutdown to Raise Awareness and Fight for Their Livelihoods and Services They Provide in PA-12
Summer Lee on the Issues
Environmental Justice
On any given day, our region suffers from some of the poorest air quality in the nation.
Environmental Justice
In Congress I will fight for a Green New Deal to transition to a 100% clean and renewable energy economy.
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Economic Justice & Union Jobs
Right now, our economy works for the wealthy few and corporations at the expense of the working poor.
Economic Justice & Union Jobs
It’s time we center working people in our economic policies.
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Justice Reform
Mass incarceration is the antithesis of building stronger families and communities.
Justice Reform
It’s time for a shift from investing in ineffective, punitive systems to investing in our future.
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Summer Lee on the Issues
Environmental Justice
On any given day, our region suffers from some of the poorest air quality in the nation.
Environmental Justice
In Congress I will fight for a Green New Deal to transition to a 100% clean and renewable energy economy.
Learn More
Economic Justice & Union Jobs
Right now, our economy works for the wealthy few and corporations at the expense of the working poor.
Economic Justice & Union Jobs
It’s time we center working people in our economic policies.
Learn More
Justice Reform
Mass incarceration is the antithesis of building stronger families and communities.
Justice Reform
It’s time for a shift from investing in ineffective, punitive systems to investing in our future.
Learn More
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