Rep. Summer Lee

Representing Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. Member of @HouseJudiciary and @EdWorkforceDems.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Had a great experience touring Community LIFE and seeing how their team helps seniors age with dignity, maintain independence, and remain in their homes. It was a great reminder of why protecting and expanding Medicare is so important for our communities.

[Protect Borrowers @BorrowerJustice]

@RepSummerLee & @SenMarkey are demanding answers from 5 corporations on their use of stay-or-pay contracts like TRAPs to charge workers $ for leaving their jobs. Employers are required to pay employees for their work. Not the other way around.🤝

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Our democracy should belong to the people, not the highest bidder.

As long as billionaires and corporate interests can spend unlimited money to influence our elections, working people will be forced to compete with wealth and power. It's time to abolish Super PACs.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Today marks the anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, a decision that affirmed what never should've been questioned: love is love and every couple deserves the freedom to marry.

We celebrate this progress and recommit to protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ people everywhere.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Public safety isn't built through fearmongering or expanding surveillance. It's built by investing in housing, health care, violence prevention, and community-led solutions.

Grateful to partner with @verainstitute for their Serious About Safety Campaign to make that a reality.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

You shouldn't be in debt to your employer for leaving a job.
@SenMarkey and I are demanding answers from companies about their use of coercive stay-or-pay contracts that saddle workers with debt and restrict their freedom to leave. These anti-worker practices must end.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

This extremist Supreme Court just gave Trump the green light to block asylum seekers at the border and end TPS protections for Haitians & Syrians.

People fleeing danger deserve compassion, not cruelty.

We must reform and expand the Court immediately.

https://t.co/XgpN5VTzUm

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

It was an honor to welcome & introduce International @steelworkers President Roxanne Brown on Capitol Hill.

As the first woman and first person of color to lead USW, President Brown is standing up for workers & strengthening our labor movement. I'm proud to join her in that fight.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Four years since Dobbs, we're reminded of the need to reform our Courts.

Today, women have fewer reproductive rights than a decade ago. Black women are still at greater risk of dying in pregnancy and childbirth. We cannot ignore that this rollback is costing lives.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Your president really said you get either your right to housing or your right to vote, pick one.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

JUST IN: President Trump abruptly cancels his plans to sign a major, bipartisan housing bill, saying he will not do so until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, a sweeping elections bill that has become a focal point of his second term. https://t.co/AeMQQgQBe0

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Voting rights are once again under attack and we must do everything in our power to fight back.

Proud to reintroduce the Right to Vote Act with @RepJoeNeguse and @SenOssoff to establish the first-ever federal statutory right to strengthen protections for every voter.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Thank you @MWCDC_Pgh for hosting a community town hall and inviting me to connect with our neighbors.

I’m grateful to everyone who came out, raised concerns, and shared what they want to see from their government—from healthcare, to Social Security, to affordability.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

There is no shame in getting the resources you need. The shame is that our government is cutting programs like SNAP and making it harder for families to afford food and basic necessities.

Stop judging people for seeking help. Hold elected officials accountable for failing them.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

The ribbon-cutting of @citizenscilab‘s MLK Center for Scientific Excellence is a powerful reminder of what’s possible when we invest in our communities.

Proud to support this new STEM hub to empower the next generation of innovators right here in the Hill District.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

I’m saddened by the passing of John Tague Jr., a tireless advocate for disability rights, accessibility, and public transit. His lifelong commitment to dignity, independence, and inclusion leaves a lasting legacy in Pittsburgh and beyond. My condolences to his loved ones.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

The Pentagon is the only place in America where you can fail 8 audits in a row, admit you’ll fail the next few & still get handed more money than you asked for.

But let a family need help buying groceries and suddenly it’s a lecture about hard work, responsibility & bootstraps.

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Relieved to hear Salah Sarsour has been reunited with his loved ones after being wrongfully targeted and detained by ICE.

No one should face retaliation for free speech or for advocating for Palestinian human rights. If his free speech isn’t protected, neither is yours.

[CNN @CNN]

A federal judge ordered immigration officials to release the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque from detention, finding that Salah Sarsour has raised a “substantial” claim that he was being targeted for speaking out in favor of Palestinian rights. https://t.co/iemV52zGvy

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Juneteenth is a celebration of Black freedom, Black memory, and Black resistance. 

Honored to be in community at the Braddock and Swissvale Juneteenth celebrations, uplifting joy, history, and the ongoing fight for true liberation.