Susie Lee’s Shutdown Double-Talk Leaves Nevada Families Behind

Rep. Susie Lee loves to style herself as Nevada’s bipartisan dealmaker, but when the stakes are highest, she proves to be nothing more than a partisan foot soldier for Washington Democrats. Her record reveals a disturbing pattern: she talks one way back home in Nevada, then marches in lockstep with party bosses in Washington.

For years, Lee has cultivated a carefully scripted image of a pragmatic centrist who can bridge divides. But when government shutdowns loom, her rhetoric and her record tell very different stories. She rails against dysfunction while enabling it. She claims to stand with hardworking Nevadans while voting with the very people dragging the country into chaos.

In 2019, on the 20th day of a government shutdown, Lee put herself front and center as a voice for frustrated federal workers. “Enough is enough,” she declared. She bemoaned stories of families maxing out credit cards, missing rent, and working without pay. Her message was clear: Washington games are unacceptable, and public servants should not be treated like pawns. But when history repeated itself, Lee abandoned those very principles.

During last year’s funding standoff, Lee once again raced to denounce the idea of a shutdown. This time, she voted for a short-term continuing resolution and scolded Republicans for “betraying their word.” Incredibly, she even dragged Elon Musk into the debate as if Silicon Valley billionaires had anything to do with keeping Nevada’s parks open or ensuring troops got paid.

Lee then boasted that she was “once again asking House Republican Leadership to work with both parties on a long-term budget.” But behind the soundbites, her actions told the truth: she lined up with her party’s dysfunctional strategy, shielding Democrat leaders from accountability while Nevadans faced higher costs and mounting uncertainty.

The result? Partisan gridlock, last-minute deals, and families left wondering if Washington will ever get its act together.

Lee’s pattern is impossible to ignore. She denounces shutdowns when it’s politically convenient, then quietly props up the very dysfunction she claims to oppose. She preaches bipartisanship while treating it as a talking point, not a practice. She poses as a champion of Nevada’s working families, but in Washington she prioritizes party loyalty over problem-solving. This is not the pragmatism Nevada deserves, it’s the hypocrisy Washington rewards.

While Lee postures, Nevada families pay the price. Federal employees, veterans, and small businesses all live with uncertainty every time politicians in Washington fail to govern responsibly. Nevada cannot afford a representative more interested in protecting her party than protecting her constituents.

The truth is simple: Susie Lee says one thing in Nevada and does another in Washington. That is not bipartisanship, it’s double-talk.

“Out of touch Democrat Susie Lee is holding Nevada families hostage with her hypocrisy. She says one thing when it’s convenient and does another when her radical party bosses demand it. Nevadans deserve better than Susie Lee’s double-talk,” said NRCC spokesman Christian Martinez.

As Nevada families look to the future, they should ask: do we need another two years of empty promises and partisan loyalty? Or do we deserve leaders who actually match their words with their votes?

For all her speeches and press releases, Susie Lee has shown us exactly who she is. And it’s not the bipartisan problem-solver she pretends to be, it’s a partisan politician who puts the swamp first and Nevada last.

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