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Hill Policy
PA · DISTRICT 12

Summer L. Lee

DemocratPennsylvaniaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source

What they said 59

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Support Medicare for All

AI-assisted summary

Summer Lee supports Medicare for All, which would expand Medicare to provide comprehensive health coverage to everyone in the United States without copays, premiums, or deductibles. She says it would include medical, vision, dental, reproductive, mental-health, and long-term care, and let the government negotiate prescription-drug prices. She also argues it would reduce medical costs and expand federal investment in mental-health and addiction services.

Context: These are proposed changes, not enacted policy. The source does not specify how the plan would be financed or implemented.

Sources & original wording
Medicare para todos eliminaría las tarifas y ampliará la cobertura
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
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End animal testing in cosmetics

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Lee cosponsored the Humane Cosmetics Act of 2023, which would prevent continued use of animal testing for cosmetic products.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

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Support health-system responses to climate change

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Lee cosponsored the Green New Deal for Health Act, which aims to support patients, health care providers, and communities as the health care system responds to climate change.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Sources & original wording
to ensure sustainability and support for patients, providers, and communities as the health care system responds to climate change.
Original date
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Collected
11/12/2026
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Strengthen the mental-health workforce

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Lee cosponsored a bill to strengthen the mental-health workforce, addressing what she describes as a shortage of mental-health care workers and a lack of resources for them.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Sources & original wording
to strengthen the mental health workforce - to address the critical shortage of mental health care workers as well as their lack of resources.
Original date
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Collected
11/12/2026
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Offer refundable tax credits to raise teacher pay

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Lee supports the RAISE Act, which would provide teachers with refundable tax credits of up to $15,000 to increase teacher pay.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Sources & original wording
to increase teachers pay teachers by giving them up to $15,000 in refundable tax credits
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
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Upgrade public school buildings and expand school staffing

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Lee supports the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act, which would upgrade public school buildings nationwide, invest in schools serving low-income students, fully fund education for students with disabilities, and provide resources to hire educators, paraprofessionals, staff, and counselors.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Sources & original wording
to revitalize the K-12 system by upgrading every public school building in the country
Original date
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Collected
11/12/2026
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Provide free meals to all schoolchildren

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Lee supports permanently providing free breakfast, lunch, and snacks to every schoolchild through the Universal School Meals Program Act.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Sources & original wording
to permanently provide free breakfast, lunch, and snack to all school children.
Original date
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Collected
11/12/2026
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Provide universal free pre-kindergarten and early childcare

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Lee supports universal free pre-kindergarten, including early childcare, so children can access early education regardless of their family’s income or ZIP code.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Sources & original wording
I’m also fighting for universal free pre-kindergarten, including early childcare
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Collected
11/12/2026
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Track and study gun violence trauma among people not physically injured

AI-assisted summary

Summer Lee is working to introduce legislation to track and study the effects of gun violence trauma on people who are affected but not killed or physically injured. She says the Centers for Disease Control does not currently account for this impact.

Context: The passage does not give a timeline or describe the proposed data-collection method.

Sources & original wording
I’m now working to introduce legislation to track and study the impact of gun trauma on those impacted but not killed or injured
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026
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Build a climate resilience workforce and national plan

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Summer Lee cosponsored the Climate Resilience Workforce Act. The proposal would build a climate resilience workforce, establish a national climate resilience action plan, and create an Office of Climate Resilience within the White House, along with related efforts and entities.

Context: The passage does not describe the workforce program’s design or the office’s specific duties.

Sources & original wording
to build a climate resilience workforce, a national climate resilience action plan, an Office of Climate Resilience within the White House
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/12/2026