Washington, Feb. 23 -- Congresswoman Summer L. Lee issued the following press release:
On Tuesday, February 24th, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) will boycott Donald Trump's State of the Union address and speak at the People's State of the Union (https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/903037/) hosted by MoveOn and partner organizations. Rep. Lee is also set to deliver the progressive response (https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/summer-lee-state-of-the-union-working-families) to the State of the Union later that evening.
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