WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: Our country is becoming increasingly familiar with the term "Zoom call." Let me tell you about a special one. Recently, several hundred persons deeply suffering from ALS, and their caregivers and friends, joined me and another Member of Congress to discuss our legislative initiative. ALS is an aggressive degenerative disease for which there is no cure. It is sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. When I wa  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: A bipartisan bill seeks to address climate change by placing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a leadership role over voluntary carbon credit markets. While proponents tout the benefits of voluntary conservation practices, critics say the approach will result in limited climate action rather than meaningful change. The Growing Climate Solutions Act would "break down barriers for farmers and  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: On June 26, U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), members of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced a companion bill to the Growing Climate Solutions Act, H.R. 7393. The Senate bill, S. 3894, was introduced by Sens. Mike Braun (R-IN) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in early June. The bill would standardize the agricultural carbon market, and was referred to the House Committee on Agricu  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: I had the opportunity to attend President Trump's Independence celebration at Mount Rushmore. During this speech, the President stated, "Our Founders launched not only a revolution in government, but a revolution in the pursuit of justice, equality, liberty, and prosperity. No nation has done more to advance the human condition than the United States of America. And no people have done more to promote human progr  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) - also known as Obamacare - is ten years old. However, with ten years of hindsight, it is clear the ACA has been anything but affordable for Nebraska families. In the Third District, insurance on the ACA exchange often costs upwards of $30,000 for a family when you include annual premiums and deductible. Despite the ACA raising health insurance rates instead of lowering them, this wee  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: COVID-19 has upended just about every aspect of American life, and small businesses and their employees have been hit hard. Compared to before shutdowns to contain this pandemic began, unemployment rates are up and revenues are down. Congress has responded to these economic impacts through legislation such as the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program this bill created, which is designed to help businesses   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse released the following statement after Becton, Dickinson, and Company (BD) announced a public-private partnership with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). This partnership will invest millions of dollars into BD's manufacturing operations in Nebraska. * * * "Nebraskans know how to get the job done. This partnership is good news because it will help us beat t  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the State Department announced new sanctions on multiple senior Chinese Communist Party officials for their roles in leading human rights abuses against religious and ethnic minorities in China. * * * "What the Chinese Communist Party is doing to their own people is sickening. The United Sta  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement after Deutsche Bank was fined $150 million for failing to prevent suspicious transactions with sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein: "Deutsche Bank turned a blind eye to blatant misdealing and suspicious transactions from a known sexual predator. "Those who aided Epstein and ignored his disgusting history must pay the price. It's important that officials continue digging into Epstein's dark past to make sure his accompl  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a religious liberty champion and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious organizations, like Little Sisters of the Poor, upholding religious organization's freedom of conscience to receive exemptions from Obamacare's contraceptive mandate. * * * "Religious freedom is a fundamental right that protec  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of protecting freedoms for religious schools in Lady of Guadalupe School vs. Morrissey-Berru: "This decision is great news for the First Amendment and our First Freedom: the Freedom of Religion. "It is the bedrock of our Constitution and today's decision reaffirms that it bars government from telling religious organizations who they can and can't employ. This is a good win,   more

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release after the reports that Britain is expected to make plans to start phasing out Huawei from their 5G networks: "Chairman Xi's spy web isn't going to like this, but good for the British government. "Shared security interests are a major part of our special relationship with the Brits, and the Chinese Communist Party's tech puppet should not be allowed to sit on our closest ally's networks." Background: In Marc  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement after reports that China detained Xu Zhangrun, a critic of Chairman Xi Jinping's communist regime: "Let's get one thing clear: the Chinese Communist Party does not actually serve the Chinese people. "When distinguished scholars like Xu Zhangrun go missing after demanding Xi's government be accountable for the corruption and coverup that produced the coronavirus outbreak, it's a fact the Party serves Chairman Xi an  more