OMAHA, Nebraska, July 20 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on the death of Rep. John Lewis and Pastor C.T. Vivian: "Today our nation lost two men who were stalwarts in the civil rights movement: Rep. John Lewis and Pastor C.T. Vivian. Both men worked alongside Rev. Martin Luther King in the fight for racial justice during the Jim Crow era. "Both men were part of the Freedom Riders - a group of people who travelled across the south to make sure bus terminals and othe  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement regarding the passage of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the House. "For 60 consecutive years the House of Representatives has fulfilled its Constitutional responsibility by providing for America's defense by passing the NDAA. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I have worked with colleagues on both sides of th  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 22 -- Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01) offered the following statement regarding the upcoming vote on the Great American Outdoors Act. "Our National Parks are majestic places, a great source of national pride, and a living heritage for all Americans. I am pleased to help lead the effort on the Great American Outdoors Act to enhance the National Park System and protect public lands. It's about the   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01) offered the following statement regarding the recent decision to delay USCIS furloughs. "Good news: We have secured a delay in the furlough order for USCIS until the end of August. This gives Congress time to fully fix the problem, and I hope temporarily relives the anxiety this problem has caused for the good people at USCIS, many of whom I have spoken to directly   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) offered the following statements on the introduction of Matt's Act, a bill addressing high insulin prices. "Late last year, a Nebraska dad contacted me about the sky-high cost of his 13-year-old son's insulin. His son Matt, who was newly diagnosed with Type I diabetes, told me that he could not understand why the cost of his ins  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the committee advanced the bipartisan Airport Infrastructure Readiness (AIR) Act. This legislation, introduced by Senator Fischer earlier this month, would provide Nebraska airports with greater certainty as they consider future infrastructure projects in the midst of a pandemic. This includes  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), along with Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), introduced the bipartisan KEEP Telehealth Options Act, which would require the federal government to study the actions taken to expand access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic and report on how to improve those services. "Expanded telehealth services have allowed millions of Americans to access the medical care the  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: As the summer heat reaches its peak, many families in Nebraska choose to take vacations around our state or in other parts of our great country. The summer months are an excellent time to explore a new part of Nebraska, go see family or friends, or visit one of the nation's historic national monuments. Unfortunately, spring and summer this year have been quite different than normal. COVID-19 has forced most of us  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, released the following statement after the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 by a vote of 86-14. This annual legislation, which contains a number of amendments and provisions authored by Fischer, authorizes defense spending and sets the policy and priorit  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) concluded its investigation into market manipulation in the cattle industry following a fire at a Tyson Foods plant in Holcomb, Kansas, and the COVID-19 pandemic. * * * "I appreciate the USDA's work on this investigation, and their analysis of what o  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after the Department of Justice charged Chinese hackers in a 10-year computer intrusion campaign that targeted confidential business information, including COVID research. * * * "This indictment reveals yet again that Chairman Xi leads an army of hackers that steal and attempt to steal -- every single  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement after Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion business, removed the name of its racist founder Margaret Sanger from its building in New York City: "Planned Parenthood can rename a building, but it can't whitewash its eugenics roots. "Planned Parenthood can try to forget its founder's racist screeds, but it cannot escape the undeniable fact that it makes hundreds of millions of dollars each year by tell  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement after the U.S. ordered the closure of China's consulate in Houston: "The Chinese Communist Party's consulate in Houston is a massive safe house for Chi-Comm spies. It's absolutely the right call to shut it down. "We ought to be throwing even more of Chairman Xi's agents out of the country."  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse issued the following statement on the death of Congressman John Lewis, a hero of the civil rights movement who was beaten by Alabama state troopers in the Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965. * * * "John Lewis is an American hero. America is a cause to advance the truth of universal human dignity. John Lewis risked his life for that truth and his courage created   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement regarding the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), that includes the Intelligence Committee's partially-classified Intelligence Authorization Act. "Our enemies want nothing more than to end the United States' status as the world's leading superpower and create chaos around the w  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement after the Agriculture Department released a report on boxed beef and fed cattle market disruption: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a staunch advocate for Nebraska farmers and ranchers, issued the following statement after the USDA released a report on boxed beef and fed cattle market disruption. "Market transparency and price discovery are important to Nebraska's cattle, hog and sheep producers. "It has been tough for   more