WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: On March 7, 1965, on Selma, Alabama's Edmund Pettus Bridge, Alabama state troopers gassed and beat hundreds of nonviolent protesters who were there protesting for voting rights. The first to be beaten was the young John Lewis, whose skull was cracked by the blunt force of a billy club. Photographer and TV reporters caught the brutal violence of "Bloody Sunday," which would go on to define the legacy of Lewis,   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (H.R. 7575). Included in this legislation is language Smith developed with the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to help communities which abide by certain criteria restore their eligibility for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assistance to repair damage from 2019 flood  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: Last night I held a tele-townhall to discuss the upcoming school year. University of Nebraska President Ted Carter and Lincoln Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Steve Joel joined me to share their plans for the University and our public schools. After they thoughtfully reviewed their extensive preparations for a safe reopening, a grandmother brought us back to basics with the first question: "When will school  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after co-leading introduction of the Airport Infrastructure Readiness Act. The bill was introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), with Reps. Don Young (R-AK) and Hank Johnson (D-GA) as additional lead cosponsors. Because federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds are allocated to airports based on enplanement, reduced air travel has decrea  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: Because of social distancing measures we have undertaken, the world may seem like it is at a standstill. However, the forces aligned against America never rest. Thankfully neither does our military. In order to ensure America's Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force are able to meet their missions, every year, Congress enacts legislation to authorize our military funding and establish priorities for the Departme  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following op-ed, which was provided to The Hill: The Supreme Court ruled late last month that the leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must be accountable to the president. Run by a single director who could previously be removed only for "inefficiency, neglect, or malfeasance," the head of the bureau held all the cards. This degree of power was nearly unprecedented. In fact, the Court found that only the directo  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: Each year, the Senate comes together to pass the National Defense Authorization Act, the bill that authorizes funding for our military for the year to come. Our men and women in uniform deserve our utmost respect and support, and this annual legislation makes sure they have the resources they need to protect our country. I was proud to work on NDAA as a member of the Senate Armed Services committee, and I am prou  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement after the Transportation Department published a toolkit as part of the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success Initiative: "Rural infrastructure is critical to keeping the Heartland and the rest of the country connected. The DoT's ROUTES Initiative provides necessary resources to help make that possible. "Nebraska community leaders should review this toolkit to examine the different infr  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Nebraska Experimental Testbed of Things (NEXTT), led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, was awarded $300,000 from the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). * * * "Nebraska researchers a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight and Federal Courts, issued the following statement after a judicial panel dropped a plan to ban membership in the Federalist Society but back the liberal activist American Bar Association. Earlier this year, Sasse led a group of 29 Senators demanding this change of course. "I'm glad the Judicial Conference decided not to par  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration's plan to withdraw thousands of American troops from Germany: "Once more, now with feeling: U.S. troops aren't stationed around the world as traffic cops or welfare caseworkers - they're restraining the expansionary aims of the world's worst regimes, chiefly China and Russia. "The President's lack of strategic understanding of this issue increases our response time and hinders   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement as Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi negotiate a massive government spending package: "The swamp should stop pretending there's some thoughtful negotiation happening here. "We have two big government Democrats -- Secretary Mnuchin on behalf of the Trump administration and Speaker Pelosi on behalf of binge-spending politicians everywhere -- playing gross games with your kids' money.  more