WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) hosted a press conference to discuss their House Concurrent Resolution Condemning Russian Kidnapping of Ukrainian Children and the Senate companion. Since February 24, 2022, 16,226 Ukrainian children have been kidnapped from their homes by the Russian Federation, sent to reeducation camps, and then placed with Russian families.  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Yesterday, Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) introduced the Fight Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Animal Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on illegal cockfighting and dogfighting. The FIGHT Act would amend Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act to enhance enforcement opportunities under the law and strengthen protections for at-risk animals. "It's dis  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47505) on April 14, 2023, entitled "Student Loan Cancellation Under the HEROES Act:" (Continued from Part 3 of 5) * * * Procedural Injury While the Nebraska plaintiffs advance several standing theories whose particulars sometimes vary state to state, the Brown plaintiffs advance a single standing theory alleging that both borrower plaintiffs suffered the same type of injury and that an order vacatin  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47505) on April 14, 2023, entitled "Student Loan Cancellation Under the HEROES Act:" (Continued from Part 4 of 5) * * * Is the Cancellation Policy Procedurally Valid? Nebraska and Brown both raise the question of whether the HEROES Act provides substantive authority to adopt the cancellation policy, but the cases also include claims challenging the policy's procedural validity. In Nebraska, the plai  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood joined questioned Gary Gensler about key decisions he's made in his time asChairman of the U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC) and his failure to respond to letters from Congress. "I am nowhere near one of the most senior Members of Congress in this room but let me remind you that everyone on this dais represents different parts of the United  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following a vote on H.R. 734 also known as the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. "The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act will help give the next generation of young American women the same opportunities as their mothers had to compete against other women. "This measure comes as the Biden Administration has move  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following arrests by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of two men connected with a secret Chinese police station in New York and subsequent reporting on additional Chinese Communist Party (CCP) outposts in a variety of places across the United States, including Omaha, Nebraska. "From Huawei to TikTok, the CCP has extended its spher  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Flood (R-Nebraska) and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-Colorado) announced the formation of the Congressional Bipartisan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Caucus as a Congressional Member Organization for the 118th Congress. The Congressional Bipartisan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Caucus will serve as an informal group of Members dedicated to discussing and collaborating on changes to federal p  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, highlighted the importance of funding for military construction projects in the Indo-Pacific region at a hearing today. Sen. Fischer also secured a commitment from high-ranking military officials to prioritize funding for the renovation of STRATCOM's former headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base. The Fische  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News today to discuss the ongoing fallout from recently leaked highly classified documents. On Wednesday, senior defense officials briefed Senators on the leaked documents. During the interview, Sen. Fischer emphasized the impact such leaks can have on our n  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 18 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 17, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the Nebraska Air National Guardannounced it will receive a KC-135 Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) Simulator from the U.S. Air Force: "This announcement is another testament to the important work our Nebraska National Guard and Lincoln aviation commu  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and 15 of her colleagues recently sent a letter to theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by maintaining the blending requirements for 2023; denying all pending Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs); eliminating proposed retroactive cuts to the renewable   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), members of the Senate Commerce Committee, today introduced the Defend Our Networks Act. The bill would use a portion of unobligated emergency COVID-relief funds to address a pressing budget shortfall in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program, known a  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on April 21, 2023: * * * Working Hard in the People's House From calving and planting to spring cleaning to graduations, busyness often seems to take on a special intensity across the early months of the year. This year has been no exception, and in the House of Representatives the new Majority has been hard at work on behalf of the American people. The new Republican Majority has brought greater access for co  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) yesterday highlighted Nebraska's long history of nuclear power generation at an Environment and Public Works Committee hearing. "Nebraska is very proud of our nuclear power," Ricketts said in the hearing. "It's clean, safe, and reliable. Our Cooper Nuclear Station is an 835-megawatt facility that can generate power for about 385,000 residences, even in   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) today slammed the Biden administration's burdensome new emissions requirements on American-made vehicles. If enacted, the rule would require up to two-thirds of cars and trucks in the U.S. to be electric in just eight years, and threaten the availability of gas-powered vehicles necessary in agriculture and less densely populated areas like Nebraska. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after his vote in support of ending an illegal U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule that provides taxpayer-funded abortion services: "The Biden administration's attempts to use taxpayer dollars to fund abortions clearly violate not just federal law, but also state and local laws across the country, including  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on April 17, 2023: * * * Back Home in Nebraska Last week, I had the opportunity to travel home to Nebraska and visit with many of you in the state. It's always a delight to be back home interacting with fellow Nebraskans, and I'm thankful I was able to participate in some great events. On Tuesday, I visited The Grocery Kart in Broken Bow, a member of the Nebraska Grocery Industry Association. It was great to ex  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * "Good afternoon. The Subcommittee will come to order. Ranking Member Blumenauer and Subcommittee Members-- I look forward to working with you this Congress. "I'd like to also thank our witnesses for joining us today on such an important topic. "Today's hearing examines why the United States must lead on trade, especially in  more