WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) today introduced the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would help ensure life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans account for changes in the economy. "Inflation has presented an enormous burden for American families, especially for our servicemembers and veterans," s  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood joined Congressmen Mark Alford (MO-04), Tracey Mann (KS-01) and about three dozen of their Republican colleagues in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "It is completely unacceptable for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to suggest in a rule that atrazine use be cut by nearly 80% without first considering feedback from the U.S. Department of Agriculture   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood launched a tool allowing Nebraskans to provide feedback on the next Farm Bill. This comes as Congress embarks on an every-five-year process of passing a Farm Bill that includes major ag promotion, nutrition, and conservation programs. "Agriculture isn't just Nebraska's number one economic driver -- it's the heart of who we are and what we do in the 1st Congressi  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood delivered opening remarks on the Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2023 at a House Financial Services Committee Markup. Earlier this week, Congressman Flood (R-Nebraska) and Congressman Wiley Nickel (D-North Carolina) introduced H.R. 2797, also known as the Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2023. Right now, an individual or business must meet one of a number of  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced he had requested funding for several Lincoln area projects. The Congressman's funding requests come as a part of the submission process for Community Project Funding (CPF), a congressionally directed spending program for projects with broad community support. "The Community Project Funding program allows Members of Congress to directly connect community-supported projec  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced that he had requested funding for projects in Madison in Platte Counties. The Congressman's funding requests come as a part of the submission process for Community Project Funding (CPF), a congressionally directed spending program for projects with broad community support. "The Community Project Funding program allows Members of Congress to directly connect community-su  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced that he had requested funding for three Seward County area projects. The Congressman's funding requests come as a part of the submission process for Community Project Funding (CPF), a congressionally directed spending program for projects with broad community support. "The Community Project Funding program allows Members of Congress to directly connect community-support  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced that he had requested funding for two Sarpy County area projects. The Congressman's funding requests come as a part of the submission process for Community Project Funding (CPF), a congressionally directed spending program for projects with broad community support. "The Community Project Funding program allows Members of Congress to directly connect community-supported   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following a vote on H.R. 2811 also known as the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. "House Republicans are reining in the reckless spending of Washington Democrats that's been causing record high inflation and eroding the wages of working Americans. "The Limit, Save, Grow Act saves Americans trillions and caps the rate of government growth while protecting Social S  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 28, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following news the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the sale of E15 for the summer. "E15 for all would help get America back on a path to energy independence and will help our rural communities thrive for generations to come. "The Biden Administration's announcement today, however, falls short of delivering E15 all year   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 25 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 24, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement on a new rule from the Federal Housing Finance Agency regarding mortgages. "Joe Biden's new plan to force homeowners with high credit scores to directly subsidize mortgages for people with low credit scores undermines the future of homeownership as a part of the American dream. "It not only makes buying a house more expensive for m  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: This week, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood (R-Nebraska) and Congressman Wiley Nickel (D-North Carolina) introduced H.R. 2797, also known as the Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2023. Right now, an individual or business must meet one of a number of financial or professional criteria to be classified as an accredited investor. Current criteria are outlined here (https://www.sec.gov/ed  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, today applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior's grant announcement to provide $1.93 million in grant funding to two water conservation projects in southwest Nebraska. A portion of the funding for the WaterSmart Program comes from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (NE-01), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Adrian Smith (NE-03) recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal urging the VA to create a new rural veteran referral pilot program in Nebraska to improve care coordination between the VA and rural p  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today led seven of her House and Senate colleagues in introducing the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act to protect railroad employees and end mandated cuts to the Railroad Retirement Board's (RRB) Unemployment Insurance Account. Current law requires the RRB to reduce railroad unemployment and sickn  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 28, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency waiver to allow for the sale of E15 gasoline this summer driving season: "Glad to see the EPA finally announce it's lifting restrictions on E15 for the 2023 summer driving season. "Yes - this is good news  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined 18 of her Senate Republican colleagues recently in introducing a broad package to clarify and strengthen violent crime laws related to attacks on law enforcement, bank robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, and other offenses. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act resolves discrepancies brought on by conflicting court decisions and clarifies congressional intent r  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: The Senate today passed U.S. Senator Deb Fischer's (R-Neb.) legislation to overturn President Biden's aggressive EPA regulation on heavy-duty vehicle emissions by a vote of 50-49. The regulation would devastate the trucking industry, raise costs for consumers, and incentivize older, less efficient trucks to stay on the road. "As families suffer under the burden of high inflation, the las  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02), alongside Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At Large), Terri Sewell (D-AL-070), Susan Wild (D-PA-07), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-Puerto Rico), reintroduced H.R.2480, the Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act. This legislation seeks to improve maternal postpartum health by directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services t  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on April 28, 2023: * * * Limit, Save, Grow 2023's first quarter economic report showed a decline in the U.S. GDP growth rate to 1.1 percent, making clear the lasting impact severe inflation has had on our economy. The damage done by reckless and wasteful spending emphasizes the importance of fiscal responsibility and pro-growth policies. This is especially true as our nation's debt crisis remains unresolved an  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) today emphasized the cost of overly lengthy federal permitting processes. He cited the example of Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska and how a delay in the federal permitting process cost taxpayers in the wake of the 2019 flood. "The Army Corps of Engineers took about six years to get a permit for the Papio-Missouri Natural Resource District to  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 28, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement in response to the announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency would issue an emergency waiver to allow the sale of E15 this summer: "E15 is a win for everyone: it saves drivers money at the pump, helps clean our environment, and creates jobs here in America. "That's why it enjoys bipartisan support. Today  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 26, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after voting against the nomination of Joseph Goffman to be the Assistant Administrator in the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Air and Radiation at the Environment and Public Works Committee: "Joseph Goffman is just another Biden crony coloring outside the lines to expand federal authority. "From WOTUS t  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after voting in support of Senator Deb Fischer's Congressional Review Act legislation blocking a rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on heavy-duty vehicle emissions. "Another week, another Biden administration regulation that is detached from reality," said Senator Ricketts. "Once again, EPA bureaucrats a  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on April 24, 2023: * * * The Administration's Unrealistic Environmental Plan Our nation's government was founded on a system of checks and balances. We have three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. After escaping from a tyrannical monarchy, our founders were concerned that one branch might become more powerful than the others, focused on accomplishing its own goals rather than those of  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 28, 2023: * * * Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), a co-chair of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an emergency waiver to allow E-15 sales this summer. "There is a broad coalition and bipartisan support for making E-15 available year-round. Year-round E-15 provides consumers with more affordable fuel options and helps  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation to modernize Medicare reimbursement and increase patient access for home-based health services. Specifically, the bill would: * Improve the feasibility for primary care doctors to deliver home-based care, bringing house calls back to Medicare beneficiaries. * Create a personal care services benefit in Medicare to fill  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: The Senate will vote on U.S. Senator Deb Fischer's (R-Neb.) legislation to overturn President Biden's aggressive EPA regulation on heavy-duty vehicle emissions. The regulation would devastate the trucking industry, raise costs for consumers, and incentivize older, less efficient trucks to stay on the road. Stakeholder Support: "If small business truckers can't afford the new, compliant   more