WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement on his introduction of a resolution highlighting effects of loneliness on American communities. Earlier this week, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness as a national epidemic, drawing supportive comments from bipartisan voices. "As the 21st-century progresses, increased mobility and digital living have accelerated community fragmentation and  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials about the need to modernize America's nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) architecture and discussed the development of the B-21 Raider at a hearing today. Senator Fischer also emphasized the impact of the Sentinel (GBSD) program and the importance   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today about her legislation to address a $3.08 billion shortfall in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Rip and Replace Program. The program reimburses smaller communications service providers for the costs of removing and re  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today questioned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan about the need to expand access to E15 and a potential rule from the EPA to require unnecessary reporting of air emissions from animal waste. Following is a transcript of Senator Fischer's questioning: Senator Fischer: Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned senior intelligence officials today about the changing global threat environment and the growing challenges posed by Russia, China, and ISIS-K. During the hearing, Senator Fischer questioned the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Scott Berrie  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined her colleagues this week to introduce the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize a nationwide law enforcement program that uses evidence-based and data-driven approaches to reduce violent crime. U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) led the introduction of the legislation. "Today, communities across our country a  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: * * * United for Freedom Every day, events around the world, such as the recent outbreak of violence in Sudan, emphasize how fragile peace can be. As an internal power struggle between rival military leaders erupted into lethal clashes, American diplomats have been evacuated and hundreds of thousands of refugees have been displaced. Sadly, this - along with the ongoing war in Ukraine - brings into sharp focus the  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) criticized the Biden State Department for not walking the walk on supporting Taiwan in the face of increased Chinese Communist Party aggression. "President Xi in his most recent Party Congress again reiterated his desire to unify with Taiwan by force if necessary..." Ricketts said in the hearing. "Obviously, it's important for us to be able to prov  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on May 2, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement in response to the announcement the Biden administration would send 1,500 U.S. troops to the southern border ahead of Title 42 ending on May 11: "The federal government has a responsibility to end the human and drug trafficking crisis President Biden's failed policies created on our southern border. "The more than six mil  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) disaster declaration announcement allowing farm operators from certain counties to apply for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loan assistance. "Food security is national security, and it is essential we support our farmers and ranchers during tough seasons to ensure the continued production of our food s  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on May 1, 2023: * * * A Legislative Victory Last week, the U.S. Senate passed my resolution protecting truckers and consumers. The legislation would overturn a Biden administration rule that makes emissions standards stricter for heavy-duty vehicles like trucks. This aggressive rule, released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), would force truckers to purchase new, expensive equipment to abide by a radica  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following Weekly Column on April 29, 2023: * * * Relief, Not Regulation Joe Biden has continued to abuse his executive authority to show Nebraskans - and all Americans - his misplaced priorities. The examples are almost too numerous to count. In this time of high inflation, Americans deserve relief, not regulation. Fighting Biden's overreach and attacks on who we are can be daunting, but having done so successfully when I was gov  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) introduced the Home Dialysis Risk Prevention Act, legislation to ensure patients with kidney disease undergoing home dialysis have access to devices to notify patients and caregivers of venous needle dislodgement (VND). VND is a preventable complication that can lead to kidney injury or death. The members released the following statements: "As more and   more