WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing deep concern about the rise in terrorists crossing the southern border and asking for plans to bolster border and internal security measures. In addition to Crapo and Risch, Senators Todd Young (R-Indiana), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Vi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours around the state. At Mobile Office Hours, Ricketts' staff will be on-site to assist Nebraskans with their casework needs. If Nebraskans can't get an answer in a timely manner or feel they have been treated unfairly, Ricketts and his staff may be able to help resolve the issue or help them get in t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) called on Congress to pass his Stop Support for Hamas Act to prevent American tax dollars from enabling Hamas terrorism against Israel. Ricketts made the comments while on a conference call with Nebraska media. "Hamas is a known terrorist organization. It has proven it will kill Israelis and Americans," Ricketts said. "As America stands with Israel, we must take steps to e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, released the following statement after he voted against Jack Lew to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Israel. "Jack Lew's Treasury Department tried to give Iran access to U.S. financial markets, even though Lew told Congress he was not. Israel, our closest ally, deserves an American ambassador tha  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, released the following statement after President Biden called for a "pause" in the war between Israel and Hamas. "Calling for a pause is another example of weak leadership from President Biden. Hamas has made their genocidal ambitions very clear. They won't stop until Israel is annihilated. A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, introduced the Stop Support for Hamas Act with the support of Senator Tim Scott (R-SC). "Hamas has stolen and abused international aid to Gaza to further its mission to annihilate Israel for years," said Senator Ricketts. "We must do everything in our power to support Israel's efforts to eliminate   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Oct. 31, 2023: * * * The Internet is Open Despite hysteria from social media, late night comedy shows, or even presidential administrations, net neutrality is not a policy that needs to be controversial. Net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers should treat all data on their networks fairly, without favoring or disfavoring certain types of internet traffic. This means that service providers s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Senator Calls on Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas to Testify Before Key Appropriations Hearing: "He Needs to Be There." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined "Fox Report" with Jon Scott on Sunday to discuss the latest national security news including Israel's response to Hamas's brutal attacks and the importance of U.S. aid t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: VIDEO: Fischer Urges Continued Support for Israel, Stresses Need to Expand U.S. Defense Production Capacity "We've Been Asleep to Changes in the Global Threat Environment for Too Long -- Now Is the Time to Wake Up." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor this week about the Biden administration's national securi  more