WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement after the passage of H.J. Res. 109 by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 60-38. H.J. Res. 109 is a resolution introduced under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121. SAB 121 discourages banks from providing custodial services to digital assets investors by requiring the  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood delivered a speech on the House floor honoring peace officers as the nation celebrates Police Week. Video of Rep. Flood's comments can be found here. A transcript of his remarks can be found below. Mister Speaker, I rise today to salute America's peace officers during Police Week. Every day, men and women in blue help keep our communities safe. Even as respect for polic  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following passage of S. 546, also known as the Recruit and Retain Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Senator Fischer (NE) is the original introducer of the measure. Passage of the measure comes as the nation observes Police Week across the country. "Peace officers help keep our communities safe each day, and we need to do everything we can to  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Repeal Tax on Certain Firearm Purchases Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act, legislation that would remove a burdensome tax imposed on firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Applauds Provisions to Bolster Airline Safety, Support Nebraska's Rural Regional Airports Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, welcomed news that the U.S. House of Representatives passed final legislation today to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years. Last week, the U.S. Senate approved the legislation on a biparti  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Today, the House passed U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Chris Coons' (D-Del.) bipartisan Recruit and Retain Act. This legislation will address staffing shortages nationwide by enhancing law enforcement agencies' access to federal hiring tools. The bill now heads to the President's desk. U.S. Representatives Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) and Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) introduced the identical companion legislati  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Chief of Naval Operations Reaffirms Support for SLCM-N At a hearing today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the top Republican on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, questioned senior U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps leaders about the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) program and the Navy's industrial base strategy. During the hearing, Chief  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined her Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to overturn the U.S. Department of the Treasury's final rule implementing the 30D Clean Vehicle Credit. This resolution will end tax credits for electric vehicles with batteries containing Chinese sourced materials like graphite. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Nat  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) issued the following statements after U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy confirmed that the U.S. Postal Service will pause the movement of mail processing operations, which includes the facility in North Platte, until January of 2025. Last week, Senator Fischer sent a letter to Postmaster DeJoy urging him to pause planned changes to its pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * At the request of Hitchcock and Frontier Counties, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03) introduced legislation today to transfer the Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) Swanson Reservoir land to Hitchcock County and the BoR Red Willow Reservoir land to Frontier County. In addition to Fischer, Ricketts, and Smith, the legislation is cosponsor  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee Chair Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Reform Act with support from 19 Republican colleagues including 17 fellow Ways and Means Committee members. Chairman Smith released the following statement: "Renewing the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill is essential to reducing barriers for American manufacturing and agriculture,   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on May 14, 2024: * * * Today, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chair Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the Biden administration announced new Section 301 tariffs on China. "The White House's Section 301 tariff announcement is an admission we are losing ground to our greatest competitor and President Biden's trade policies have been an outright failure. Instead of trying to talk out o  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on May 13, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy agreed to delay the planned changes to operations at the North Platte, NE Mail Processing and Distribution Center until January 1, 2025. "This change of plans is welcome news, and I would like to see it produce a turning point in the Postal Service's implementation of our  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on May 17, 2024: * * * A Solution for Our Swamped Police Departments For sixteen hours in 1969, Montreal, Canada was a Defund the Police experiment. The city's whole police force went on strike, giving rise to what is now called Montreal's "Night of Terror." Just three hours after the police strike began, the first bank was robbed. Robbers stormed nine more before officers returned. There were 450 break-ins and o  more