WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer's (R-Neb.) bipartisan Winnebago Land Transfer Act was signed into law. The legislation transfers approximately 1,600 acres of land back to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska that was illegally seized in the 1970s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "Our bill becoming law corrects a decades-old wrong. Now, we can finally return this land to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. I want to t  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement following the assassination attempt on President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania: "Bruce and I are thankful that President Trump has survived this assassination attempt, and we're praying for the families with loved ones lost and in critical condition. The decisive actions of law enforcement on the scene no doubt pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Rebecca L. Larson, chief scientist for Western Sugar Cooperative, from a July 10, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Consequences of EPA's Actions on American Agriculture": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me. I am the Chief Scientist for Western Sugar Cooperative owned by farm families growing sugarbeets in Colorado, Nebraska,  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on July 18, 2024: * * * At Last, a Wrong Righted In 1970, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) seized land belonging to the Native American Winnebago Tribe. Unfortunately, this turn of events was nothing new. The tribe had long suffered at the hands of the U.S. government. Originally, the tribe lived in the lands of central Wisconsin and northern Illinois, fishing and hunting along its rivers and lakes,   more