WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Bacon Introduces Legislation to Make CHIP-IN Act Permanent Original Program Used by Omaha VA, Worked on by former Reps. Ashford and Terry Today, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced H.R. 217 to make permanent the Communities Helping Invest Through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (CHIP IN), an act passed under former Rep. Brad Ashford of Omaha (1994-1996) and aft  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Introduces the Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (R-Neb.-01) and Adrian Smith (R-Neb.-03), introduced legislation to support rural hospitals. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) introduced a companion measure in the Senate. The Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2025 grants rural hospitals fle  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood's Presidents' Day Statement LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement ahead of Presidents' Day, which is observed Monday, February 17th. "For Americans, Presidents' Day is a celebration of our greatest statesmen: Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. These two men led America through conflicts that marked some of the most difficult chapters in American   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Flood & Bera Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Measure Scope of Loneliness Epidemic WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) and Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA) introduced the "Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act," a bill that aims to bring uniformity to reporting measurements for loneliness and isolation. This legislation comes after the former U.S. Surgeon  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Questions Experts on Importance of Increased U.S. Presence in Greenland At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) questioned expert witnesses on the strategic importance of Greenland and the need to maintain a strong American presence in the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) Gap. During the hearing, Senator Fischer questioned Dr. Rebecca Pincus, Director   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Reintroduces EV Legislation to Ensure Fairness on the Roads Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, reintroduced legislation to support nationwide infrastructure investments and promote fairness among drivers. The Fair Sharing of Highways and Roads for Electric Vehicles (Fair SHARE) Act would ensure that electric vehicles (EVs) pay into the Highway  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Reintroduces Legislation to Support America's Energy Independence Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led her colleagues in reintroducing the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025. Senator Fischer's legislation is the only permanent, nationwide solution to unleash the power of year-round E15--fulfilling President Trump's m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Reintroduces Legislation to Support Rural Hospitals Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) reintroduced legislation to support rural hospitals. The Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2025 grants rural hospitals flexibility when choosing reimbursement models so that they can have greater financial sustainability. Currently, hospitals designated as Critical Access Hospita  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Original Cosponsors are House Judiciary Committee Members Moore (R-AL) and Moskowitz (D-FL), as well as Cuellar, Horsford, Miller, Pappas (D-NH), and Weber * * * Yesterday, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the bipartisan H.R. 1046, the ''Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act, alongside House Judiciary Committee Members Rep. Barry Moore (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Rolling Back Government Overreach The costly consequences of unnecessary, burdensome regulations represent one of the greatest threats to future American prosperity. In fact, a 2024 report produced by the Biden-Harris administration showed, in the year prior, the annual government-wide paperwork burden on Americans increased by 1.6 billion hours to more than 12.1 billion. This is the high  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Announces Legislation Pushing European Allies to Snapback U.N. Sanctions on Iran WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced legislation that would urge our European allies to initiate the snapback of U.N. sanctions on Iran. Ricketts made the following comments while on a conference call with Nebraska media: "Recently, President Trump took executive action to re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Leads Bicameral Legislation Pushing European Allies to Snapback U.N. Sanctions on Iran WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced bicameral legislation that would push the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, otherwise known as the E3, to start a snapback of U.N. sanctions on Iran. These snapback sanctions would incude export controls, travel bans, asset freezes  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Questions Middle East, Syria Experts Following Fall of Assad Regime February 13, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) participated in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing focused on better understanding the impacts of Middle East regional politics, and the residual effects the fall of the Assad regime in Syria may have on American interests as it perta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Rebuts Elizabeth Warren's False Claim That CFPB is Only Cop on the Beat: "We Ought Not to Try and Scare Consumers Right Now" February 11, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, rebutted a false claim by Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Votes to Advance Budget that Secures the Border, Unleashes American Energy, and Restores American Strength WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, issued the following statement after voting to advance the budget reconciliation resolution: " Americans elected President Trump to secure the border, unleash American energy  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts, Lankford Introduce Bill to Block Tax Breaks for Marijuana Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and James Lankford (R-OK)introduced the No Deductions for Marijuana Businesses Act. The legislation will prevent marijuana businesses from deducting business expenses from their federal taxes.  "The federal government should not be subsidizing an industry   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Craig, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Codify Year-Round E15 Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN) along with Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would extend the Reid Vap  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Nebraska Colleagues Send Letter to President Trump on USPS Board Vacancies Washington, D.C. - Today Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE) led Nebraska congressional delegation colleagues Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Mike Flood (R-NE) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump expressing concern over United States Postal Service   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Ricketts Introduces Resolution Honoring the Life and Legacy of Howard Hawks February 13, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE)introduced a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Nebraska community leader Howard Hawks. Ricketts announced the resolution while on a conference call with Nebraska media yesterday: "Nebraskans benefitted greatly from Howard Hawks' l  more