WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Announces March and Rescheduled Mobile Office Hours LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced Mobile Office Hours for the month of March as well as a new date for the Mobile Office Hours in Plattsmouth. Congressman Flood's staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours throughout Nebraska's First Congressional District to assist constituents with issues involving   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood to Host Flyover Fintech 2025 on September 23rd in Lincoln, Nebraska LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced that he will host his next Flyover Fintech conference on September 23, 2025, at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln. "I am excited to once again host public and private sector leaders in Lincoln at Nebraska Innovation Campus to talk about the future  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Questions Experts on National Security Risks and U.S. Spectrum Policy At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) questioned experts about the congressional push to auction off critical U.S. spectrum currently utilized by the Department of Defense. She urged her colleagues to reject attempts to include hastily drafted and short-sighted language in an upcomi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Questions Steven Bradbury at Confirmation Hearing Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, questioned Steven Bradbury at the confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation. During the hearing, Senator Fischer asked Bradbury about his commitment to supporting rural America, specifically citing small, rural Nebraska   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Reintroduces Legislation to Expedite Federal Cost-Sharing Relief After Natural Disasters Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) reintroduced legislation to expedite producers' access to federal disaster relief. The bipartisan Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act would reform the Emergency Cons  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Statement on Senator Mitch McConnell Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement in response to news that Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will retire from the U.S. Senate: "Leader McConnell's incredible 40-year tenure in the Senate will leave a lasting mark on America. As Leader for the Republican Party, he has provided wisdom, foresight, and stability. His hi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer, Smith Lead Delegation in Reintroducing Bill to Honor North Platte Canteen Volunteers U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03) led their Nebraska colleagues in reintroducing the North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act. The bill would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the collective individuals and communities who volunteered or donated food   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Innovation at USPS Must Serve Rural Americans Our nation's founders understood the importance of establishing a universal postal system from the very beginning. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin postmaster general for the American colonies, nearly a full year prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Today the United States Postal Service   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Questions Infrastructure Experts on the Permitting Process and Necessary Reforms February 19, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) questioned infrastructure policy experts during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on improving the federal environmental review and permitting process. During the hearing, Sen. Ricketts said the following: C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Statement on Confirmation of Kelly Loeffler as Administrator of the Small Business Administration February 19, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), issued the following statement after the confirmation of Kelly Loeffler to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration: "Kelly Loeffler is a strong leader who understands the vital role small businesse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Votes to Pass Budget that Secures the Border, Restores American Strength, and Unleashes American Energy 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 pass the budget resolution last night on the Senate floor: "This budget resolution instructs committees of jurisdiction to allocat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts: Budget Resolution "Provides the Blueprint and Resources Trump Needs to Deliver Prosperity and Keep Americans Safe" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, praised the budget resolution as providing the framework to help fund President Trump's priorities. Ricketts discussed the resolution while on a conference call with Nebr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to The Guardian on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Can Trumpism be defeated? Absolutely. Here's how What we are fighting for is not 'utopian' or unachievable. Trumpism can and must be defeated I will be doing town meetings in Omaha, Nebraska, this Friday night and Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday morning. Further, in the coming weeks and months, I and other progressives will be holding grassroots events from coast to coa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Bipartisan Colleagues Reintroduce AIMM Act to Support Investment in American Industry Washington, D.C. -Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE), Joe Morelle (D-NY), Kevin Hern (R-OK), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation to promote investments in America's manufacturing sector and other capital-intensive industries. The American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (  more