WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: As we enter the end of summer and the beginning of fall, we have a few things to anticipate: harvest, back-to-school, and Husker football. It also means Congress will reconvene following work done across our districts. There are many things to work on when Congress reconvenes in September. I hope our focus will be trade. It is incredibly important to our economy, particularly agriculture, and we should always be  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: There are few better ways to discover the heart of Nebraska than to visit our state fair. It's a reminder of what makes our state so special. We continue our longstanding traditions of horse and livestock shows, marching bands, concerts, and the Ferris wheel lighting up the evening sky. It also serves as a good opportunity for me to hear what's on the minds of our farmers and ranchers. On the opening day of the   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement to commemorate Labor Day: "Each year on Labor Day, we commemorate the hardworking men and women of this country. "In Nebraska, the incredible work ethic of our people and their remarkable perseverance in overcoming challenges are what have made this state such a wonderful place to work and raise a family. "I wish you all a happy, safe, and relaxing holiday."  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a preliminary trade deal involving agriculture: "Japan is one of Nebraska's largest trading partners. "This preliminary deal would bring great opportunities to Nebraska farmers and ranchers, and I'm pleased to see President Trump working to fulfill his promises to provide them with more certaint  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the USDA's antitrust enforcement division would examine whether market manipulation occurred following a fire earlier this month at a Tyson beef processing plant in Holcomb, Kansas: "After this devastating fire occurred, I called for commodity market oversight to help ensure market participants are not  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DoT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will provide Nebraska with $68 million as part of its Emergency Relief Program to repair roads damaged by flooding in March: "My thanks to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao for granting Nebraska critical emergency relief f  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and the chairman of the Transportation and Safety Subcommittee, today announced that the Nebraska Department of Transportation will receive a Competitive Highway Bridge Program grant of $8.5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to replace seven bridges in northeast Nebraska: "I am proud to announce that n  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, the first Nebraskan to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee in forty years, joined Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in sending a letter to the Supreme Court of the United States condemning Democrats' recent threats to pack the Supreme Court. "This is mobster politics: Senate Democrats are openly threatening to pack the Supreme Court if they don't get their way on gun control,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance issued the following hearing information: Human Trafficking and its Intersection with the Financial System at Nebraska Department of Transportation and Highway Safety Office, Lincoln, Nebraska at 2 p.m. on Sept. 3: Witnesses * Douglas Peterson, Nebraska Attorney General * Sen. Julie Slama, State Senator, State of Nebraska * Crysta Price, Director, The Hum  more