WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) joined his House colleagues last week in voting for H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a bi-partisan majority of 219 to 210. "For the 63rd consecutive year, the House of Representatives has passed bi-partisan legislation providing for the common defense and supporting our service  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 20 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced Flyover Fintech will feature a panel on "Fintech Innovation and AI." The panel, featuring industry leaders from Block, Fiserv, Marsh, and Mastercard will happen at the Congressman's Flyover Fintech Conference in Lincoln on August 2, 2023. "Artificial intelligence is one of many technologies that are going to change the way we spend, save and invest," said C  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 18 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced Flyover Fintech will feature a panel on "Innovation in Nebraska." The panel, featuring industry leaders from BasicBlock, CoverDesk, Crescent, and Public Key Financial, will happen at the Congressman's Flyover Fintech Conference in Lincoln on August 2, 2023. "Nebraska is known as the Silicon Prairie because we are home to numerous fintech st  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: Recently, U.S. Congressmen Mike Flood (R-NE) and Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the bipartisan Sustainable Agriculture Research Act, to provide federal support for sustainable agriculture and soil research through the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) program. The bill amends the legislation authorizing AgARDA to add goals that explicitly address carbon sequestrat  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following floor statement on July 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Flood delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on the Stablecoin State Pathway. This comes a week ahead of Financial Service Committee hearings where two bills will be marked up on digital assets market structure and the other on Stablecoins. The full text of the speech is below. I rise today because we are at a crossroads in banking, fi  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the SNAP Next Step Act. The bill was modeled after a successful State of Nebraska program initiated when Ricketts was Governor. It would provide recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) access to resources to move them forward in their careers, better their financial situations, and eventually reduce dependence on government assistance.  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on July 19, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after listening to Israeli President Isaac Herzog's speech to a joint meeting of Congress. "Israel is the legitimate homeland of the Jewish people and our strongest and closest ally in the Middle East. I was proud to visit on my first congressional delegation trip as U.S. Senator to emphasize the importance of t  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 19 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) participated in roundtables in Grand Island, NE and Omaha, NE to discuss the success of the Nebraska Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Next Step program with local stakeholders. At the roundtables, Ricketts announced his plans to introduce the SNAP Next Step Act in the U.S. Senate. The bill would provide SNAP recipients access to resources that move the  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on July 17, 2023: * * * Working for Firefighters and First Responders Earlier this year, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation honored 144 firefighters who passed away in 2021 and 2022. Four of those officers were from our home state of Nebraska: Fire Chief Darren Krull, James Bissonnette, Captain Christopher Parker, and Assistant Chief Michael Moody. Assistant Chief Moody was a volunteer for the Purdum Vo  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. co-sponsored the bipartisan Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize Helen Keller National Center (HKNC) for five years. HKNC is the only national program that provides resources and support through rehabilitation and vocational training for the deaf-blind community. The HKNC Great Plains, located in Olathe, has an important presence   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 2:30 p.m. on July 26, 2023, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees * The Honorable Dennis B. Hankins, of Minnesota, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Haiti * The Honorable James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an Assistan  more