LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement ahead of the upcoming Labor Day holiday. "On Labor Day, we celebrate the hardworking people across the First District and all over our state who make Nebraska the best place to live, work, play, and raise a family. "It's our farmers, engineers, law enforcement officers, teachers, and everyone in between who help build our great qual  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Today, Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following recent action by the European parliament imposing "restoration targets" on 20 percent of the European Union's (EU) land and seas by 2030. Over the weekend, a New York Times profile detailed the stories of European farmers grappling with the fallout of EU climate policy. "Europeans are living on the front lines of climate tyra  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. "The Biden Administration continues to refuse to listen to ag producers and the states that have given ongoing feedback about changes to the WOTUS rule for years now. Their actions after the Supreme Court's ruling are telling: They've made  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * Empowering Workers and Job Creators This Labor Day Labor Day is an opportunity to acknowledge and show appreciation for the contributions of the American workforce. Unfortunately, American workers don't have much to celebrate this Labor Day. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.2 million workers have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more. Some 5.2 million workers across  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), the Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, hosted policy experts and stakeholders to share more about the harmful impacts of the Biden administration's emissions mandates that would require two-thirds of new cars and trucks be electric in just eight years. "The Biden admi  more

GERING, Nebraska, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement following the announcement of Boys Town National Executive Director and President Father Steven Boes' plans to retire after 18 years of service. "Father Boes has made Nebraska and the world a better place through his extraordinary record of service," said Rep. Smith. "Since graduating from Elgin's Pope John XXIII C  more