WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood introduced a resolution designating October as "Manufacturing Month" across the country. "Manufacturing is Nebraska's second largest industry and is one of our nation's largest," said Rep. Flood. "In Nebraska alone, manufacturers employ about 10 percent of the workforce and create thousands of jobs across the state. On behalf of the people of Nebraska  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood expressed his support for America's ally, Israel, as the country defends itself in a brutal war incited by Hamas. Video of the remarks can be found by clicking here. News outlets are welcome to use the footage for their reporting purposes. The full text of the speech is below. Friends and Fellow Nebraskans... Israel and America have long shared a deep  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it has awarded up to $8,391,524 for the establishment of a Nebraska Veterans Cemetery in Grand Island. The VA will also reimburse the state of Nebraska $577,495 for the cost of fabrication and delivery   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Oct. 13, 2023: * * * Terror attacks by Hamas against Israel, massacring civilians, have shocked the world. As Israel conducts rescue efforts and takes action to defend itself, an immediate concern is for the Americans who have died and those still missing who were potentially taken hostage. As the world watches, we must demonstrate decisive leadership in this moment on behalf of victimized and endangered Ameri  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) invested $26 million to fund a pilot project to accelerate and improve soil moisture and snowpack monitoring in the Upper Missouri River Basin. These funds, distributed from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will improve hydrological monitoring in the upper basin states of N  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Earlier this year, the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued extreme new regulations cracking down on vehicle emissions. This administration wants the majority -- 67% -- of the cars in this country to be electric by the end of the decade. But instead of incentivizing the use of electric vehicles (EVs), the administration is choosing to disincentivize the use of  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement today after learning of the passing of former Nebraska State Senator Jim Jensen: "I was honored to know and serve with Jim Jensen in the Nebraska legislature and was saddened to hear of his passing. "Jim was a thoughtful man with a wonderful laugh who loved his family, his community, his state, and his country.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today after the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) and the Nebraska Rural Health Association (NeRHA) announced a new pilot program aimed at helping rural Nebraska veterans access health care. "I voted for the VA MISSION Act to provide veterans with more options to seek treatment when and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, this week joined nine of her Senate Republican colleagues in a letter calling the Biden Administration to take action against Iran following the Hamas attack on Israel. Today reports emerged that the White House reversed course and intends to deny Iran access to $6 billion that the administration released in Au  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after President Biden delivered remarks at the White House regarding Hamas's attack against Israel: "As President Biden said today, the atrocities carried out by the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas are 'sheer evil.' "The butchering of babies, the burning   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, joined nine of his colleagues to urge President Biden to immediately convene the G7 nations and take coordinated action to sanction Iran. The senators explain sanctions would isolate Iran economically and leave it unable to fund the mass terror it supports around the globe. The letter was  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, applauded efforts to expand collaboration between the U.S. and South Korea on deterrence strategies in the wake of increased threats from North Korea. "For the last several years, the United States has expanded our approach to security on the Korean peninsula," Ricketts said. "For example, deploying strateg  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, called for America to stand with Israel and condemned the terror attacks on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas. In a national radio interview with Hugh Hewitt this morning, Ricketts described the barbarism of the Hamas terrorists and called on the Biden administration to respond with full support. "The only thing that  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, joined fourteen of his Senate colleagues to demand answers from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on U.S. action to hold Iran accountable for multiple violations to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iran agreed to with the Obama Administration. The letter was led by Sena  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, released a digital film on "The Reality of Electric Vehicles." The video highlights the policy experts and stakeholders who joined Ricketts at a roundtable he hosted earlier this year. The experts shared more about the drawbacks of the Biden administr  more