WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood unveiled a Unity Pledge to rally members of the House Republican caucus to pledge unified support for the conference's eventual Speaker Designate. The Speaker Designate is expected to be elected early next week. "Electing the next Speaker of the House will require unity from House Republicans," said Congressman Flood. "This pledge is a new effort to help our conference put our dif  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned officials from the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs about the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) at a joint hearing this week with the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. TAP is a cooperative interagency effort that provides important resources and tools to service memb  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) recently joined 12 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging the administration to resume and expand construction of the border wall. The letter was led by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). "Despite the administration's messaging on this issue, construction of a border wall is sorely needed as communities and elected officia  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Bill Would Require EPA to Apply Argonne National Lab's GREET Model WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently co-led the reintroduction of the Adopt Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Act. The legislation would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recently co-led the introduction of the Emergency Resupply for Iron Dome Act of 2023. The legislation would require the Executive Branch to transfer the U.S. foreign assistance that the U.S. Department of State plans to send to Hamas-controlled Gaza and redirect it to resupply Israel's highly effect  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recently joined four of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to review and remove those who participated in, or encouraged the spread of, pro-Hamas, pro-terrorist activity. The letter was led by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Oct. 27, 2023: * * * Addressing Our Affordability Crisis Economic hardships brought about by severe inflation and supply chain challenges continue, creating an ongoing affordability crisis in our country. Small businesses and families across the nation have had to make difficult choices and dig into savings to make ends meet in recent years. Inflation hits hardest those who can least afford it: those on fixed  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) unveiled his comprehensive package of Senate solutions to secure the border. Ricketts will be visiting the border with Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) later this week for an update on the situation at the southern border. "President Biden's negligence and failed policies have created an unprecedented humanitarian and national secu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) outlined a comprehensive package of 11 bills to secure the border. Ricketts made the comments while on a conference call with Nebraska media and will visit the border later this week with Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX). "We've got to get this crisis under control," said Ricketts. "I promised Nebraskans I would fight to secure  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, announced he will vote against Jack Lew to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Israel. The Committee is expected to vote on the nomination as soon as tomorrow. Ricketts released the following statement: "Jack Lew's previous appeasement of Iran should have been a disqualifier for this position from   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act. The bill has three components; it would elevate long-term flood resilience as a priority for the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program, grant the Secretary of Agriculture discretionary authority to provide an increased federal cost share for EWP grants, and elevate floo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) to honor the record-setting "Volleyball Day in Nebraska" event on August 30 and celebrate the importance of women's collegiate athletics in Nebraska. Ahead of the bill's passage, Senators Fischer and Ricketts delivered remarks on the Senate floor to support the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) to honor the record-setting "Volleyball Day in Nebraska" event on August 30 and celebrate the importance of women's collegiate athletics in Nebraska. Ahead of the bill's passage, Senators Fischer and Ricketts delivered remarks on the Senate floor to support the re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Senate Rules and Administration Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Ongoing Threats to Election Administration" at 3 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2023, at 301 Russell Senate Office Building: Witnesses * The Honorable Adrian Fontes, Secretary of State, Arizona Office of the Secretary of State, Phoenix, AZ * The Honorable Al Schmidt, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Department of State, Harrisburg, PA * Mr. Wayne J. Bena, Deputy Secretary  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: VIDEO: Fischer Calls for Additional Enforcement to Protect Consumers Against Illegal Robocalls "We Must Be Able to Empower Consumers with the Knowledge of Who Is Actually Calling Them and the Ability to Block Illegal Callers" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, delivered remarks at a hearing this week highlighting the urgent need to improve enfor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business today to discuss the horrific attack on Israel by Hamas and the importance of providing lethal aid to Israel. Senator Fischer also discussed the need to replenish U.S. weapons stockpiles and bolster domestic munitions production. During the interview, Senator Fischer pushed back   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: VIDEO: Fischer Outlines Devastating Impact of Barbaric Hamas Attack, Reaffirms U.S. Support for Israel in Senate Floor Speech "We Must Send a Clear Message to Hamas, Hezbollah, and Their State Sponsor Iran: We Will Not Equivocate in Our Support for Israel." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor this week to ou  more