WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Flood and Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry led 18 of their colleagues on a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra requesting an extension of the comment period for the proposed rulemaking entitled, "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications."  "Innovation is the driving engine of t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement today in response to the Colorado Supreme Court's recent ruling disqualifying President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 ballot:"Regardless of your political persuasion, denying a candidate even the ability to stand for election is wrong. It's the right of American voters to support who they wish, but this ruling takes a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee and a member of the Agriculture Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas criticizing the closure of the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas. In her letter, Senator Fischer said the closure would hurt agriculture producers across t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) released the following statements regarding President Biden's nomination of Susan M. Bazis of Omaha to be a federal judge for the District of Nebraska: "I was honored to recommend Susan Bazis to be a federal judge for the District of Nebraska to the White House earlier this year. A bright legal mind, Judge Bazis is a dedicated public servant who   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following news that former State Senator Scott Lautenbaugh had passed away. "I am stunned that my former colleague Scott Lautenbaugh passed away this morning. He was an enterprising, creative, and skilled orator who challenged the status quo and fought for conservative values. In the legislature, he championed fair election laws and w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a member of his staff during the month of January in Harrison, Pawnee City, Chadron, Beatrice, Rushville, Tecumseh, Alliance, and Auburn. A staff outreach event is an opportunity for constituents to meet directly with a member of Smith's staff about federal issues, receive assistance with a federal agency, or take advan  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, Congressmen Adrian Smith (R-NE), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) introduced the Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act. This legislation aims to restore accountability for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) through commonsense guardrails. "There's no question CMMI lacks transparency. Worse, since its creation, it has failed to improve Medicare and Me  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: December 18, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement on the news that Customs and Border Protection has shut down rail way crossings at Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas: "At least 24 trains per day carrying merchandise and agriculture products are going to be stuck on either side of the border because President Biden won't get the crisis under contr  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and seven of his Republican colleagues demanded the Biden administration re-open railway commerce at the southern border. Earlier this week, the administration closed the railways in order to process migrants illegally crossing the border. "This is happening because President Biden won't do what it takes to get the border crisis under control," said Senator R  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee's Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released their bipartisan report. "I commend Chairman Gallagher and Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi for their work on this extensive report," said Subcommittee Chairman Smit  more