WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA - On Tuesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood appeared as a special guest at a summit on the future of housing in Nebraska. The summit was hosted by the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce in Columbus, Nebraska with more than 200 people in attendance. "Communities around Nebraska's First Congressional District and across the state are creatively addressing housing shortages as they seek to grow  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) today introduced the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, legislation that would strengthen cybersecurity protecting the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sectors. The bill will identify vulnerabilities and improve protective measures of both the government and private groups against cyber threats. Co-sponsoring the legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Susan M. Bazis, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska; Ernest Gonzalez, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas; Ann Marie McIff Allen, to be United   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) will receive $21.1 million in federal funding. These funds will be used to reconstruct parts of Interstate 80 and to replace a rural bridge in Buffalo County. In 2021, Senator Fischer voted for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which pr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: At the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) expressed her support of Judge Susan Bazis' nomination to the U.S. District Court of Nebraska. During her remarks, Senator Fischer urged her Senate colleagues to approve the nomination. In December of 2023, she championed Judge Bazis's nomination and issued the following statement: "I was honored to recommend Susan Bazis to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced significant federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to install E15 dispensers at fueling stations located in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give drivers cleaner, more affordable fuel options. Gas stations and distribution facilities in Alexandria,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced significant federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to install E15 dispensers at fueling stations located in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give drivers cleaner, more affordable fuel options. Gas stations and distribution facilities in Alexandri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Jan. 26, 2024: * * * Maximizing Educational Opportunity Investing in the growth of a child as a parent, teacher, or mentor, and then seeing the child flourish to their fullest potential is both rewarding and inspiring. In schools and homes across the Third District, Nebraskans work tirelessly to create opportunities for students to learn and thrive. As a lawmaker, my mission is to support this work by maximiz  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * Protecting Life This weekend, tens of thousands of Americans marched across our nation's capital in honor of our first inalienable right: the right to life. Each year, the March for Life is an incredible showing of support for the dignity of every human life. Despite the end of the Roe v. Wade decision, thousands walked across snowy Washington this weekend because our country sti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Susan M. Bazis, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska; Ernest Gonzalez, to be United States District Judge for the Western Distric  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, and Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following commentary to the Wall Street Journal on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * America's Nuclear Weapons Are Dangerously Out of Date For more than 75 years, U.S. nuclear forces have underpinned American power and kept our homeland safe. The Soviets understood our stockpile's potential, which kept them from moving against us. That stockpile has deterred a host of other enemies since. This makes the pres  more