WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following response after President Biden's State of the Union Address: "Pres. Biden missed the mark tonight on border security and inflation. He failed to acknowledge his responsibly for the mess at our borders. He ended the 'Remain in Mexico' policy; he sued the State of Texas for protecting itself and this country; and threatened to remove the fencing a  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood unveiled an application for programmatic requests for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 appropriations process. "Members of the U.S. House are able to submit requests to our Committee for inclusion in the annual appropriations bills," said Congressman Flood. "Because the number of requests to Appropriations is limited, our office gets an early start on obtaining,   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Tonight, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a recorded statement following President Biden's State of the Union Address. 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. As President Biden delivers his fourth State of the Union, this is a good opportunity for us to reflect on h  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following the release of a final rule from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would force private companies to comply with expansive new public disclosure regulations. "President Biden's SEC continues to weaponize federal rulemaking against private job creators," said Congressman Flood. "This new regulation seeks to fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following the release of a final rule from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would force private companies to comply with expansive new public disclosure regulations. "President Biden's SEC continues to weaponize federal rulemaking against private job creators," said Congressman Flood. "This new regulation seeks to force job creators   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced that he would host Bellevue Police Chief Ken Clary as his guest for President Biden's annual State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Each Member of Congress can host a guest for the special occasion. "Since national unrest tore through America's urban centers in 2020, Nebraska has doubled down on our c  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following a unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Anderson. "After years of trying to paint themselves as defenders of democracy, liberals tried to throw their political enemy, Donald J. Trump, off the ballot unilaterally," said Rep. Flood. "Tossing political opponents from the ballot would have been a dangerous prec  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following a vote by the Nebraska Legislature to authorize certain illegal immigrants, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients, to become law enforcement officers in Nebraska. "Yesterday, the Nebraska Legislature voted to allow certain people who came to America illegally to serve as law enforcement officers in Nebraska  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan urging the agency to withdraw a proposed rule covering wastewater discharged by meat and poultry processors. ?"Given the technical complexity and high costs of wastewater treatment alterations, coupled with the massive expans  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) sent a letter to Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Postal Service Louis DeJoy urging him to reconsider the proposed relocation of the North Platte Processing and Distribution Center to Denver, Colorado. "The North Platte P&DC is a critical hub for USPS delivery in rural Nebraska through its role in processing and distributing mail   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: At the Senate Commerce Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) questioned National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair ??Jennifer Homendy about the dangers of electric vehicles (EVs), including the safety risks they pose to first responders and the driving public. During the hearing, Senator Fischer discussed the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's first-of-its-kind crash test of an  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement after President Joe Biden delivered his 2024 State of the Union address. "Tonight, President Biden painted an imaginary picture of America: an America where families' high grocery bills are the fault of businesses instead of inflation, and where the dreams of wealthy climate activists matter more than the reality facing   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on March 4, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states cannot remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment. "Americans can celebrate that the Supreme Court has rejected this authoritarian effort that would interfere in our elections and block Donald Trump from even standing for  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: At a Senate Budget Committee meeting today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) testified in support of her legislation to protect railroad employees and end mandated cuts to the Railroad Retirement Board's (RRB) Unemployment Insurance Account. At the same meeting, the committee unanimously approved Senator Fischer's bill, the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act. Current law requ  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: * * * This week, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan urging the agency to withdraw a proposed rule covering wastewater discharged by meat and poultry processors. Nine of their Senate Republican colleagues and 17 of their House Republican colleagues also joined the letter. "Given the techni  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on March 8, 2024: * * * President Biden's State of the Union Address Like many Nebraskans listening to the State of the Union address, I was hoping to hear President Biden correct course on his failed policies weakening border security, perpetuating inflation, and neglecting America's trade interests. I was disappointed. Rather than embracing commonsense policies with potential to bring us together, the presiden  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in recognition of the extraordinary emergency response to the Betty's Way and Lariat wildfires. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my condolences and thoughts to Nebraskans impacted by recent severe fires and recognize the extraordinary response of emergency personnel across   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on March 4, 2024: * * * Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision in Trump v. Anderson: "I am glad to see today's unanimous Supreme Court's ruling protecting ballot access. "As argued by the amicus brief I joined nearly 200 colleagues in sending to the Court in January, our elections should be decided by the American people through our constit  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement responding to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address: "Listening to tonight's State of the Union address, like many Nebraskans, I wanted to hear President Biden correct course on his failed policies weakening border security, perpetuating inflation, and neglecting trade interests. Rather than embracing commonsense pol  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on March 4, 2024: A Solution for Faster Federal Disaster Relief Last week, natural disaster struck Nebraska. Our dry weather and windy days make us especially vulnerable to disasters like wildfires, as Nebraska farmers and ranchers know all too well. Beginning last Monday, a wildfire blazed across 71,000 acres of land in Custer and Lincoln counties over just 24 hours. The fire destroyed several buildings, includin  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Rules and Administration Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Administration of Upcoming Elections" at 3 p.m. on March 12, 2024, at 301 Russell Senate Office Building: Witnesses * The Honorable Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State, State of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan * The Honorable Wes Allen, Secretary of State, State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama * Mr. Isaac Cramer, Executive Director, Charleston County Board of Voter Registr  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) invites high school students from across Nebraska's Third District to submit their artwork for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition by Friday, March 22nd. "The Congressional Art Competition is an annual opportunity for young Nebraskans to showcase their artistic talents to U.S.Capitol visitors from around the country and world," Smith said. "I look forward to partnering wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: At a hearing today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned General Michael Kurilla, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), about U.S. military capabilities in the Middle East -- especially America's ability to conduct over-the-horizon counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan. During the hearing, Senator Fischer emphasized the importance   more