WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood unveiled a preliminary application for Community Project Funding (CPF) requests for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 appropriations process. "The Community Project Funding program allows Members of Congress to directly connect community-supported projects with federal funding," said Congressman Flood. "Most often, grant applicants must apply to federal agencies and compete again  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement after the U.S. Senate voted to approve H.R. 4366, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The House voted to approve this legislation earlier this week and the President is expected to sign it shortly. This legislation is part of an overall bipartisan spending agreement that saves $200 billion over the next decade and enacts the first  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following a vote on H.R. 7521 also known as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. "TikTok is the Chinese Communist Party's favorite social media app for Americans," said Rep. Flood. "It has been used as a tool of propaganda in our country and this narrowly tailored bill will help put an end to that. The legislation  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following the release of President Joe Biden's $7.3 trillion budget plan. "At a time when he should be reigning in federal spending, President Biden's new budget request includes almost 10% more in spending than last year's - outstripping both inflation and wage growth for 2023," said Congressman Flood. "Why is it so expensive? It's chock full of gifts t  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced his office assisted in returning more than $3.3 million owed by federal agencies to constituents across Nebraska's First District since 2022. "Constituents contact my office every day needing assistance. One challenge we commonly work through is ensuring federal agencies return taxpayer money to its rightful owner. My team works as diligently as possible to make  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its National Spectrum Strategy Implementation Plan: "This plan follows NTIA's pattern of ignoring serious concerns from the Department of Defense about management of our federal air  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement after the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced the initial findings of its Mail Processing Facility Review of the North Platte Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). The report recommends transitioning the North Platte P&DC into a Local Processing Center and transferring some processing and distribution functio  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request and the importance of her Paid Family and Medical Leave legislation: "The President's budget calls for a new Federal Paid Family Leave Program--while I appreciate the sentiment and gesture to working families, I'm concerned that's all it may be. A new nationwide,   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on March 15, 2024: * * * Accountability for Second Amendment Encroachment Since March 4, 1789, our Constitution has defined the powers of our federal government and bound the United States together. Ratified shortly thereafter, as ten amendments to the Constitution in 1791, the Bill of Rights reflects the genius of the American founders to safeguard liberty and guarantee the rights we hold dear as Americans. Th  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on March 11, 2024: * * * Fairness For Our Railroaders Everyone hears about the controversial fights in Washington, but they don't always know the untold stories of true legislating. Practical answers to real problems don't make headlines, but those solutions make a difference in Americans' lives. Last week, we made strides toward passing such a bill that would right a wrong done to thousands of Americans and Neb  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 13 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony by Medicare applicant Dave Lange at a field hearing on Feb. 23, 2024, entitled "Medicare & Medicare Advantage: Challenges and Opportunities with Enrollment": * * * Dave Lange, 65yrs. I just had my birthday. The 16th of February. When I was 18yrs. old, I went into the United States Navy after finishing high school via a G.E.D. I tested high on a mechanical scale so they turned me into a Boiler tech  more