WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued a statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress: "I wholeheartedly welcomed Prime Minister Netanyahu today at the Capitol. He gave an outstanding speech and laid out his commitment to destroy Hamas in Gaza after 3,000 terrorists murdered and raped 1,200 innocent Israelis and guests on October 7 of last year. T  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced that Congressman Andy Barr will address his upcoming Flyover Fintech Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska on October 21, 2024. "It is a great honor to host my colleague, Congressman Barr, in Lincoln for Flyover Fintech," said Congressman Flood. "From holding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accountable to bringing greater transparency to banki  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood hosted Rabbi Steven Abraham of Omaha in as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress. This is the first time Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed Congress since Hamas unleashed a brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. "Israel is one of our nation's closest and most important strategic allies. Prime Minister Netanyahu's address today  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) issued the following statement in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress: "Israel is fighting a just war against the torture, rape, and slaughter of its people. No one who heard Prime Minister Netanyahu's address today can doubt that our nations are bound together by deeply held values of liberty and democracy," said Senator Fisch  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) issued the following statement on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle's resignation following the assassination attempt on President Trump: "Secret Service Director Cheatle has rightly resigned following her organization's utter failure to protect President Trump. However, the American people still deserve to know why that failure was so complete, as well as wha  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: LINCOLN, NEBEBRASKA Today, the Office of U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced his district staff will host mobile office hours this August in West Point, Stanton, Plattsmouth, and Elmwood. During the office hours, district office team members will be available to assist with challenges regarding federal agencies, military academy nominations, scheduling requests and any other needs constituents might encount  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on July 26, 2024: * * * An Important Moment for the U.S.-Israel Alliance As the Israel-Hamas War continues, 111 of the 251 hostages taken by Hamas terrorists in the October 7th attacks remain in Gaza. This week, in southern Gaza, Israeli forces recovered five bodies of hostages killed by their Hamas captors. Of the American citizens taken hostage, eight have yet to be recovered, and, tragically, three of these a  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of Congress. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address demonstrated why Israel is our closest ally in the Middle East and displayed the conviction required to confront the regional instability Israel continually faces. "By lending creden  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the Committee on Ways and Means passed bipartisan legislation which included policy from his bill with Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) to improve child welfare services. "Our children are our future. Reviewing the experiences of Americans served by state and federal child welfare programs and taking every step we can   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) introduced the IRS Overreach Prevention Act. The legislation would prohibit the IRS from continuing or developing a successor to its in-house Direct File pilot program. The members released the following statements: "Since Democrats supersized IRS funding in 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration has been steadily moving toward   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, released the following statement after listening to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress: "Israel is our strongest and closest partner in the Middle East. It's also the legitimate homeland of the Jewish people. It's in our mutual interest to provide Israel with the support  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on July 26, 2024: * * * A Soldier's Return Home Many brave Americans lost in World War II have yet to return home, and their remains rest far away from the homeland for which they gave their lives. U.S. Army Air Force Sergeant White S. Goings Jr. is an exception. Thanks to modern technology and ongoing efforts by the U.S. government, more and more American servicemen and women are at last returning to our shores  more