WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured over $4 million for critical Nebraska safety priorities in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations (CJS) Act. All of Senator Fischer's Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) project proposals to support Nebraska law enforcement and first responders received funding in the Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Bill Secures Funding for STRATCOM Projects and Other National Security Priorities U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured over $384 million for key U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), 55th Wing, 557th Weather Wing, and other national security priorities in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Defense Appropriations Bill. The legislation, which must still be reconci  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), announced that they had introduced the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Information Act. This bill would direct the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) to more explicitly include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on their weekly and monthly reports, consistent with other fuel types that are regularly reported o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement on his approach to addressing the growing home insurance crisis building in Nebraska and across the nation. "Data shows that Nebraska has experienced an over 60 percent increase in home insurance costs year-over-year. During this timeframe, this was the second highest rate increases in the nation," said Rep. Flood. "In the last couple of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) has announced the names of the Third District high school students who will serve on the Youth Advisory Council for the 2024-2025 academic school year. Youth Advisory Council members include * Anneliese Bargen of Adams * Ava Wenzel of Arthur * Dominic Kouba of Auburn * Claudia Rhoades of Big Springs * Bennett Murdoch of Grand Island * Matthew Rosenlund of Grand Island  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after a coalition of 11 state attorneys general led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide federal guidance to prevent mislabeling of herbicides. "In recent years, American agriculture producers have dealt with supply c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * A Shameful Deal Buried in a flurry of news stories last week was another bad decision by the Biden-Harris administration--a shameful one. They attempted to strike a plea deal with the engineers of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America. The deal would have consigned Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi to life in prison, averting a possible death se  more