WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: * * * My Office Stands Ready to Assist You My service in Congress is fundamentally about hearing and addressing the concerns of Third District Nebraskans. In addition to representing your interests as Congress considers legislation, I devote significant effort to ensuring the federal government functions appropriately and fulfills its obligations to you as a taxpayer. While I hear from as many Nebraskans as I c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * Thank a Farmer Today As Third District farmers round out the fall harvest season, it is an appropriate time to note how hard agriculture producers work to feed and fuel the world and how this drives our state's economy. In recent years, farmers and ranchers have battled historically high inflation and input costs, wildfires, unpredictable weather, and disastrous storms. Their hours are a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement on the Constitutional Reform of Strategic State Industries and Enterprises which passed the Mexican Senate. The legislation which had previously passed in the lower house, gives increased market preference to state-owned electric utilities. "For years, the Biden-Harris administration has largely stood by as Mexico's disre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement commenting on the apparent death of Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar: "Yahya Sinwar was one of the world's most wanted terrorists. He directed Hamas' October 7th terror attack that murdered 1,195 innocent people including 46 Americans. As head of Hamas' secret police force, Sinwar was dubbed the 'Butcher of Khan Younis' for torturi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: OMAHA, NE U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration sent a letter to Israel conditioning further arms support: "I'm disgusted by the Biden-Harris administration's continued threats to withhold arms from an American ally fighting for its survival. Their appeasement-first foreign policy is under  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * Stop Rolling the Dice on Border Security The man was paroled into the country following the U.S.'s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. He was one of tens of thousands of Afghans evacuated to the U.S. and granted entry under a humanitarian parole program. A report from the Pentagon published after the withdrawal revealed officials identified at least 50 evacuees with "potential  more