WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following the announcement of new recommendations from the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. "The far left's war on your grocery list is expanding. In this latest volley, the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has taken aim not only at meat, but also at potatoes and other foods that are staples of a healthy diet. Meat i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Getting Serious About Border Security Border security has long been a serious challenge facing our nation. Between the 1,933 miles of the US-Mexico border and the 5,525 miles comprising our borders with Canada, there is no shortage of vulnerabilities which can be exploited by America's enemies. Ignoring this fact creates a crisis of national security, humanitarian concern, economic strain  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Recently, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) was honored as a 2024 "Friend of Farm Bureau" by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) for his work advancing policies that support America's farmers and ranchers. The award recognizes lawmakers for their outstanding support of agriculture through legislative action and leadership. "Our farmers and ranchers feed and fuel the country and beyond," Ricketts s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: OMAHA, NE Today, Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and three colleagues to demand an investigation into systemic media leaks at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). These leaks, all to the same media outlet, resulted in negative headlines about the Biden-Harris administration's antitrust targets and potentially violated ethics rules. "These leaks   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: OMAHA, NE Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), joined Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of SFRC, to announce their intent to introduce the Stand with Israel Act when the Senate reconvenes in November. This legislation would cut off U.S. funding to the United Nations (UN) and stop support to agencies that expe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Politics Keep Costs High for Families Over the hundreds of visits I've had with Nebraskans these past few months, one issue keeps rising to the top: everything still costs too much. The news cycle may have moved on as inflation cooled, but the high cost of living it brought is still the most pervasive problem affecting Nebraska's families today. Whether it's single parents forced to leave  more