WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon and Cuellar Introduce Bipartisan Law Enforcement Officers Safety Reform Act Offers Real Solutions to Terrorism and Mass Shootings Washington - Recently, Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) introduced H.R.2243, The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Reform Act (LEOSA). The bipartisan LEOSA Reform Act will improve public safety by allowing qualified law enforcement officers who have  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Announces April Mobile Office Hours WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced his Nebraska Mobile Office Hours for the month of April. Congressman Flood's staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours throughout Nebraska's First Congressional District to assist constituents with issues involving federal agencies. Constituents are encouraged to bring relevant docu  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Talks Tariffs, Reconciliation, and More on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood appeared on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria, where he detailed the latest on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff announcement, the importance of renewing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act through reconciliation, and more. The segment can be found here (  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Repeal Tax on Certain Firearm Purchases Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 1, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today reintroduced the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act, legislation that would remove a burdensome tax imposed on firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Ranked in Top 10 Most Effective GOP Senators U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) was ranked 6th in effectiveness out of 49 Republican senators during the 118th Congress by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. Last Congress, Fischer championed and successfully passed nine bills into law, outlined below. Several more of Senator Fischer's bills received action in committee. Fischer also secured m  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer, Colleagues Ask Trump to Permit the Nationwide, Year-Round Sale of E15 Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and t heir colleagues in asking President Trump to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025 to enhance America's energy security and lower fuel costs for consumers while leveraging American agriculture. The  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Program U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Gary Peters (D-MI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Reauthorization Act to reauthorize this nationwide law enforcement program that uses evidence-based and data-driven approa  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer, Congressional Delegation Announce Military Service Academy Days Across Nebraska Today, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (NE-01), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Adrian Smith (NE-03) announced that their staff will hold Service Academy Days in Bellevue, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Grand Island, and Lincoln. The events inform high sch  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Celebrates New Sustainable Beef Facility: "This is What Value-Added Agriculture Looks Like" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), celebrated the new Sustainable Beef processing facility. Ricketts spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. He made the following comments while on a conference call with Nebraska media: "Sustainable Beef is a huge win for Nort  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Comments on Confirmation of Matt Whitaker for U.S. Ambassador to NATO WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Matt Whitaker, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): "Matt Whitaker understands the i  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Issues Statement Following Trump Administration Tariffs Announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), issued the following statement after the Trump Administration signed an executive order instituting reciprocal tariffs on foreign nations that conduct trade with the United States: " President Trump is delivering on his campaign promises to level the playing f  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts on Senate Floor: President Trump's Anti-Fentanyl Policies Are Already Having an Impact: "They are Working" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) highlighted the positive impact President Donald Trump's policies are already having in reducing the flow of deadly drugs like fentanyl into our country. "When Canada eased up on some of its visa res  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Slams European Nations' Attempts to Use "Accounting Tricks" to Avoid Defense Spending: "You Can't Shoot Climate Change At Anybody" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, slammed attempts by European nations such as Spain and Italy to reclassify climate change and economic competitiveness spending as defens  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition Washington, DC -- Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) invites high school students across Nebraska's Third District to submit their artwork for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition by Monday, April 7th. Smith is working with the Nebraska Art Teachers Association to coordinate the competition. Official rules, guidelines, and submission forms are ava  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Statement on President Trump's Implementation of Reciprocal Tariffs Washington, DC -- Today, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after he joined President Donald Trump at the White House, where the president declared a national emergency caused by unfair foreign trade and economic practices and announced implementation of a comprehens  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Statement on USTR Trade Barriers Report Washington, DC -- Today, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) submitted its 2025 National Trade Estimate (NTE) to Congress. The NTE is an annual report detailing foreign trade barriers faced by U.S. exporters and USTR's efforts to  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Stopping IRS Overreach in Its Tracks As we near the final days of tax season, customer service at the IRS is on the minds of many Americans. Most Americans work hard and pay their taxes in good faith, yet in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, 32 percent of customers said they were dissatisfied with their experience with the agency's Independent Office of Appeals. Sadly, these rates have trended in the wrong dir  more