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Fischer Secures Key National Security Priorities in Senate NDAA

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 27, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the top Republican on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, yesterday voted in favor of advancing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024

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Invitation Extended to Hear From Governor Pillen During Two-day Fly Around

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 27, 2023

Nebraskans are invited to hear from Governor Jim Pillen during a two-day fly around to central and western communities

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Ricketts Announces Senate Internship Program

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 27, 2023

On June 26, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following video announcing his office’s Senate Internship program. Internships are available in Washington, D.C. and offices throughout Nebraska during the fall and spring semesters and over the summer

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ACRU’s West: Nebraska policy on affirmative action reflects 'principle of equality of opportunity for all'

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 26, 2023

Nebraska's policy of prohibiting affirmative action in areas such as public education and public employment embraces "principle of equality of opportunity for all," the executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) said.

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Fischer Advances Senate Armed Services Committee FY24 Defense Bill

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 26, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the top Republican on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, yesterday voted in favor of advancing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024

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Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 26, 2023

On June 26, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours around the state

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Ricketts, Colleagues Lead Fight to Protect Americans From Radical Energy and Environmental Policy

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 26, 2023

On June 21, 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined Roger Marshall (R-KS), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and 6 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Preserving Choice in Vehicles Act to limit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing Clean Air Act (CAA) waivers for state policies seeking to ban or otherwise limit the sale of internal combustion engines

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Fischer, Colleagues Introduce EATS Act to Protect Nebraska’s Autonomy over Agricultural Practices

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 25, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently co-led legislation that preserves the right of states and local units of government to regulate agriculture within their jurisdictions, free from interference from other jurisdictions

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Fischer Announces $405 Million in Broadband Funding for Nebraska

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 25, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today announced that Nebraska will receive $405,281,070 in broadband funding through the BEAD program within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

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VIDEO: Ricketts Highlights Work to Combat Human Trafficking in Nebraska: “Four-Part Plan”

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 25, 2023

On June 22, 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, highlighted the work he did as governor to combat the scourge of human trafficking in Nebraska

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PHOTO RELEASE: Nebraska’s Federal Delegation Leads “Farm Bill for Nebraska” Listening Tour

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 24, 2023

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Mike Flood (R-NE) participated in a farm bill listening tour during which they heard directly from Nebraska producers about their priorities in anticipation of the 2023 Farm Bill

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Fischer, Colleagues Introduce “Save Our Gas Stoves Act” in Senate

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 23, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) co-led legislation recently to prohibit the Biden administration from banning gas stoves

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Fischer Leads Legislation to Bolster Sentinel Program and U.S. Nuclear Deterrence

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 22, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, recently co-led the Sentinel Nuclear Deterrence Act of 2023

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Fischer Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Mental Health Support for Firefighters, Law Enforcement, and Other Emergency Response Personnel

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 22, 2023

U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced the bipartisan Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act this week to improve federal mental health support programs available to our nation’s firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other emergency response personnel

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Reps. Bacon, Flood vote to strike down Biden administration’s ‘pistol-brace rule’

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 22, 2023

Republican Reps. Don Bacon and Mike Flood voted for a resolution last week to repeal a new Biden administration rule that critics say is “unconstitutional” and “onerous” in the way it regulates the ownership of stabilizing pistol braces.

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Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 21, 2023

On June 16, 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours around the state

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Fischer Statement on President Biden’s Veto of Legislation Blocking Aggressive EPA Emissions Rule

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 21, 2023

Fischer’s Legislation Would Have Overturned Regulation That Will Hurt Truckers & Consumers

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Fischer, Ricketts, Smith Letter on Swanson & Red Willow Reservoirs

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 20, 2023

Notes BoR’s Poor Communication, Outlines Actions Needed to Remedy Situation

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Fischer, Ricketts, Smith Letter on Swanson & Red Willow Reservoirs Notes BoR’s Poor Communication, Outlines Actions Needed to Remedy Situation

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 20, 2023

U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), as well as U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03), sent a letter to the Hitchcock and Red Willow County Commissioners about the Swanson and Red Willow reservoirs

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Ricketts Warns CCP’s Space Ambitions Threaten Satellite Technology & Nebraska Agriculture: “Equipment Would Be Useless”

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jun 19, 2023

Earlier On June 13, 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) warned the Chinese Communist Party’s space ambitions threaten necessary aspects of our daily life, including agriculture in Nebraska