U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Nebr.)
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Sen. Fischer: VA’s failure to comply with MISSION act is 'a personal affront to veterans across the country’
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined 19 other senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough asking that the department correct recent policy initiatives that are making access to care more difficult for veterans.
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ICYMI: Fischer Joins Your World with Neil Cavuto to Talk Artificial Intelligence, Ukraine, and Domestic Munitions Production
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News yesterday to discuss artificial intelligence and the importance of boosting domestic munitions production
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VIDEO: Fischer Highlights Devastating Impact of Bidenomics on Nebraska
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) spoke on the Senate floor on July 12 2023, about the devastating impact of President Biden’s economic agenda. During her remarks, Senator Fischer discussed how “Bidenomics” is driving up costs for working families and hurting small businesses
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VIDEO: Fischer Presses Joint Chiefs of Staff Nominee on Ramping Up Domestic Munitions Production
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned U.S. Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., President Biden’s nominee to serve as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, today about America’s munitions supply and the need to expand domestic munitions production by modifying or removing unnecessary red tape
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Fischer, Colleagues Demand Answers on Chinese Intel Centers Inside U.S.
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined nine of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers regarding reports of Chinese intelligence outposts operating inside the United States, including Nebraska
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Fischer Statement on SCOTUS Ruling in Biden v. Nebraska
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court released its ruling in Biden v. Nebraska
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Fischer, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) recently co-led the introduction of the bipartisan Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize the program and raise the authorized funding level
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Fischer Advances $25 Million for NE Agricultural Research Service Facility in Funding Bill in First Key Step
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $25,000,000 for the construction of a new Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
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Fischer Pushes to Override Biden Veto and Protect Truckers, Consumers from Price Hikes
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Senate fell short of overriding President Biden’s veto of her legislation stopping an aggressive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation
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Fischer Advances $74.3 Million for Offutt Air Force Base Construction in Funding Bill in First Key Step
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $74.3 million to support military construction projects at Offutt Air Force Base in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Act. Senator Fischer also secured funding to continue to honor Nebraska’s fallen veterans through the Veterans Cemetery Grant Program
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Fischer Votes to Stop Biden Administration Pistol Brace Rule
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to prevent the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing an anti-Second Amendment pistol stabilizing braces rule
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Fischer, 32 GOP Senators Call on President Biden to Withdraw Julie Su Nomination for Labor Secretary
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and 32 fellow Republican Senators sent a letter to the White House this week calling on President Biden to withdraw the nomination of Julie Su to be Secretary of the Department of Labo
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Fischer Secures Key National Security Priorities in Senate NDAA
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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Fischer Advances Senate Armed Services Committee FY24 Defense Bill
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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Fischer, Colleagues Introduce EATS Act to Protect Nebraska’s Autonomy over Agricultural Practices
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
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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PHOTO RELEASE: Nebraska’s Federal Delegation Leads “Farm Bill for Nebraska” Listening Tour
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
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
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
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