US Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
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Recent News About US Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
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Nebraska's Ricketts on OCSCs: 'They must be shut down immediately'
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined nine other Republican senators to seek answers regarding alleged service centers in the United States that are linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
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Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
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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ICYMI: Ricketts Challenges Biden Admin to Fly Pro-Life Flags After Pride Celebration
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Challenges Biden Admin to Fly Pro-Life Flags After Pride Celebration By Mary Margaret Olohan
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VIDEO: Ricketts, Lankford Push to Bring Transparency to Passport Backlog Advances with Bipartisan Support
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced two provisions of the Passport Act he co-authored with Senator James Lankford (R-OK) passed the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations as part of the Department of State Authorization Act
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PHOTO RELEASE: Ricketts Visits Pabradė Camp During NATO Summit
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, visited Camp Herkus, the U.S. Army base in Pabradė, Lithuania
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Ricketts, Colleagues Demand Answers from DOJ After Reports of “Service Centers” Operating in U.S.
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined a group of ten Republican Senators, led by U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), to demand answers from the Department of Justice about reports of “Overseas Chinese Service Centers” (OCSCs) with ties to the Chinese Communist Party operating within the United States
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Ricketts Joins Group of 35 Senators Urging Biden to Ensure NATO Countries Meet Defense Spending Commitments
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, joined Senator Dan Sullivan R-AK) and 33 other Senate colleagues to urge President Biden ensure North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries meet their defense spending commitments
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Ricketts Backs Legislation to Increase Oversight of Foreign Aid
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, co-sponsored the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Enhancement Act to promote more effective oversight of U.S. foreign assistance
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PHOTO RELEASE: Ricketts Honors Nebraskans Serving Veterans with Flags Flown Over Capitol
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) visited Omaha National Cemetery and Eastern Nebraska Veteran’s Home to present staff with flags that had been previously flown over the United States Capitol as a tribute to their service for Nebraska’s veterans and veteran families
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Ricketts Celebrates Fourth of July
On July 6, 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following video in advance of the Fourth of July
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Ricketts Statement on Biden v. Nebraska Decision
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in Biden v. Nebraska overturning the student loan cancellation scheme issued by President Biden’s Department of Education last year
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Ricketts Statement on Affirmative Action Decision
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina ending the consideration of race in the application process for higher education
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Ricketts-Backed Bill to Fight Fentanyl Crisis Advances with Bipartisan Support
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced he recently co-sponsored the FEND (Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence) Off Fentanyl Act, a bipartisan effort led by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) to fight the flow of deadly fentanyl into our country
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VIDEO: Ricketts Calls on NATO Countries to Meet Defense Spending Obligations: “We Need to See This Promise Turned Into Action”
On June 22, 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, called out NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ally countries for failing to meet their promised goal of spending at least 2% of their GDP on defense, despite past and present threats to the alliance
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Ricketts Backs Measure to Protect 2nd Amendment Rights of Disabled Veterans
On June 22, 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after voting for a Congressional Review Act resolution to block enforcement of an anti-Second Amendment pistol brace rule issued by President Biden’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) earlier this year
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Ricketts, Finstad Slam EPA’s Partisan Preview of RFS Rule: “At Worst, Could Facilitate Market Manipulation”
On June 27, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), the Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and U.S. Representative Brad Finstad (R-MN) slammed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for opting to brief only Democrats in advance of the public release of new Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Volume Obligations (RVO)
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Ricketts Backs Two Key Agriculture Bills Following Farm Bill for Nebraska Listening Tour
Following the Farm Bill for Nebraska listening tour with the entire Nebraska delegation, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his support for two key pieces of legislation that had been raised by producers – the EATS Act and the HPAI Act
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Ricketts Comments on New Renewable Fuel Standard Set Rule
On June 21, 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Set Rule
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Ricketts Announces Senate Internship Program
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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Ricketts, Colleagues Lead Fight to Protect Americans From Radical Energy and Environmental Policy
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