PRESS RELEASES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,U.S.Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) celebrated the Department of Interior’s announcement of an $889 million investment to repair critical water infrastructure projects. The funding includes $100 million to repair the Gering-Fort Laramie Canal, which is critical for farm...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, during his weekly press call with Nebraska media, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the Senate introduction of his Stop Insider Trading Act. This legislation would prohibit Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Stop Insider Trading Actin the Senate. This is companion legislation to Congressman Bryan Steil’s (R-WI-01) bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill prohibits Members of Congress, their spouses...
IN THE
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KETV
OMAHA, Neb. —
Senator Pete Ricketts sits down with FirstNews for ‘Coffee with the Candidates’ to discuss his last 20 months in office since replacing Ben Sasse and his vision for the future.
Click here to watch Preston Love Jr., Ricketts’ opponent, in his interview for ‘Coff...
Norfolk Radio
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to introduce the Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants (BE GONE) Act.
The bill, led by Ernst, would allow the U.S. to deport sexual offenders currently in the count...
WOWT
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – JD Vance is coming to Omaha.
Nebraska GOP Chairman Eric Underwood confirmed to 6 News on Wednesday that the Republican vice presidential hopeful plans to make an appearance in the Cornhusker State next week.
Vance — a U.S. Senator from Ohio who was chosen last ...
WEEKLY
COLUMN
Nebraskans deserve elected officials who will put their communities’ interests ahead of their own personal interest. Every American deserves this. Insider trading is illegal, period. Members of Congress aren’t above the law. But we need to do more to restore Americans’ trust in Congress. ...
Agriculture is the heart and soul of what we do in Nebraska. Family farms and ranches are the backbone of our communities. But times in farm country are tough. High input costs and low commodity prices are keeping our farmers up at night. That’s why I’m fighting to keep more money in the pock...
We’re in the middle of tax season. This tax season, I’ve been traveling our state with good news. Nebraskans are likely to see more money in their pockets this year. Two weeks ago, I shared this with ag leaders at a roundtable in Hastings. Last week, I heard from Nebraska ...
VIDEOS
Press Call Open | Stop Insider Trading in Congress
Senator Ricketts Addresses Historic Nebraska Wildfires | March 17, 2026
Senator Ricketts Calls on Democrats to fund DHS | March 12, 2026
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