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OMAHA, NE – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) toured NioCorp’s Elk Creek Critical Minerals project on Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Chairman John Jovanovic, Governor Jim Pillen, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), and U.S. Representative Adri...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is leading the charge to position the United States as a leader on Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation and safety.
“A world where Communist China leads the AI race is bad for the United States ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced a resolution to designate October 2026 as Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month in America. The Senate passed the bipartisan resolution on September 30.
“Substance abuse is a public health issue with terrible consequence...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Ted Budd (R-NC) filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse a California court decision, sanctioning state discrimination against religion. The brief defends homeschooling parents’ rights by reinforcing a common-sense principle: parents are...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement on the President’s Executive Order temporarily allowing use of red-dyed diesel on highways:
“I appreciate the Administration’s willingness to find new ways to bring down costs for our farmers and ranchers during harvest. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) applauds the implementation of his Streamlining Rural Housing Act.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently agreed to a memorandum of understanding to reevaluate environmental standards and str...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined fellow Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Ted Budd (R-NC), in sending a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche.The infiltration of Chinese criminal networks into American farmland is a national security threat. These illegal marijuana gr...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) voted in support of the Ratepayer Protection Act and made the following statement:
“The Ratepayer Protection Act is a win-win for Nebraskans,” said Ricketts. “It would protect families’ wallets from rising energy costs. And it would help us sta...