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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement after the Senate reached a deal late last night to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
“After waiting over a month to even meet, Democrats finally agreed to work with Republicans on a deal tha...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, during his weekly press call with Nebraska media, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed his Senate introduction of the Property Location Oversight and Transparency (PLOT) Act, which combats foreign adversaries’ efforts to buy American ag land. &n...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Property Location Oversight and Transparency (PLOT) Act in the Senate. The bill strengthens U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) foreign land ownership reporting system by requiring the USDA to publish geospat...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would issue a temporary emergency fuel waiver to allow the sale of E10 and E15 this year.
“Th...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced a resolution to designate the first Saturday after the Spring Equinox as the annual “National Day of Play.” The resolution passed by unanimous consent. Amid what...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,U.S.Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statementafter Pope Leo XIV proclaimed that Fr. Edward Joseph Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, lived a life of heroic virtue — a step in the process of canonization for sainthood:
“The Venerable Father Flanagan was a dedicat...
Ogallala, NE – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Governor Jim Pillen, Senator Deb Fischer, Representative Adrian Smith, and other officials in meeting with farmers and ranchers in Ogallala. Senator Ricketts released the following statement after witnessing ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,U.S.Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after voting to successfully confirm Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
“Markwayne Mullin is a patriot and a good man. He’s been a g...