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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) chaired a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing where he discussed the importance of the U.S.-Philippines alliance and the importance of countering Communist China’s malicious behavior. “The Ambassador to the Philippines is one of the most cons...
WASHINGTON, D.C.– This week, during his weekly press call with Nebraska media, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE)commemorated Sgt. First Clast Noah Tietjens.  Ricketts subsequently discussed a local restaurant roundtable he hosted last week at La Casa Pizzeria in Omaha.  During the event, he shared tax benefits from ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) honored the life of Sgt. First Class Noah Tietjens.  Senator Ricketts condemned the Islamic Republic of Iran for its violence against Americans and affirmed his support for Operation Epic Fury’s defensive mission. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) participated in a Senate Environment and Public Works hearing where he advocated for improved regulations and sound, risk-based science in the chemical review process.  In discussing the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Ricketts n...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after it was announced that United States Army Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens of Bellevue, NE was killed during Operation Epic Fury. “Susanne and I mourn the death of Nebraska hero Noah Tietjens. Noah died i...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced three bills to increase housing access and make housing more attainable for all Nebraskans.  The package includes the Improving Housing Access Act and theHousing for America’s Middle-Class Ac...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) hosted a Working Families Tax Cuts roundtable at La Casa Pizzeria in Omaha.  The roundtable focused on provisions from the Working Families Tax Cuts that will benefit families and restaurant workers. “Nebraska is the best place in the world...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) participated in a Senate Banking Committee hearing where he advocated for regulatory relief for Nebraska’s financial institutions through bank capital modernization, emphasizing the critical role of relationship-based mortgage lendin...