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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...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Makary recommending scheduling action of the whole Kratom leaf and 7-OH under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). 7-OH is a Kratom-der...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) addressed the devasting wildfires in Western Nebraska. Senator Ricketts expressed his prayers for all Nebraskans affected by the disaster and applauded the heroic efforts of first responders.
“My home state...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) hosted a Working Families Tax Cuts roundtable in West Point, Nebraska to discuss the critical issues facing Nebraska’s farmer and ranchers. Senator Ricketts was joined by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR).
“Agriculture ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, during his weekly press call with Nebraska media, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed this year’s tax benefits for Nebraska farmers and ranchers.
“Agriculture is the heart and soul of what we do in Nebraska,” said Ricketts. ̶...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S.Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) celebrated Senate passage of the 21st Century Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act, a landmark housing bill which makes home ownership a possibility for all Americans.
“Nebraska is the best place in the world to live. But...