Press Releases

Omaha World-Herald By U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts September 14, 2025 https://omaha.com/opinion/column/article_02aea5a9-d62e-4447-8f01-4e06b02104d6.html Nebraskans know that government should be effective and efficient. But in Washington, the gears are stuck. The Democrats are blockading the government. Th...

Yesterday, during his weekly press call with Nebraska media, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed making housing more affordable and the historic Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act.  Ricketts and his Senate Banking Committee colleagues unanimously (24-0) passed the bipartisan ROA...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, highlighted the importance of expanding the production and use of renewable fuels.  Ricketts’ comments came during a hearing examining his bipartisan Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,  U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after it was announced that Charlie Kirk died following a shooting at Utah Valley University on Wednesday: “Charlie Kirk was participating in the very American act of political dialogue when he was taken from us. He was ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the importance of using financial tools to prevent Communist China from acquiring sensitive U.S. farmlands and to constrain Dictator Xi Jinping with stronger sanctions mechanisms. ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Chris Coons (D-DE), the Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, introduced the Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act of 2025.  This legi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Act. The bipartisan bill would extend and enhance the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). “Small businesses are at the heart of rural communities...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, during his weekly press call with Nebraska media, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the second annual Federal Issues Forum at the Nebraska State Fair. Watch the video here. “One of my biggest priorities as your Senator is hearing directly from Nebraskans,”&nbs...