Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Elections Have Consequences
October 25, 2024 In America, elections are about choices. Choices have consequences. A president’s policies and priorities shape our economy, our freedoms, and our standing in the world. We saw it in 2016 when voters chose Donald Trump. His policies built a strong economy that included lower taxes and energy independence. He also brought strength […]
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: My Bill Will Force Biden-Harris to Share Catch-and-Release Data from Border Crisis
October 18, 2024 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data released in September revealed tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with sexual assault and homicide convictions could be loose in the U.S. right now. These violent offenders should have never been allowed entry to our country. They certainly shouldn’t still be here roaming free. I’m working with Senator […]
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Don’t Destroy the Senate, Kamala Harris
October 11, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris has shown us repeatedly that she’s willing to abandon her alleged principles to make her radical agenda more appealing to the American people. It’s misleading and dishonest. Recently, she shared that the latest principle she’s willing to abandon is the U.S. Senate filibuster. By doing so, she would […]
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Standing With Israel
October 4, 2024 This week marks one year since Hamas terrorists unleashed a barbaric, unprovoked attack against Israel. We must not forget the atrocities committed on October 7th, 2023. Hamas terrorists raped women and kidnapped over 200 people. 1,195 innocents were brutally murdered, including 40 American citizens. One year later, nearly 100 hostages have yet […]
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Combatting the Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the greatest foreign threat facing the United States today. They steal our intellectual property. They pursue economic and trade policies that undermine our economy. They repeatedly violate American sovereignty with spy stations, spy balloons, and other forms of espionage. They fuel the fentanyl crisis which continues to kill in […]
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Another Year of the Biden-Harris FAFSA Fiasco
Each year, millions of prospective students and their families decide whether and where to attend college. It’s a huge decision. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form provides crucial information about what financial aid they qualify for. The FAFSA form includes federal student loans, work-study programs, and Pell Grants. Families rely on this […]
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Keeping Americans Safe
September 13, 2024 It’s been 23 years since radical Islamic terrorists murdered nearly 3,000 Americans on September 11, 2001. The innocent victims we lost on 9/11 weren’t just numbers. They were mothers and fathers, wives and husbands, daughters and sons. Many were heroes who risked their lives to save others. Each year on Patriot’s Day, […]
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: An EV Mandate Lie from VP Kamala Harris
September 6, 2024 For years, Vice President Kamala Harris has supported some of the most extreme electric vehicle (EV) mandates proposed by her Party. She consistently supported EV mandates as U.S. Senator for California and as a presidential candidate in 2020. For three and a half years, the Biden-Harris Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pushed […]
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Fighting Wasteful and Reckless Washington Spending
Our country is headed down a path of fiscal disaster. The Biden-Harris administration has created high prices through their reckless spending. It’s contributed to a national debt of over $35 trillion. That’s over $266,000 per household. It’s a second mortgage for Nebraska families. It’s raised grocery prices 22%. It’s slowed growth and stifled opportunity. Over […]
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Kamala Harris’ Radical Record
August 23, 2024 Biden-Harris leadership has led to high prices and open borders. Vice President Kamala Harris can’t run from her radical record. As Vice President, she’s cast more tie-breaking votes than anyone else in Senate history. These votes allowed the Democrats’ most radical and expensive plans to pass. Harris supported trillions of reckless spending […]