OMAHA, Nebraska, April 27 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law appropriated Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) $1 billion for the agency's Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) -its first-ever infrastructure grant--aimed at mitigating safety risk from the highest-risk, legacy natural gas distribution pipes, particularly in underserved communities. Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) voted for the Infrastructure Law. Specifically, the sta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced plans to finalize a nursing home staffing rule that would hurt facilities across rural Nebraska and could force many to close. "Time and again, this administration has abandoned rural America, leaving working families and small businesses in the dust. Instead of listening to the overwhelming, bipartisan opposition to this rule, the ad more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after voting in favor of the national security supplemental funding bill: "Today, the world is more unstable than at any time since the end of the Cold War. "Across the globe, we are seeing increasingly aggressive behavior from our adversaries Russia, China, and Iran. Apps with connections to the Chinese Communist Party, like more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Angus King (I-Maine) recently sent a letter to the Biden administration urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to raise awareness of the proven, bipartisan Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) tax credit. Senators Fischer and King led the effort to establish the country's first ever nationwide PFML policy, which was included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and implemented in 2018. Senator Fischer secured more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, the office of Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) announced the process for Third District communities and public entities to apply for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Community Project Funding (CPF). Applications must be submitted by 1:00 PM CDT/12:00 PM MDT on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. FY25 funding is limited and not all eligible requests will be funded. In order to be considered for funding, CPF applications must meet criteria established by the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) opened nominations this week for the 2024 Angels in Adoption Award for Nebraska's Third District. Angels in Adoption, a project of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, provides Members of Congress the opportunity to honor an individual or entity from their districts for extraordinary contributions on behalf of children in need of homes. "Numerous organizations, families, and individuals acro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on April 26, 2024: * * * Keys to Steady Economic Growth This week, as I visited a number of Third District communities, several major economic indicators were published, confirming what we already know: President Biden's inflation hasn't ended, and a radical change of direction in Washington's fiscal policy is needed to remedy an ailing economy. This week, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported America's gross domestic product for the first quarter of 2024  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 22, 2024: * * * Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its finalized rule for minimum staffing requirements in long-term care facilities: "Nursing home closures are disproportionately impacting rural areas such as the Third District of Nebraska where workforce shortages have increased pressure on facilities struggling to fill vacancies," said Rep. Smith. "Arbitrary  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the Ways and Means Committee announced he will chair a team focused on promoting legislative solutions to protect rural Americans impacted by Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions set to expire in 2025: "Contrary to the short-sighted Biden agenda, which has inflated the cost of energy and other agriculture inputs and threatened family farms and small businesses with  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on April 22, 2024: * * * A Disgraceful Impeachment Process For years, Democrats have refused to address the out-of-control crisis on our southern border, putting politics over the safety and security of the American people. Last week, they put politics over people again -- refusing to hold a full trial to consider the impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The Constitution of the United States gives the U.S. Senate the sol more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Senate Rules and Administration Committee issued the following testimony by Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian W. Kruse involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Administration of Upcoming Elections": * * * Chairwoman Klobuchar and ranking member Fischer, I appreciate the invitation to speak before the committee this afternoon. My name is Brian W. Kruse and I am the Douglas County Election Commissioner in Omaha, Nebraska. I am here to discuss how we are preparing for the upcoming 2024 Presidential El more PR