They’ve helped coaches perform CPR on breathless athletes. They remind pharmacists in sub-Saharan Africa to order more retroviral drugs for HIV patients, and their pocket-sized storage capacity dwarfs bulky filing cabinets. Smart phones have revolutionized the way we live and their capabilities appear restricted only by the limits of our imaginations. Technology has changed the […]
When Mrs. Smith went to Washington By U.S. Senator Deb Fischer | December 9, 2013 The following essay is part of a series in which dozens of women will reveal what women they most admire. The series is part of “Women Rule,” a unique effort this fall by POLITICO, Google and The Tory Burch Foundation exploring how […]
Omaha World-Herald Midlands Voices: Sexual assault in military necessitates common-sense reforms (Nov. 20, 2013) By Deb Fischer Throughout the past several months, I’ve had the privilege of working closely with a number of my Senate Armed Services Committee colleagues on proposals to address sexual assault in the military. The substantive reforms passed this year by […]
Lincoln Journal Star: Rhetoric versus Reality By: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer August 22, 2013 It’s the family business – a full service local and long-distance moving company. Nebraska’s pair of “Two Men and a Truck ®” franchises are currently owned by Eileen Marrison, a stay-at-home mom turned seasoned small businesswoman. It all began, however, with a […]
THE HILL: A Matter of Priorities By U.S. Senator Deb Fischer June 25, 2013 Recently, a great deal of attention has been paid to the question of whether or not women should – as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg put it in her recent book – “lean in” more in the workplace. A separate piece in […]
POLITICOBy U.S. Senator Deb FischerJune 27, 2013 The Brandenburg Gate served as an iconic backdrop for the 20th-century struggle between freedom and oppression. Standing before the gate in the long shadow of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, President Barack Obama made a remarkable — and indeed a historic — announcement last week that […]
Lincoln Journal StarBy U.S. Senator Deb FischerApril 3, 2013 Seventy-three thousand miles. That’s how far I traveled crisscrossing Nebraska during my Senate campaign. From Omaha and Lincoln to the western panhandle, Nebraskans gave me a clear instruction: cut the wasteful spending. During my first 100 days as a U.S. senator, I’ve worked hard to do just […]
Omaha World-HeraldBy U.S. Senator Deb FischerFebruary 7, 2013 The decision to oppose a president’s nominee is not one I take lightly. I acknowledge that the president will nominate individuals with policy views distinct from my own; indeed, such differences do not automatically disqualify nominees. While Sen. John Kerry and I do not agree on much, […]