Earlier this year, a new Nebraska statue arrived in the U.S. Capitol. Each state memorializes two people in the Capitol building, and our newest addition is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. One quote by Cather, from her novel My Ántonia, encapsulates what I’m thankful for during this season of gratitude: “We were talking about what […]
Last week, I heard the story of a veteran trying to use his GI benefits and attend school. After retiring from service, this veteran, who requires the use of a service dog, decided to enroll at a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) school. Obtaining a CDL will qualify this veteran for a good career as a […]
Nebraska is home to over 100,000 of our most honorable American heroes. These heroes left home and family to follow a call. They showed grit and dedication throughout taxing training. They fought hard for their homeland and made countless sacrifices. Many of them made the ultimate sacrifice — they sacrificed their own lives to protect […]
Despite hysteria from social media, late night comedy shows, or even presidential administrations, net neutrality is not a policy that needs to be controversial. Net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers should treat all data on their networks fairly, without favoring or disfavoring certain types of internet traffic. This means that service providers […]
Last week, tragedy struck in Israel. The Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas brutally attacked men, women, and children in a hateful act of war. The butchering of babies, the burning of human bodies, the kidnapping, rape, beating, and murder of Israelis is despicable and shocking to the core. This news was saddening and horrifying for us […]
Earlier this year, the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued extreme new regulations cracking down on vehicle emissions. This administration wants the majority — 67% — of the cars in this country to be electric by the end of the decade. But instead of incentivizing the use of electric vehicles (EVs), the administration is […]
This weekend, Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown. After a turbulent week, the House of Representatives passed a short-term bipartisan spending bill. The Senate approved the bill hours before the deadline of October 1. From 2005 to 2013, I served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature. During that time, we ran into a major […]
Earlier this year, I visited our nation’s southern border. I knew there was a crisis there, but that visit opened my eyes to more instability and hardship than I had previously seen. Along the border wall at midnight, my colleagues and I spoke with dozens of illegal immigrants who had been detained. I was heartbroken […]
**Click here to download audio of this week’s column** At the end of last month, Nebraska made history. Thousands of people streamed into Lincoln’s Memorial Stadium, full of excitement and anticipation. Husker, Maverick, Loper, and Wildcat fans cheered as the teams emerged. Eventually, the loudspeaker carried an announcement across the stadium: Nebraska had just broken a […]