“I’m glad to see the House pass our legislation to stop this aggressive Biden regulation because every American consumer will feel the effects of this rule and its price increases. Raising costs and driving truckers out of business isn’t just bad for the transportation sector — it would be devastating for an economy still reeling from the impacts of inflation.”
Read More"From these conversations, I introduced the Recruit and Retain Act, which would help police departments tackle these staffing roadblocks. This bipartisan bill would boost officer recruitment opportunities through the Justice Department’s Community Oriented Policing Services hiring grants."
Read More“The ongoing pilot shortage is causing flight cancellations and service reductions across our country, and Essential Air Service airports here in Nebraska are being hit the hardest. Our legislation is a commonsense approach that would help identify more solutions to these challenges so the flying public doesn’t continue to lose access to such an essential mode of transportation."
Read More"Broadband – and connectivity – overall is becoming essential to power modern agriculture. Farmers and ranchers are integrating under soil sensors, variable rate irrigation, high-tech ear tags for livestock, and many other technologies into their operations. To make full use of precision agriculture innovation, we need to close the gap and connect the last mile to the last acre. Producers need that connectivity that extends far past main residences."
Read More“AM radio serves as the backbone of our emergency alert system and remains critical to public safety. Millions of Americans also rely on AM radio to hear the latest local news and weather developments. Our more rural ag communities have a rich history of farm broadcasters, who for generations have helped family farmers and ranchers thrive. Automakers have no right to suddenly drop access to such an essential service."
Read More"I was happy to host Senator Boozman here in Nebraska as we visited with our farmers and ranchers, as well as ag researchers, to talk about priorities for this year’s Farm Bill. This critical legislation impacts nearly every aspect of our nation’s ag policies for the next five years, and it’s critical that we get it right."
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