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Washington, DC — Today Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), John Larson (D-CT), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Rural Veterinary Workforce Act, legislation to help address the shortages in essential veterinary services facing rural communities.
Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
Last week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a bevy of actions to roll back red tape and unleash American industry, effectively reversing the Biden-Harris war on affordable energy.
Washington, DC — Today Reps.
Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Vice Chair of the Congressional Western Caucus, released the following statement on the joint memorandum issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (USACE) on implementation of the Waters of the United States rule, known as WOTUS.
Washington, D.C. – Today Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statements after United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced local processing operations will remain at the North Platte, NE, Mail Processing and Distribution Center and U.S.
Our nation’s founders understood the importance of establishing a universal postal system from the very beginning. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin postmaster general for the American colonies, nearly a full year prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Washington, D.C. – Today Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE) led Nebraska congressional delegation colleagues Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Mike Flood (R-NE) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump expressing concern over United States Postal Service (USPS) mail delivery to rural Americans and encou
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives supporting passage of his bill (H.R. 8413) to transfer certain land at Swanson Reservoir and Red Willow Reservoir from the Bureau of Reclamation to Hitchcock and Frontier Counties, respectively. The bill passed with unanimous consent.
One-size-fits-all mandates from Washington are rarely the answer to the problems Americans face, and health care is no exception. As anyone who has traveled our state can see, there is endless diversity of needs across our communities. The health care challenges, and the solutions needed to best serve them, are just as varied.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources Bruce Westerman (R-AR) released the following statements after the committee’s unanimous passage of Rep. Adrian Smith’s bill (H.R.