Press Releases

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) made the following statement today after President Obama announced new proposals regarding guns:

“Reducing violence is a necessary goal, but I am concerned this plan would infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Nebraskans, and is yet another instance of the President bypassing Congress to impose his agenda. I also fear many of the President's proposals would do nothing to address the underlying causes of violence. I look forward to reviewing the plan in more detail, and to being a part of this debate in Congress.”

Monica Jirik has been promoted to Chief of Staff. Jirik has served as Congressman Smith’s Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director since 2007.

Joshua Jackson has been promoted to Legislative Director. Jackson has served as Congressman Smith’s Senior Legislative Assistant since 2008. In his new role, Jackson will assist in the development of policy positions and legislative initiatives, as well as managing and supervising Smith’s legislative staff.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) made the following statement after voting against the Senate’s fiscal cliff agreement:

“This debate is not over. My concerns about spending remain and I will continue to fight to reduce the deficit and pass commonsense tax reform to put our country on a more sustainable and prosperous path. We must find an alternative to arbitrary defense cuts, but simply delaying these difficult decisions without replacing the spending reductions is the wrong approach.”

Background:

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) requesting the inclusion of farm policy in any year-end legislative package considered by the House of Representatives. Smith’s letter also was signed by Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE).

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) joined Congressman Todd Young (R-IN) and other Members of Congress in sending a letter to the Conferees of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) supporting inclusion of language from the Base Redevelopment Indemnification Correction (BRIC) Act in the bill.

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) sent a letter to Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing concern about the effect of stricter physician supervision requirements on rural health care providers, especially critical access hospitals (CAHs).

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement on changes to school lunch regulations allowing more meat and grains in meals: