Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The previously announced staff outreach event scheduled for Tuesday, March 4th in Kimball has been postponed. It will be rescheduled for a later date.
For additional information, please contact Smith’s Grand Island office at (308) 384-3900, his Scottsbluff office at (308) 633-6333, or his Nebraska City office at (402) 874-6050.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) introduced the Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act, a bill to authorize the administration, in consultation with Congress, to negotiate and enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
The members released the following statements:
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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. Postal Service plans to invest up to $4.4 million in modernization efforts at the North Platte facility.
Washington, D.C. –Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), a co-chair of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would provide a waiver to allow E15 sales this summer in eight midwestern states and expressed its support for the long-term success of year-round E15.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee's Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order directing the United States Trade Representative to action to level the playing field for American businesses in the international digital marketplace.
Washington, D.C. –Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE), Joe Morelle (D-NY), Kevin Hern (R-OK), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation to promote investments in America's manufacturing sector and other capital-intensive industries. The American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act would amend the U.S. tax code to increase the cap on deductible business interest to pre-2022 levels. This change will promote further domestic investment while helping address concerns about rising interest rates.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN) along with Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would extend the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) volatility waiver to enable the year-round, nationwide sale of ethanol blends up to 15 percent. Smith and Craig are co-chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus.
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 encouraging the president to fill current vacancies on the USPS Board of Governors with individuals ready to advance solutions to fulfill USPS's duty to serve every American.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN) led nearly 30 colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to recently confirmed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. The letter emphasizes the important role of the American biofuels industry in maximizing energy abundance and affordability while encouraging the EPA to issue timely and science-driven guidance to fulfill the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). Smith and Craig are co-chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus.