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August 18, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) met last week with the Third District high school students who will serve on his Youth Advisory Council for the 2021-2022 academic school year.

2021-2022 Youth Advisory Council members include:

Piper Fernau, York High School;

Bowdie Fox, Grand Island Central Catholic High School;

James Heirigs, North Platte St. Patrick High School;

Jeremy Hunter, Aurora High School;

Lawrence Hunter Miller, Bayard High School;

Thomas Kaus, Chadron Public School;

Faith King, Summerland Public School;

August 5, 2021

Washington, D.C. – President Biden's crippling tax hikes on America's middle class and Main Street will reverse the gains from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to key witnesses at a Ways and Means Republican Meeting this week. Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE), Ranking Republican on the Select Revenue Subcommittee, and Republican Leader of the Ways and Means Committee, Kevin Brady (R-TX) hosted the meeting.

Ways and Means Republicans were joined by witnesses former Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) and Larry Kudlow, former Director of the National Economic Council.

August 4, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will host an Agriculture Summit on Wednesday, August 11, in Kearney, Nebraska. The summit will begin at 8:00 a.m. CT.

Issues:Agriculture
July 30, 2021

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Ann Kuster (D-NH), along with U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), today reintroduced companion versions of the Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2021, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to facilitate greater use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities.

Issues:Health Care
July 22, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will meet with Third District constituents during a mobile office on Tuesday, August 3, in Mullen, Nebraska.

A mobile office allows constituents to meet directly with Congressman Smith about federal issues and take advantage of the constituent services available through his office, such as assisting individuals with challenges they face while working with a federal agency, ordering flags flown over the U.S. Capitol, and booking tours in Washington, D.C.

July 14, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN) today led their Co-Chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, Representatives Dusty Johnson (R- SD), Cindy Axne (D-IA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Mark Pocan (D-WI), in introducing the Year-Round Fuel Choice Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can grant waivers to allow E15 and higher blend fuels to be sold at retailers year-round.

July 7, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will meet with constituents of the Third District during a mobile office on Thursday, July 15, in Harrison, Nebraska.

A mobile office allows constituents to meet directly with Congressman Smith about federal issues and take advantage of the constituent services available through his office, such as assisting individuals with challenges they face while working with a federal agency, ordering flags flown over the U.S. Capitol, and booking tours in Washington, D.C.

July 2, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the below statement today in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruling against the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2019 rule waiving Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements to allow the sale of ethanol blends in gasoline of 15%, or E15, year-round.

June 28, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today announced the winners of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for the Third District of Nebraska.

"Congratulations to the winners of this year's Congressional Art Competition and to all of the students who submitted their work," said Smith. "The impressive art submitted this year is a testament to the talent of Third District students and their teachers."

Issues:Education