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February 19, 2021

Washington, DC — Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) joined his fellow co-Chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Cindy Axne (D-IA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Mark Pocan (D-WI), in introducing bipartisan legislation to ensure transparency and predictability to the Environmental Protection Agency's small refinery exemption (SRE) process.

February 11, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will hold virtual mobile offices to meet with constituents of the Third District. In order to ensure sufficient capacity, the virtual mobile offices are divided by time zone. Constituents living in the Central Time Zone should plan to attend the meeting on Tuesday, February 16, and constituents living in the Mountain Time Zone should plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, February 18. Those interested in attending must pre-register at the links provided below.

February 4, 2021

Washington, D.C.Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) has been selected to continue as Ranking Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures for the 117th Congress. The subcommittee has jurisdiction over federal tax legislation and the Internal Revenue Code. Smith released the below statement after Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), the Republican Leader for the Ways and Means Committee, announced his leadership role.

January 14, 2021

Washington, D.C.The Nebraska congressional delegation released the following statements after legislation renaming Homestead National Monument in Gage County, Nebraska, as Homestead National Historical Park was signed into law. The bill, H.R.1472, was introduced by Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03) with support from Reps. Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01) and Don Bacon (NE-02). Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) introduced the Senate companion (S. 1910) with support from Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE). H.R.

January 6, 2021

Washington, D.C. Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement about ongoing protests at the U.S. Capitol:

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Capitol and trees
January 3, 2021
U.S. Representative Adrian Smith was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the House Speaker on January 3rd, 2021.
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Front view of the Capitol
January 3, 2021
The First Session of the 117th U.S. Congress will commence on January 3rd, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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South East view of the Capitol
January 3, 2021

The freshman class will be sworn in on January 3rd, 2021 when the First Session of the 117th United States Congress convenes.

December 9, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after Sallie and Al Atkins were inducted into the Nebraska Cattlemen Hall of Fame on December 4, 2020.

Sallie and Al were innovators on their ranch near Halsey, Nebraska, where they raised commercial Angus crossbred cattle and served their community and state in many leading roles in the agriculture industry.

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December 4, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the passing of Richard Everett of Runza Restaurants.

"There is hardly anything more identifiably Nebraskan than Runza. Richard Everett carried forward his mother's entrepreneurial spirit while providing Nebraskans with high quality restaurant options and cities across our state with many a community gathering place."

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