Press Releases

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposed rule withdrawing from the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Representative Adrian Smith (Neb.-03) have nominated Matt and Jerri Phillips of North Platte, Nebraska as “Angels in Adoption” for 2017. Matt and Jerri adopted seven siblings, Kris, Cassidy, Amanda, Denise, Dylan, Sterling and Shelby, in March 2017.

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after voting in the Ways and Means Committee to pass H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after voting in favor of H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This legislation, of which Smith is a cosponsor, protects unborn children by prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks and empowering women with a civil right of action if the law is not followed.

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) welcomed 25 Nebraska veterans and their escorts to the U.S. Capitol this evening as part of the Dawson County Hero Flight.

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today on the introduction of the tax reform framework by the Trump administration, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Finance.

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Adrian Smith’s (R-NE) bill, the Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act, to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program.

Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a representative of his office at mobile offices during the month of October in Sidney, Red Cloud, Thedford, Fullerton, Central City, Center, and St. Paul.