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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.
Our nation’s founders understood the importance of establishing a universal postal system from the very beginning. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin postmaster general for the American colonies, nearly a full year prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Today the United States Postal Service (USPS) makes up our largest non-military governmental infrastructure, obligated to guarantee service to all 167 million addresses across the country.
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.
The costly consequences of unnecessary, burdensome regulations represent one of the greatest threats to future American prosperity. In fact, a 2024 report produced by the Biden-Harris administration showed, in the year prior, the annual government-wide paperwork burden on Americans increased by 1.6 billion hours to more than 12.1 billion. This is the highest total on record. When paired with runaway inflationary spending, this overregulation was a recipe for stifling economic growth. In 2024 alone, unelected bureaucrats imposed regulations costing taxpayers more than $1.34 trillion.
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.