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In 2023, nearly 70 percent of the 105,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. involved fentanyl or another synthetic opioid. For the last four years, the lethality of these synthetic opioids was compounded by the failed open border policies of the Biden-Harris administration which allowed these highly potent drugs to flood in and destroy far too many American lives.
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.
The American education system develops our next generation of leaders, but we must reckon with serious challenges facing our nation’s students, families, and educators. Preparing to meet the demands of adulthood and the workforce in our rapidly changing economic landscape is no easy task. It requires resilience and robust community support. Unfortunately, recent findings of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” indicate many students are still struggling to overcome learning gaps created during the COVID pandemic.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after Nebraska Volleyball coach John Cook announced his retirement and Third District native, Dani Busboom Kelly was named as the new head coach.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the passing of former Union Bank and Trust President and CEO Jay Dunlap:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) reintroduced the Educational Choice for Children Act (H.R. 833), bicameral legislation to expand education freedom and opportunity for students. Specifically, it provides a charitable donation incentive for individuals and businesses to fund scholarship awards for students to cover expenses related to K-12 public and private education.
This week, Washington was filled with Americans showing their support for the voiceless as they’ve done every year since the March for Life began in 1974. While the pro-life movement has made historic strides in recent years, standing up for the unborn continues to be a deeply important and urgent cause. In recent decades, scientific advancements have accentuated the humanity of life in the womb. Simultaneously, pro-life Americans have faithfully advanced a culture of life which fully recognizes the dignity of the unborn in increasing measure.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Nebraska delegation announced the 2025 dates for the Nebraska Breakfast.
As the host of this year’s breakfasts and dean of the Nebraska congressional delegation, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) joined Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE), along with Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Mike Flood (R-NE) to release the following statement:
Recent discussions I have had with President Trump and my congressional colleagues highlight both the significant challenges and the opportunity we will soon have to get our country back on the right track. After four years of inflationary spending under the Biden-Harris administration, voters have demanded a change in leadership and policy. The tragic consequences of open border policies have grown more severe during the last four years, and anti-growth Biden-Harris policies have squelched American energy production.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced new binding interpretations of key provisions within the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA).