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October 11, 2013
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of a resolution to send the Farm Bill to a conference committee with the Senate:
Issues:Agriculture
October 8, 2013
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement regarding the government shutdown and President Obama’s remarks today.
Issues:Budget
October 4, 2013
Unable to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution, the federal government went into a partial shutdown on October 1st. This situation is far from ideal, and Americans and Nebraskans are rightly frustrated. We would all like to see this situation resolved quickly, which will require both sides to negotiate.
Issues:Budget
September 30, 2013
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of the House Continuing Resolution, which would fund the government through December 15, 2013 at current levels, delay the individual mandate included in the President’s health care law for one year, and end special treatment for Members of Congress and staff:
Issues:BudgetHealth Care
September 29, 2013
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.J. Res. 59, an amended continuing resolution which would keep the government open, delay implementation of the Affordable Care Act for one year, and permanently repeal the Medical Device Tax
Issues:BudgetHealth Care
September 27, 2013
Identity theft is a growing problem affecting millions of Americans each year. This crime occurs when individuals use your personal information without your consent to commit fraud or other financial crimes.
September 20, 2013
Congress is currently facing several major issues which need to be addressed. We need to agree on legislation to keep the government operating before the end of the fiscal year. The President’s ill-conceived health care law is set to launch on October 1, even though it is clearly not ready to be implemented. And we are once again quickly approaching the federal debt limit.
Issues:Agriculture
September 20, 2013
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of the House Continuing Resolution, which would fund the government through December 15, 2013 at current levels, fully defund the President’s health care law, and prevent default should the United States reach the federal debt limit
Issues:Health Care
September 19, 2013
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013:
Issues:Agriculture
September 13, 2013
On August 21st, nearly 1,500 men, women, and children were killed in a chemical weapons attack in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria. This horrific attack is just the latest atrocity in a brutal civil war between forces supporting dictator Bashar Al-Assad and various rebel groups which has left as many as 100,000 Syrians dead and millions displaced.
Issues:Defense