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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after it was reported the Office of the United States Trade Representative is attempting to renegotiate provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement without consulting Congress or American industry stakeholders.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Chuck Edwards (R-NC) along with 27 House colleagues sent a letter asking President Trump to immediately end the IRS' unlawful Direct File pilot program upon taking office in January. Copies of the letter were addressed to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump's selections to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as well as Treasury Secretary-Designee Scott Bessent, and Trump's selection to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) along with Nebraska House delegation colleagues Congressmen Mike Flood (R-NE-01) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary-Designee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to congratulate him on his expected nomination and invite him to Nebraska to witness firsthand the state's world-leading food supply chain and challenges to rural health care access.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the passing of former member of the Nebraska Board of Regents and businessman Howard Hawks.
This week, despite prior assurances made repeatedly by the president himself and his spokespeople he would not do so, President Biden announced he had signed a sweeping pardon for his son Hunter Biden. While framed by the president as addressing Hunter’s gun and tax charges, the pardon stunningly covers all crimes Hunter “committed or may have committed” from 2014 to 2023, a period covering Hunter’s questionable business dealings in Ukraine, China, and other foreign nations.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives supporting passage of his bill (H.R. 8413) to transfer certain land at Swanson Reservoir and Red Willow Reservoir from the Bureau of Reclamation to Hitchcock and Frontier Counties, respectively. The bill passed with unanimous consent.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after President Trump released a statement announcing he will appoint former Congressman Billy Long to serve as Commissioner of the IRS.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives today on passage of his bill (H.R. 7507) to name the post office in Lexington, NE the "William E. and Elsie L. Barrett Post Office Building." The bill passed with unanimous consent.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced he had signed a pardon for his son Hunter Biden.
Poised at the threshold of the holiday season, the Thanksgiving holiday has a powerful capacity to bring us together as Americans. Despite unrest in the world, economic adversity, and political polarization, we’re given the chance to unite, share in our blessings, and give thanks.