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During a recent visit to Wilber-Clatonia High School, I was approached by a number of students and staff regarding new school menu requirements. The new rules, while well-intentioned, are leaving many students hungry and squeezing already limited school budgets.
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) accepted the National Association of Manufacturers Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence today at the Nebraska Business and Industrial Products Show in Grand Island.
“I am honored to receive this award,” said Smith. “Nebraska is an agriculture state and a manufacturing state. The Third District alone is home to more than 300 manufacturing facilities employing nearly 27,000 people. In this economy it is essential we remove red tape on our manufacturers, and work to make sure our exports are competitive abroad.”
Affordable energy is a necessary ingredient for long-term economic growth. Lower utility rates reduce overhead costs, leaving businesses more money to grow, add more employees, and reduce consumer prices. The less money families spend on their monthly power bill, the more money they have to save or spend as they wish – all of which contributes to economic growth.
Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement today after former Third District Congressman Tom Osborne announced he would retire as Athletic Director for the University of Nebraska on January 1, 2013:
For more than a year I have worked with agriculture groups, producers across Nebraska and my colleagues in Congress to pass a responsible long-term Farm Bill. Like many others, I am frustrated and disappointed by the failure to come to an agreement, and I believe both parties bear some responsibility for not getting a bill passed.
Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement today after the House finished voting without passing a Farm Bill or an extension before the current bill expires on September 30, 2012.
Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement today encouraging constituents to participate in United States Postal Service (USPS) surveys on reduced retail hours at certain post office locations: