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Religious liberty is America’s first and founding principle. Our nation was built and settled by generations of people who fled the tyranny and religious oppression of their homelands. Our Founders sought to preserve religious liberty by ensuring this nation protected against the establishment of any law impeding the free exercise of one's religious beliefs. This principle is enshrined in the First Amendment of our Constitution which reads in part, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
Washington, D.C.– Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will be able to meet with a representative of Congressman Smith’s Scottsbluff office for a “mobile office” on Wednesday, February 29, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (MT) in Ogallala.
Washington, D.C.– Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will be able to meet with a representative of Congressman Smith’s Scottsbluff office for a “mobile office” on Wednesday, February 29, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (CT) in North Platte.
Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement on President Obama’s corporate tax reform proposal:
“I am pleased President Obama has finally joined the conversation on tax reform,” said Smith. “I am encouraged the President’s framework includes many of the same principles of reform we have worked on in the Ways & Means Committee which will make businesses in Nebraska more competitive globally while creating good jobs here at home: lowering rates, reducing loopholes, and broadening the tax base.
Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) has announced the first in a series Farm Bill Listening Tour stops to hear from constituents and answer questions about the future of agriculture policy. In addition, Smith is launching a webpage as a resource for constituents interested in learning more about the next Farm Bill and the upcoming listening tour: https://adriansmith.house.gov/FarmBill.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the “stimulus,” turned three years old on Friday. When properly accounted, the price tag for this historic spending law is more than $1.1 trillion. To put this figure in perspective, the stimulus is more than twice the size of the New Deal and more than the entire value of Australia’s economy.
Washington, D.C.– Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will be able to meet with a representative of Congressman Smith’s Scottsbluff office for a “mobile office” on Thursday, February 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (MT) in Chadron.
Washington, D.C.– Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will be able to meet with a representative of Congressman Smith’s Grand Island office for a “mobile office” on Thursday, February 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (CT) in O’Neill.
Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the White House released its budget blueprint for Fiscal Year 2013:
“With this budget proposal, the President has regrettably decided he is not going to be a part of the solution to our nation’s debt crisis,” said Smith. “President Obama’s budget would continue fueling uncertainty for job creators by imposing a $1.9 trillion tax hike while adding $11 trillion to the national debt.
As a former chairman of the House Budget Committee once said, “If you can’t budget, you can’t govern.” Budgeting is one of the most basic things people do. Families and businesses in Nebraska budget every day, figuring out what their needs are and how they are to be met.