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WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today voted against a $1.1 trillion funding act which wraps the 12 major spending bills Congress failed to pass this year into one massive bill.
The bill, which will fund government operations through next September, continues House Democrats' unsustainable spending policies and does nothing to curb the waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending. The bill also includes several unrelated provisions, most notably food safety legislation.
WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today released the following statement commemorating the December 7, 1941 attack on the U.S. Naval Base Pearl Harbor:
"As Americans joined together in the days following the attack on Pearl Harbor, we must continue to live up to the spirit of courage of the 16 million Americans who served during World War II.
WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today released the following statement regarding the bipartisan agreement on taxes between President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders:
"Unless Congress and the President act, a $3.8 trillion tax hike is set to take effect on January 1, 2011. This would be the largest tax increase in our country's history, and the average Nebraska family will see its federal income taxes skyrocket from $3,461 to $5,090 - an increase of $1,600.
WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today released the following statement regarding negotiators from the U.S. and South Korea reaching a deal on a trade agreement, potentially moving forward an issue which has been stalled since 2007:
WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives pushed through an attempt to prevent only some of the $3.8 trillion tax increases slated to go into effect on January 1st. Smith joined with 167 Republicans and 20 Democrats in opposition to the legislation.
WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE) today announced his nomination of the following students to the U.S. Service Academies for the class entering the fall of 2011.
Thomas Blanton is a recent graduate of Alliance High School in Alliance. He has been nominated to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.