Getting straight answers harder and harder

A crusty, old state worker once told me that “the story of government is not what is said is not so, it is what is so is not said.”Wise words that seem to get wiser by the year.

Bringing tools and resources to your fingertips

Every day, I go to work in Congress with a simple goal: to help make life a little better for Nebraska’s families by working to solve problems, strengthen our communities, and create opportunities for the next generation.

The great popsicle debacle

A couple of weeks ago I made a tactical error while shopping at one of those big membership warehouses.Kimberly and I made the trip together and she wanted to get the kids a sweet treat. I spotted a box of popsicles and noticed they were on sale.Rookie mistake.

Father really does know best

In an era of family fragmentation, an intact family — where both mother and father are married, committed and present — provides children with unmatched stability and guidance.

Connected and protected

One of the most important parts of my job is ensuring that federal regulators in Washington understand Nebraska’s unique needs. This past week, I made sure a key federal decision-maker got to hear these needs firsthand.

Nebraska: it really has a lot of cool stuff to see/experience

Memorial Day has come and gone, so it’s time to hit the road.As a lover of Nebraska stuff (you know, corn, the Huskers, Busch Light) I’ve never understood why more people don’t vacation in our state.There’s plenty of stuff to see and experience.

An agreement worth strengthening

Six years ago, Washington managed to do something many people thought was impossible. Amidst President Trump’s first term and Democrat leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans and Democrats came together to enact the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Remember and honor

Each Memorial Day, we remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their life while serving this great nation. Since the end of the American Revolutionary War, more than 646,000 American troops have died in combat.

Math lesson leaves me dazed and confused

It is an interesting time to be alive.Technology changes so fast that it feels outdated seconds after you finish a system update. Every year phones get smarter, televisions get thinner and somehow cars now beep at you for things you did not even know were possible.

Their last full measure of devotion

Throughout American history, members of the U.S. Military have embodied courage by laying down their lives in the defense of freedom. From the birth of the republic to modern conflicts, these acts of valor remind us of liberty’s profound human price.Dr.