Ready to work for the American people

Last week, the American people chose to return Donald Trump to the White House while also electing a Republican majority to the Senate, and likely the House as well. Investors also received good news this week as the stock market had its best one-week rally in a year.

The election is over. What now?

The general election of 2024 is now over. At this juncture it’s a good time for us all to step back and look at the choices our country is now facing. Perhaps wisdom from the past can serve as an encouragement (or warning) as to our path ahead.

Growing a brighter, more prosperous future

The American economy is powered by innovation and the hard-working Americans who faithfully do their jobs every day. The role of the federal government should be to empower, not hinder, the productive workers and world-leading innovators who drive our country’s remarkable capacity for growth.

Keeping the farm in the Farm Bill

As harvest draws to a close, Nebraska’s producers are worried. Farmers especially feel the weight of higher costs and interest rates. While input costs have risen, market prices have stumbled.

Bring back the Election Sermon

U.S. Census records show that during the last presidential election in 2020, nearly 155 million votes were cast with 69 percent of those votes being cast in a non-traditional way, that is early or mail in voting.

Politics keep costs high for families

Over the hundreds of visits I’ve had with Nebraskans these past few months, one issue keeps rising to the top: everything still costs too much.

We need a courageous leader

A leader rejects passivity, accepts responsibility and leads courageously. However, in politics, “leaders” often pander to those with the loudest voices, have the largest “identity groups”, and have the broadest appeals.

Thank a Farmer Today

As Third District farmers round out the fall harvest season, it is an appropriate time to note how hard agriculture producers work to feed and fuel the world and how this drives our state’s economy.

General Election is underway with early voting

Voting has begun! Early voting began Oct. 7 in Nebraska, but the sad fact of this or any other election is that nationally only 67 percent of the population who are eligible to vote are actually registered to vote, meaning 33 percent of Americans are not registered to vote!

The ‘Winner Take All’ controversy

Following our 17-day summer special session, Gov. Jim Pillen considered calling a second special session to attempt to pass the Winner Take All bill.