Press Releases

October 17, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement commenting on the apparent death of Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar: “Yahya Sinwar was one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. He directed Hamas’ October 7th terror attack that murdered 1,195...

October 16, 2024 OMAHA, NE – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration sent a letter to Israel conditioning further arms support: “I’m disgusted by the Biden-Harris administration’s continued threa...

OMAHA, NE – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts urged prioritizing domestic manufacturing after hearing from Nebraska hospitals and patients unable to move forward with procedures due to sterile solution shortages. Baxter supplies approximately 60% of the U.S.’ IV fluids and suffered significant damage...

October 7, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, one year since the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack killed dozens of Americans, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined all 48 of his Senate Republican colleagues to fully condemn Iran-backed Hamas for its actions, support the forever survival of Israel, and call for t...

October 3, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other Biden-Harris administration officials urging them to defend U.S. economic interests against the European Union regulatory encroachment. The European...

October 2, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to introduce the Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants (BE GONE) Act. The bill, led by Ernst, would allow the U.S. to deport sexual offenders currently in the country and b...

October 1, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement after Iran launched hundreds of missiles in a direct attack against Israel: “For three and a half years, the Biden-Harris administration’s appeasement-first foreign policy has emboldened adversaries and i...

October 1, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) was named to the 2024 National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Congressional Dean’s List for his unwavering support of the Second Amendment. “I will always champion the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners across Nebraska,” ...