Ricketts on Trump Message to Congress: “America is Back”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), reacted to President Trump’s speech to a Joint Session of Congress. He made the following comments while on a conference call with Nebraska media:
“Last night, America heard from a President who got right to the point with the first line of his address: America is back,” said Ricketts. “President Trump is committed to ushering in a new Golden Age for the United States. I am excited about the newfound opportunities presented to all Americans because we have President Trump back in office. Americans elected President Trump to secure the border, unleash American energy, and restore American strength. Last night, the President laid out a grand vision for how we can accomplish those goals.”
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Senator Ricketts: “Last night, America heard from a President who got right to the point with the first line of his address: America is back.
“President Trump is committed to ushering in a new Golden Age for the United States.
“I am excited about the newfound opportunities presented to all Americans because we have President Trump back in office.
“Americans elected President Trump to secure the border, unleash American energy, and restore American strength.
“Last night, the President laid out a grand vision for how we can accomplish those goals.
“The days of open borders, overregulation, and appeasement are over. And not a moment too soon.
“I will do all I can to help President Trump deliver prosperity and keep Americans safe.
“Our Border Patrol agents need more tools to stop drugs, crime, and illegal border crossings.
“The President made clear he will stand strong with them.
“His policies are already working. Last month, we saw the lowest number of illegal border crossings in recorded history.
“I support dozens of Senate solutions to codify his policies in federal law.
“Another key part of President Trump’s vision is unleashing American energy.
“We’re blessed with incredible natural resources here at home.
“By cutting red tape and streamlining processes, we can unleash those resources.
“We can make America energy dominant.
“That’s how we can lower energy prices and deliver prosperity for our families across the country.
“Those are my priorities as a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee.
“The President also highlighted the work of DOGE and what it is doing to attack wasteful, fraudulent, and abusive federal spending.
“As a former Governor and businessman who did similar work at the state level, it was refreshing to hear what they’re doing.
“So for example, one agency had 13,000 employees and had 37,000 software licenses.
“Many of those licenses had never even been used or opened.
“Additionally, DOGE has found 22 million individuals on our Social Security rolls who are too hold to be alive.
“This is government waste in its most obvious form.
“We need to bring both business sense and common sense to cut red tape and streamline the federal bureaucracy.
“Last week, I introduced the Improper Payments Transparency Act to help identify wasteful spending.
“I’ll keep fighting for transparency and accountability with our spending.
“Lastly, we heard President Trump talk about extending his historic tax cuts.
“The Trump tax cuts brought prosperity to American families.
“I will work with the President to extend and make permanent the Trump tax cuts so that all Americans can get ahead once again.
“We can restore the American dream.
“President Trump spoke about restoring American strength on the world stage.
“Biden’s appeasement-first policy led to new conflicts.
“Now, President Trump’s strong leadership is bringing the world closer to peace.
“Our enemies will no longer doubt our resolve.
“I’m working to support those priorities on the Foreign Relations Committee.
“President Trump’s address last night was about renewing the American Dream.
“That means restoring a strong border, a strong military, and a strong energy policy.
“I will continue doing all I can to support President Trump as he works toward those goals.”