PRESS RELEASES
- Sunday January 19th, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) issued the following statement in response to the news that Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft were among the U.S. companies to remove TikTok from their app stores in accordance with the bipartisan law passed by Congress.
“W...
- Friday January 17th, 2025
January 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in TikTok Inc v. Garland. In the ruling, the Supreme Court upheld a law passed overwhelmingly by Congress requiring Bytedance, a Chinese company and TikTo...
- Friday January 17th, 2025
January 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a new member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, questioned Scott Turner, President Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Ricketts cited successful efforts made in Nebraska...
IN THE
NEWS
- Friday October 18th, 2024
KETV
OMAHA, Neb. —
Senator Pete Ricketts sits down with FirstNews for ‘Coffee with the Candidates’ to discuss his last 20 months in office since replacing Ben Sasse and his vision for the future.
Click here to watch Preston Love Jr., Ricketts’ opponent, in his interview for ‘Coff...
- Thursday October 3rd, 2024
Norfolk Radio
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, 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 count...
- Wednesday August 14th, 2024
WOWT
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – JD Vance is coming to Omaha.
Nebraska GOP Chairman Eric Underwood confirmed to 6 News on Wednesday that the Republican vice presidential hopeful plans to make an appearance in the Cornhusker State next week.
Vance — a U.S. Senator from Ohio who was chosen last ...
WEEKLY
COLUMN
- Friday January 17th, 2025
January 17, 2025
This week, America is closing the book on President Biden’s record of failures. His policies gave our country high prices and overregulation. The American dream became less attainable for hardworking families. Biden’s overspending, bureaucratic overreach, and anti-energy policies caused this...
- Friday January 10th, 2025
The federal government has a fundamental responsibility to secure our borders. President Biden utterly failed to do that. Criminal illegal aliens have been allowed to enter and roam our country. Americans like Laken Riley died as a result. This week, I voted to advance legislation I co-lead to hold criminal illegal ...
- Friday January 3rd, 2025
January 3, 2024
I’m humbled and honored to have the opportunity to continue serving Nebraskans in the U.S. Senate. President Trump’s re-election, along with Republican majorities in Congress, provides a great opportunity to get our country back on track. We must deliver results for Nebraskans. This Congress, I’ll...
VIDEOS
Ricketts Questions HUD Secretary Nominee Scott Turner at Hearing
Ricketts on Senate Floor: Laken Riley Act Is “Our First Step” to Help Pres. Trump Secure the Border
Ricketts at Zeldin Confirmation Hearing: EPA Must “Follow the Law” & “Get Back to the Fundamentals”
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