In The News - Senator Pete Ricketts

Ricketts co-sponsors flex fuel bill, discusses with ethanol industry leaders in Minden

News Channel Nebraska MINDEN, Neb. — One of Nebraska’s U.S. Senators is pushing legislation designed to benefit the ethanol industry. Pete Ricketts is co-sponsor of...

Senator calls for probe after one of Hunter Biden’s lawyers allegedly lied about her identity

FOX News FIRST ON FOX: A GOP senator is calling for a disciplinary inquiry into Hunter Biden’s legal team after a judge accused one lawyer...

Bill introduced to eliminate animal waste emissions reporting requirement

Norfolk NE Radio WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill that would eliminate the reporting requirement for emissions from animal waste has been introduced by U.S. Senator...

Constituents hound Senate offices over unprecedented passport backlog

The Washington Examiner Thousands of people have been calling Senate offices for assistance getting the necessary documents for overseas travel as the State Department’s passport...

Passport backlog sends wave of angry constituent calls to Senate, sparking search for solution

THE HILL The deepening backlog of passport applications has spurred a flood of calls to Senate offices and new efforts to ease the process for...

Ricketts promoting Nebraska program that helps some food aid recipients find better jobs

Omaha World-Herald LINCOLN — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at promoting a Nebraska program that has helped hundreds of food assistance...

Ricketts says innovative program helps SNAP recipients into better jobs as he plans national expansion

Nebraska TV GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A program launched in central Nebraska may go national, aiming to get more people off food stamps and into...

Ricketts pushes legislation to fix ‘unacceptable’ passport backlog

KLKN (ABC) LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Nebraska lawmaker is leading an effort to fix the nation’s passport backlog, which has forced many Americans to...

EXCLUSIVE: Senator Challenges Biden Admin to Fly Pro-Life Flags After Pride Celebration

The Daily Signal FIRST IN DAILY SIGNAL: Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska is calling on President Joe Biden and his federal agencies to show...

Zelenskyy defends use of cluster bombs, pushes for NATO membership, ahead of Biden meeting

USA Today VILNIUS, Lithuania − Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defended his country’s use of cluster munitions on Wednesday at a NATO news conference, where he...

Nebraska’s Sen. Ricketts, at NATO summit, urges member countries to pay their share

Omaha World-Herald LINCOLN — Speaking from the site of this year’s NATO Summit, Nebraska GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts called Tuesday for the member countries to...

US Senator unexpectedly meets Yoon in Lithuania, bursts into ‘American Pie’

The Korea Herald VILNIUS, Lithuania — It seems Yoon’s reputation for liking a sing-along precedes him. While in Vilnius, Lithuania for a NATO summit, the...