Deb Fischer

we always, in our enforcement, focus on uses of data that have the potential to harm consumers.

I think it is very, very important for our environment and our economy that these move forward quickly.

Are you aware that from 2008 to 2012, the U.S. natural gas production increased by 11 percent overall as it fell 13 percent on Federal lands?

In watching the Senate before I arrived and in studying the Senate throughout history, the beauty of this body has been the individual rights of every single Senator. With the change we have seen, I believe those rights are diminished…

I am so very fortunate to have Senator Johanns as the senior Senator from Nebraska. He has a wealth of experience as a former Governor, as a former Secretary of Agriculture, and as a U.S. Senator. So he has definitely been a mentor to me…

the people of Nebraska would never stand for that to happen in our State. As I said, we are very proud of our unicameral system and how we are able to work together. Of course, we know who is a Republican and who is a Democrat in the…

I rise today to speak on behalf of nearly 7,000 Nebraskans who have contacted my office with concerns about ObamaCare. The sticker shock has hit Nebraskans hard. A woman from Palmyra writes: This is the first time I have ever written my…

I rise to discuss the nomination of Elizabeth Wolford to be U.S. district judge for the District of New York. I am new here. I am just completing my first year in the Senate. But I believe this nomination gives us all an opportunity to…

I am pleased that the Committee is taking time to review our Nation's biofuels policy.

I rise today to introduce the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act or the GONE Act. This legislation would require federal agencies to close out expired grant accounts with an empty balance. ``U.S. government spends $890,000 on…

The RFS is working to enhance domestic energy supplies and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

Nebraskans certainly understand the importance of the Renewable Fuel Standard.

I am especially proud of our farmers' ability to continually produce more while using less land, less water and less fertilizer.

I am fully supportive of ethanol because of the good economic impact it has had on rural communities, rural States and truly our country as a whole.

It is concerning that EPA is now proposing a significant rollback in the RFS.

I rise today to speak on the series of historic reforms adopted by the Armed Services Committee to combat sexual assault in the military. The women have taken the lead on this matter. Sexual assault is not a gender issue, it is a violence…

I rise today to speak on behalf of nearly 3,000 Nebraskans who have contacted my office with their concerns about ObamaCare. Their stories are, unfortunately, not unique: skyrocketing premiums and cancellation of plans they were promised…

I want nothing more for all of those who have risked life and limb than for them to be able to pursue the very American dream that they fought so courageously to defend.

We owe it to our brave men and women in uniform to ensure that all of the programs in place to support our veterans are run well and administered efficiently.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Veterans Day

today I rise to call attention to a problem that seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle recently. That issue is our unemployed and underemployed American youth. On September 14, the Wall Street Journal published a must-read story…

I rise today to give voice to frustrated Nebraskans. I rise to testify to the simple truth that a government should not intentionally make life harder for its people. I rise to say: Enough. Enough press conferences. Enough brinkmanship…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, so ordered.

I rise on behalf of the millions of middle-class families across America who feel they have been left behind. Too many of these people are decent, hard-working folks who are unemployed or underemployed. Too many have adult children stuck…

I rise to discuss legislation that I am introducing in the U.S. Senate today, the Judgment Fund Transparency Act. As my colleagues may or may not know, the Judgment Fund is administered by the Treasury Department and is used to pay certain…