Deb Fischer

according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, 46 million Americans live in rural areas. This includes 35 percent of the residents in my home State of Nebraska. Often, in the government, we focus on the…

I think that needs to be made clear because there is deep concern about anything that is connected to the internet.

this week is National Police Week. It is an opportunity to show our gratitude to the men and women in blue who risk their lives every day for our safety, as well as honor those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. This Police…

I view broadband as essential infrastructure. It is an investment in our country. It is an investment in the future.

We are talking about rural development and being able--I view that as strengthening rural America, to be able to have that development.

In my view, that is a clear testament to the importance of these efforts.

The Library of Congress should strive to be a global leader in the management and preservation of information.

This is such an important project. It would be great to get it done on time to be able to celebrate our 250th anniversary with it.

I love visiting the Library, and I want to tell you that my staff recently was able to take a field trip and visit the Library.

I certainly want to see this project completed and done in a responsible way, because I believe your past leadership has shown you capable of doing that, and we want to be helpful.

Thank you, Madam Chair, for calling this oversight hearing regarding the Library of Congress.

The Library is such a treasure for us all.

over a decade ago, when President Obama was in office and Apple's iPad was just hitting the market, our intelligence agencies began to notice a disturbing pattern. Chinese- made communications equipment was multiplying across our country…

today, the U.S. Senate will vote on my Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Biden administration's rule establishing stricter emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles. My Republican colleagues have joined me in this…

this Presidential administration has consistently been marked by egregious overreach. Over the past few months, we have seen them trying to regulate everything from our State water to our personal retirement funds. Now the Biden…

Thank you, Madam Chairman.

After the Cold War we divested significant capacity in the Indo-Pacific and adopted a posture that assumed a more concentrated basing model.

Ultimately, we traded away the flexibility of having larger network of bases, and facilities, ports, and dry docks, and runways for cost savings and efficiencies.

I appreciate the Air Force's commitment to rebuilding Offutt, after the devastation caused by the floods in 2019.

my colleagues and I are here today to discuss the importance of unleashing American energy. Especially during a time of international turmoil, we in the United States need to ensure that we reduce our dependence on unstable foreign…

I am so happy to be joined in the U.S. Senate by a Nebraska colleague as sharp, as capable, and as ready to get to work as Senator Ricketts. As Senator Ricketts noted, Nebraska is what America is supposed to be. I know Senator Ricketts…

I hope that Congress is going to quickly provide Appropriations so we can see the construction of the facility as well.

Yeah. That would be great. I am new on this committee, and I am excited to be on this committee because I want to be able to make sure that we are funding programs that work, and the producers use, where they are able to have fewer inputs…

I am excited to be on this committee because I want to be able to make sure that we are funding programs that work.

And I hope that Congress is going to quickly provide Appropriations so we can see the construction of the facility as well.