Political Quotes

Pete Ricketts

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Pete Ricketts is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. He has served as the Governor of Nebraska since January 2015. Ricketts has focused on various issues during his tenure, including economic development, education reform, and healthcare access, particularly for seniors in rural areas. His administration has emphasized the importance of innovative approaches to reach underserved populations. Ricketts is known for his business background prior to entering politics, having worked in the family business and in investment management.

Quotes by year · 20152026352 total · peak 2024 (179)
2015: 3 quotes2022: 6 quotes2023: 113 quotes2024: 179 quotes2025: 21 quotes2026: 30 quotes

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  1. Flooding the market with lower quality beef compromises Nebraska farmers and ranchers. They should be enabled to grow herd sizes and meet consumer demand.2 sources2026rollcall.com
Aug 21, 2026

Flooding the market with lower quality beef compromises Nebraska farmers and ranchers. They should be enabled to grow herd sizes and meet consumer demand.

rollcall.com
Aug 19, 2026

Senator Graham was clear eyed on Putin and fought for years to build peace through strength.

ernst.senate.gov
Aug 7, 2026

Biden’s overregulation and red tape regime cost Nebraskans millions of dollars.

lummis.senate.gov
Aug 6, 2026

They used California policies as a backdoor EV mandate and even tried to control how we cut our grass.

foxnews.com
Aug 4, 2026

I’m excited to share that record with Nebraskans while discussing my vision for continuing to fight for them in Washington.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Aug 3, 2026

The current status of birthright citizenship is not what our founders intended, or what the writers of the 14th Amendment intended when they wrote this.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Aug 3, 2026

Congress should act to change what we’ve come to know as birthright citizenship.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jul 23, 2026

What we want to do is make sure we’re not locking out people who come from a successful business. We don’t want to keep a successful business person from coming to Congress.

dailycaller.com
Jul 22, 2026

Trust in Congress is at an all-time low.

rollcall.com
Jul 22, 2026

He has done a lot for our state serving, obviously, not only the University of Nebraska but here in Washington, D.C., as well.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jul 17, 2026

Nebraskans are honest, trusting people. We expect others to behave the same way.

ernst.senate.gov
Jul 14, 2026

if you‘re unhappy, say with inflation, the worst thing you can do is elect a communist …

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jul 10, 2026

The Artemis II mission was a historic achievement for American space dominance.

vanhollen.senate.gov
Jun 30, 2026

I certainly wants to make sure that everybody has the opportunity to turn out and vote for this ballot initiative

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jun 16, 2026

Glad to see Sen. Pete Ricketts recently fielded some constituents’ questions via the wonders of modern technology in a “tele-town hall,” his first since February.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jun 16, 2026

To his credit, Sen. Ricketts has promised more such gatherings in the future as his campaign for re-election continues — some even in person.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jun 12, 2026

I’ve been involved in politics for 20 years. … There has never been a time when this country needs Republicans more than right now.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jun 9, 2026

The crux of what we’re trying to accomplish is to get Iran to give up making a nuclear bomb.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jun 9, 2026

There is no way that men should be playing women’s sports or boys should be playing girls’ sports.

nebraskaexaminer.com
May 27, 2026

Energy security is national security and critical mineral supply chains are the backbone of economic strength.

coons.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

Communist China is the greatest threat to the American way of life.

coons.senate.gov

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