Opinion

Greetings from the Capitol! I hope this update finds you well. I’m pleased to share the latest legislative updates with you.

nOte frOm d.C . Americans elected President Trump to secure the border, unleash American energy, and restore American strength.

insights frOm d.C . This past August, I visited the city of North Platte for a tour with North Platte’s chamber office.

LINCOLN – It’s daylight savings time, so let’s turn back the clock … to four years ago when the state was still contending with the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a silver lining of sorts to those awful days – a huge influx of federal funds to keep the economy going.

W When President Trump took office, historic inflation and a failure of leadership by the Biden administration had hammered American families and small businesses. Disastrous policies led to our agriculture producers losing ground in export markets, deadly fentanyl flooding across the border, and dangerous criminals and terrorists threatening our communities due to a lack of immigration enforcement.

A brief recap of bills heard last week in the committees I serve on. LB 576 introduced by Sen.

nOte frOm d.C . There is an inscription above an entrance to the Nebraska State Capitol.

W Just over a month into President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration is off to an aggressive start. Commissioned with a mandate from the people to restore American prosperity, the president has moved without delay to reassert common sense in the Executive Branch, rein in government overreach, and demonstrate international leadership.

W Our nation’s founders understood the importance of establishing a universal postal system from the very beginning. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin postmaster general for the American colonies, nearly a full year prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

nOte frOm d.C . The last four years of the Biden administration failed the American people.