By Cody Ronnfeldt, WJAG March 2, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. - After the recent success on trade with USMCA, China, and Japan, Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith said they’re now looking for their next opportunity. During a media conference call last week Smith said they’re exploring a trade opportunity with Kenya. "Obviously the population numbers are there [...]
By MARK McCARTHY Star-Herald Feb 29, 2020 With the recent success of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and trade agreements with China and Japan, Nebraska Third District Congressman Adrian Smith said the next opportunities on the horizon are likely to include Europe and Africa. Smith said Thursday that he believes the European Union and the [...]
By MARK McCARTHY Star-Herald Feb 27, 2020 Updated Feb 28, 2020 Third District Congressman Adrian Smith praised the handling of coronavirus by the University of Nebraska Medical Center staff and the key role Nebraska is playing in containing the outbreak. “The coronavirus outbreak has dominated the news and global events, and Nebraska has played a [...]
By Brian Neben, Lexington Clipper-Herald February 21, 2020 LEXINGTON — Congress may not be in session, but it doesn’t mean Congressman Adrian Smith isn’t busy. On Tuesday afternoon he paid a visit to Lexington High School to visit and meet with several different classes. On Tuesday, Feb. 18 Smith was on a tour of the [...]
Victoria Ayotte Brown, Lincoln Journal Star February 5, 2020 Sen. Ben Sasse: “At tonight’s State of the Union address, the president talked about some big Nebraska priorities: promoting trade, securing the border and defending life. The USMCA is great news for Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers and it’s an achievement worth celebrating tonight. Border security is [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2020 SCOTTSBLUFF, NE - Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today was designated a “Friend of Agriculture” by the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation PAC. Smith is seeking re-election to Nebraska’s vast Third Congressional District, which encompasses 75 of Nebraska’s 93 counties. Smith is a strong advocate for agriculture, export markets, and ethanol. In [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2020 SCOTTSBLUFF, NE – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) officially files for reelection to represent Nebraska’s Third District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith, a lifelong resident of Gering, has been a leader in Congress fighting to reduce taxes, cut spending and advocate for agriculture and trade issues facing rural [...]
BY World-Herald News Service | January 4, 2019, WASHINGTON — Midlands lawmakers kicked off a new Congress on Thursday amid a partial government shutdown that has no apparent end in sight. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., took the oath of office for her second term on a Bible her grandmother gave her in 1955. And she [...]
By the McCook Gazette WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As he looks ahead to 2019, U.S. Congressman Adrian Smith, who represents Nebraska's Third District including the counties of Southwest Nebraska, says his major focus will be "to improve market access for our ag producers." To help accomplish this, Smith says he will encourage the negotiation of new [...]
By Bill Schammert, 1011now.com LINCOLN, Neb. -- Despite a partial government shutdown, Congress is still collecting paychecks, at least most of them. Nebraska Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, Adrian Smith and Don Bacon, along with Sens. Ben Sasse and Deb Fischer, have asked for their paychecks to be withheld until the government is 100-percent funded. "Hopefully all [...]
