Nebraska's congressional delegation defends Trump agenda to business leaders [View all]
Source: Omaha World Herald
ANDREW WEGLEY Lincoln Journal Star Aug 5, 2025 Updated 9 hrs ago
ASHLAND, Neb. — Three GOP members of Nebraska's congressional delegation defended President Donald Trump's policies and his signature bill Tuesday morning at an annual gathering of business, agricultural and government leaders.
Amid a panel-style interview at the annual summit, Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, along with Rep. Mike Flood of the state's 1st Congressional District, each praised Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill," the president's steps to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and Trump's tariffs that have disrupted trade and frustrated Nebraska's farmers.
At town halls in Seward in May and in Lincoln on Monday, Nebraskans have lashed out against Trump's moves and, in particular, the president's domestic policy bill, which extends tax cuts enacted in 2017 and will slash more than $1 trillion from Medicaid to help pay for them.
At Tuesday's breakfast at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Fischer, Ricketts and Flood hailed the bill that each of them voted for last month.
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, from left, Sen. Deb Fischer and 1st District Rep. Mike Flood answer questions from the audience during the annual Federal Legislative Summit held at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum on Tuesday in Ashland.
KENNETH FERRIERA, LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
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