{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ricketts-recaps-2025-a-year-of-delivering-wins-for-nebraskans/", "Ricketts Recaps 2025, A Year of Delivering Wins for Nebraskans", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "NE", "Pete Ricketts", "R000618", "www.ricketts.senate.gov", "ricketts", "https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list&pagenum=", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) highlighted successes in 2025, delivering wins for Nebraskans with safer streets, more money in pockets, and excellent customer service.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m also proud of the legislative successes we achieved this year. We passed the Working Families Tax Cut, which delivered big wins for Nebraska families. This avoided a $2,400 tax increase on the average Nebraska family,\u201d said Ricketts. \u201cIt expanded child tax credits and tax credits for dependent care. It incentivizes businesses to invest in childcare for their workers. It increased the standard deduction while letting donations be itemized. It includes the no tax on tips and no tax on overtime provisions. We made the Death Tax exemption permanent, so Nebraska farming and ranching families can pass their business to the next generation. The Working Families Tax Cut means 88% of seniors won\u2019t have to pay income taxes on their Social Security benefits.\u201d\n\n\u201c[M]y team and I delivered excellent customer service to Nebraskans. We helped 883 Nebraskans navigate federal agencies. We cut through the red tape,\u201d said Ricketts. \u201cWe helped Nebraskans save or recover $16.4 million this year. My constituent services team held 736 outreach events in Nebraska this year. This includes Mobile Office Hours in all 93 counties.\u201d\n\nWatch the video here.\n\nTRANSCRIPT:\n\nSenator Ricketts: \u201cAmericans elected President Trump and Senate Republicans to get our country back on track.\n\n\u201cThat means safer streets, more money in your pocket, and excellent customer service.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud of the work we did this year.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re delivering for Nebraskans.\n\n\u201cI continue to do what I did as Governor.\n\n\u201cI travel the state, talk to people, and listen to their concerns.\n\n\u201cThis year, I held public events across the state.\n\n\u201cThis included townhall meetings in Central and Western Nebraska.\n\n\u201cI hosted regular telephone townhalls to answer questions directly from Nebraskans.\n\n\u201cI hosted a Federal Issues Forum at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.\n\n\u201cEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso joined me at the Forum.\n\n\u201cWe discussed solutions to get America back on track.\n\n\u201cI also released the \u201cRicketts Review\u201d at the State Fair.\n\n\u201cThis report outlined my work to keep Americans safe, make government work, and deliver proven Nebraska solutions that are ready for America.\n\n\u201cI released 52 weekly columns.\n\n\u201cI did 100 exclusive interviews that were seen and heard across our state.\n\n\u201cI will continue this outreach in 2026.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m also proud of the legislative successes we achieved this year.\n\n\u201cWe passed the Working Families Tax Cut, which delivered big wins for Nebraska families.\n\n\u201cThis avoided a $2,400 tax increase on the average Nebraska family.\n\n\u201cIt expanded child tax credits and tax credits for dependent care.\n\n\u201cIt incentivizes businesses to invest in childcare for their workers.\n\n\u201cIt increased the standard deduction while letting donations be itemized.\n\n\u201cIt includes the no tax on tips and no tax on overtime provisions.\n\n\u201cWe made the Death Tax exemption permanent, so Nebraska farming and ranching families can pass their business to the next generation\n\n\u201cThe Working Families Tax Cut means 88% of seniors won\u2019t have to pay income taxes on their Social Security benefits.\n\n\u201cWe also created a $50 billion rural health care fund to strengthen health care in our rural communities.\n\n\u201cThe Working Families Tax Cut delivers for Nebraska families.\n\n\u201cThe Working Families Tax Cut provides funding to finish the border wall, hire more agents and more judges.\n\n\u201cWe passed the Laken Riley Act.\n\n\u201cThis was the strongest immigration enforcement law in decades.\n\n\u201cIt closed dangerous loopholes that allowed criminal illegal aliens to hurt Americans.\n\n\u201cWe passed the HALT Fentanyl Act.\n\n\u201cThe HALT Fentanyl Act permanently reclassifies fentanyl and its analogues as Schedule I substances.\n\n\u201cIt will lead to harsher sentences for fentanyl traffickers and fewer overdose deaths.\n\n\u201cWe worked to cut red tape and restore commonsense.\n\n\u201cWe passed the GENIUS Act to support financial innovation.\n\n\u201cWe passed $9 billion in spending cuts.\n\n\u201cWe passed 24 Congressional Review Act resolutions to overturn burdensome Biden regulations, including stopping Biden\u2019s EV mandate.\n\n\u201cThis includes legislation I wrote with Rep. Mike Flood to overturn overreach from the Biden Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.\n\n\u201cAt the same time, we overcame unprecedented Democrat obstruction and confirmed President Trump\u2019s nominees.\n\n\u201cWe confirmed more than 400 civilian nominees this year.\n\n\u201cWe confirmed President Trump\u2019s Cabinet at the fastest pace since 2001.\n\n\u201cWe had more days in session and took more votes than any Senate in at least 35 years.\n\n\u201cMost Americans show up to work until the job gets done.\n\n\u201cIn Congresses past, that work ethic hasn\u2019t existed.\n\n\u201cUnder Republican leadership, the Senate is back to workback to work.\n\n\u201cIn addition, my team and I delivered excellent customer service to Nebraskans.\n\n\u201cWe helped 883 Nebraskans navigate federal agencies.\n\n\u201cWe cut through the red tape.\n\n\u201cWe helped Nebraskans save or recover $16.4 million this year.\n\n\u201cMy constituent services team held 736 outreach events in Nebraska this year.\n\n\u201cThis includes Mobile Office Hours in all 93 counties.\n\n\u201cWe will continue providing great services to Nebraskans.\n\n\u201cWe delivered for Nebraskans.\n\n\u201cMy priorities remain the same.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m working with my team to ensure your voices are heard.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m working to address your concerns.\n\n\u201cWe are delivering for Nebraskans.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ricketts-recaps-2025-a-year-of-delivering-wins-for-nebraskans/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.116421004757285, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}