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| https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=A4E5DE13-8D06-41CA-968F-E4A662D2CBB0 | Fischer Statement on Government Spending Legislation | 2019-12-19 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Republican | House | NE | Deb Fischer | F000463 | www.fischer.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement today after voting in favor of the government spending legislation passed by Congress: While I don't support this process or the price tag, these bills contain too many important Nebraska prioritiesincluding disaster relieffor me to oppose them. Each year, I meet with thousands of Nebraskans in my office and across the state about the needs of their families and our communities. These bills directly address many of those necessities and avoid a needless government shutdown. The spending legislation includes the following key Nebraska priorities Senator Fischer fought for: Disaster relief: More than $400 million for Nebraska's military installations impacted by flooding Air Force procurement to replace RC-135 simulators and mission equipment at Offutt Air Force Base Rebuilding of Camp Ashland including refurnishing and remediation An additional $1.5 billion in disaster aid for farmers and ranchers Provisions from Senator Fischer's Disaster Tax Relief bill, which provides tax relief to presidentially declared disaster areas Eliminates penalties for early withdrawals from IRAs for those in affected areas Eliminates cap on charitable deductions within disaster areas Expands casualty loss deduction to assist with destroyed property Temporarily establishes employee retention credits for businesses in affected areas Military: Military pay raise of 3.1 percent, the largest in a decade Funding of the 55th Wing and state equities Continued modernization of the C-135 family of aircraft Open Skies recapitalization Key nuclear modernization initiatives $3.0 billion for the B-21 bomber program $557 million for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program $713 million for the Long Range Standoff Weapon Program $107.4 million for upgrades to test and evaluation infrastructure to support hypersonics, space, directed energy, and cyber Families and safety: School safety through funding for the STOP School Violence Act, which Senator Fischer cosponsored One-year extension of Senator Fischer's paid family leave tax incentive Border security: $1.38 billion for a border wall system Require DHS to submit a report on visa overstays and publish border security metrics, which has long been a priority for Senator Fischer Health and Human Services: $2.82 billion for Alzheimer's disease research $1.63 billion for Community Health Centers that serve more than 28 million patients per year through 11,000 centers $2.5 million for the Firefighter Cancer Registry | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |