My team and I are monitoring the wildfire spreading across Sioux and Dawes counties. With evacuations underway, please remain safe and stay tuned to your local news for updates. For more information, please visit Nebraska’s fire response resources page: nda.nebraska.gov/disasterresour…
Straight talk from the NE Sandhills. Proud mom and nana. Senior U.S. Senator for Nebraska and lifelong Husker. #GBR
Joined January 2013
- My staff will be hosting local office hours tomorrow, June 12th, for Nebraskans in Adams and Webster Counties. If you need assistance with a federal agency, please stop by to see how my office can help! fischer.senate.gov/public/index.c…
- Senator Deb Fischer reposted.@SenatorFischer cheered the U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of her bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the volunteers and communities in her home state that supported soldiers heading off to fight in World War II
- It’s fitting that on the 80th anniversary of the North Platte Canteen, my bill passed the Senate to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the volunteers and donors who made this Nebraska legacy possible. Read more:
- I had the privilege of meeting 9-year-old Sloan Rieke and her family as they represented @ChildrensNE in Washington. Sloan and her family have demonstrated remarkable courage throughout her ongoing heart journey, and I was grateful for the opportunity to hear their story
- This is good news for our police departments. My Recruit and Retain Act—now law—allows understaffed departments to use these dollars to cut the costs of attracting and hiring new personnel. Together, this federal investment and my legislation will help build the law enforcement🚨The @COPSOffice has released nearly $700 Million in grant Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) to support law enforcement. The released NOFOs include the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) and several other grant programs that: 🔵Support the hiring and retention of sworn law
- The lack of affordable, reliable child care – especially in rural communities – remains a huge issue for working families. It's why I introduced the Child Care Modernization Act to improve child care access and quality. I applaud my colleagues in the House for introducing aWorking families in the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos deserve access to affordable, high-quality child care. The bipartisan legislation I introduced today will help to make that a reality. 👶 Creating new grants to construct and renovate child care centers. 👩🍼 Updating and
- Thank you to @NECattlemen for stopping by my Washington office. We discussed ways to continue supporting wildfire rebuilding efforts across the state.
- .@CattlemensBall has raised millions of dollars in support of cancer research to help find a cure for this terrible disease. I always enjoy attending and look forward to continuing to support critical work being done in the battle against cancer.
- After years of advocacy—including advancing policy in Congress, securing National Guard Bureau funding, and meeting with the FAA—I was proud to celebrate the reconstruction of Lincoln Airport’s Runway 18/36. This is no ordinary runway; its length makes it uniquely suited for
- Always so fun to meet with @NebraskaFFA members when they come to Washington! Thank you for making time to meet with me. I hope you enjoy the rest of your time in our nation’s capital!
- My staff will be hosting local office hours today, June 9th, for Nebraskans in Dawson and Gosper Counties. If you need assistance with a federal agency, please stop by to see how my office can help! fischer.senate.gov/public/index.c…
- I was happy to meet with @AEDSocial to discuss ways to strengthen the farm economy and the importance of expanding year-round access to E15.





















