Highs and Lows: The FISA Challenge
people. My low has to do with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows our intelligence agencies
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Let Me Be Blunt: We’ve Been Here Before
leadership abroad. We discussed the importance of foreign development and diplomacy, leading to economic opportunities and national security
Highs and Lows: Funding Law Enforcement
Here’s a snapshot of what we covered: Foreign Relations : I had the chance to discuss several important
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Securing Our Nation for the Next 250 Years
They threaten our national security. This allows for foreign surveillance and intelligence collection. In a potential military crisis
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Stop Communist Spying, Deter Chinese Aggression
leading efforts to restrict ag land ownership by foreign adversaries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is responsible … overseeing the foreign purchase of ag land. This authority comes from the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA
Meeting face-to-face with Ohioans
energy production, lower costs, and reduce reliance on foreign sources. Each of these leaders are focused on expanding
April 13th, 2026The Boundary Waters Need Your Help
learned that the vote to allow a foreign company to mine in the Boundary Waters might come
Connecting with northern Ohioans during telephone town hall
advance rail safety. I recently supported the bipartisan Foreign Robocall Elimination Act. The bill would create a task … force responsible for developing a strategy to combat foreign robocalls and extend the renewal period for critical programs
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The PLOT Act Protects Nebraska Ag Land
Location Oversight and Transparency, or PLOT, Act combats foreign adversaries’ efforts to buy American ag land. It does … Department of Agriculture is responsible for overseeing the foreign purchase of ag land. This authority comes from
Let Me Be Blunt: This is a Matter of Life and Death
glad to see Delawareans from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and hear their advocacy for veteran benefits
Husted connects with southwest Ohioans during telephone town hall
that call, I joined a bill called the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act, which would create a task force … strategies alongside the Department of Justice to combat foreign robocalls and prosecute those responsible. This would
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Ag Leadership in Nebraska
funding for the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development program. This will provide $285 million each
Weekly Round[s] Up: February 2-8, 2026
Currency; Oana Toiu, Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Bete Demeke, President and CEO of Project Mercy
Highs and Lows: Not Helping the Arrest Warrant China Has Out for Me
really successful markup today in Foreign Relations. I had a couple of bills protecting Taiwan that passed through
A Christmas Lifeline to Rural Idaho Counties
raise and strengthens operational readiness to defend against foreign adversaries at home and abroad. Read more about this
Weekly Round[s] Up: November 17-23, 2025
Stephan Mayer, MP, Member of Foreign Affairs Committee, German Bundestag; and Christian Forstner, Director of Hanns Seidel Foundation
The government is back open
Agriculture is included in the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to protect American farmland from … foreign adversaries. I’m also encouraged that my Streamlined Market Access and Reform for Therapeutics Over-the-Counter
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Nebraskans Aren’t Leverage
easier for Nebraskans to buy homes. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced three of my bipartisan bills
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The Government is Shutdown, I’m Still Fighting for Nebraskans
homes in rural Nebraska. Last week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also advanced three of my bills
Weekly Round[s] Up: September 8-14, 2025
Department of South Dakota Veterans of Foreign Wars; Annette and Matt Brandt, Angels in Adoption Honorees; Major General
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Federal Issues Forum Recap
border. It promotes peace through strength by deterring foreign adversaries like Communist China. Senator Barrasso and I also
Combatting Communist China’s Ownership of America’s Farmland
hands of American farmers and ranchers, not foreign adversaries. Food security is national security. Communist China … China’s ownership of American land. My Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure (AFIDA) Improvements Act does just that
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Powering the Good Life
Only North American-grown commodities are eligible feedstock. Foreign producers should be prevented from receiving incentives meant … Taiwan’s energy vulnerabilities with members of the Foreign Relations Committee. My Senate colleagues and I worked through
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Producing the Good Life
commodities to North America, protecting Nebraska farmers from foreign competition. Producers in Communist China should be prevented from … Japan and Vietnam to build strong relationships between foreign importers and Nebraska producers. I launched an international trade
Securing the border
marine operations that intercept drug traffickers and vet foreign nationals entering the country. The current administration has driven … marine operations that intercept drug traffickers and vet foreign nationals entering the country. I’ll keep fighting