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Hosting Denison University Athletics at the Capitol

history at every turn and recording the passing moments as only college students can: Consider Big Red pitcher

Expanding career tech across Ohio

workforce. As your U.S. Senator, I helped pass the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which will help schools

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Stop Congressional Insider Trader

Vance recently told House Republicans we need to pass it.  On July 22, the House of Representatives passed … bill quickly to the President’s desk.  By passing it, we can rebuild Americans’ trust in their elected

Senate Should Pass Congressional Stock Ban

Making housing more affordable for Ohio families

real impact for Ohio families. The Senate passed the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a major

Building Ohio’s workforce

Watch here . As your U.S. Senator, I helped pass the Working Families Tax Cuts Act to support this

America at 250: The Legacy of Service and Sacrifice

bearing burdens for the next generation, we have passed those burdens on to them. I believe we only

Weekly Round[s] Up: June 22-28, 2026

housing programs and cut red tape has officially passed Congress. I also voted on multiple nominees, including Darrell

Weekly Round[s] Up: Jun 15-22, 2026

capital. We also took procedural votes to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. This bicameral, bipartisan

Highs and Lows: Curbing Wildfires

hopeful we can get it passed soon. Additionally, I introduced commonsense legislation with a bipartisan group of Western … week, my low was that we didn’t pass a FISA bill, and, well, that still hasn

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Proven Nebraska Housing Solutions Ready for America

took steps to address housing affordability.  We passed a rural workforce housing bill.  We created a $7 million … Senate Banking Committee colleagues and I already passed this out of committee. That vote was bipartisan and unanimous

Weekly Round[s] Up: June 1-14, 2026

news out of DC: Congress passed the Secure America Act, which funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement … different amendments until the full reconciliation bill was passed at about 5:00 on Friday morning. In addition

Highs and Lows: The FISA Challenge

weren’t able to get an extension passed. Both sides need to come together to get this done

Highs and Lows: Funding Law Enforcement

dysfunction and political games we went through to pass a bill to finally fund our federal law enforcement … budget, and is unique because it can pass by a simple majority vote. In this case, we didn

Supporting Ohio’s children in foster care

find their future homes The Senate also passed my resolution recognizing May as National Foster Care Month. There

Weekly Round[s] Up: May 11-17, 2026

nominees awaiting confirmation. Additionally, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution, 99-0, to withhold senators’ pay during

Highs and Lows: Bolstering our Critical Minerals Supply Chain

reliable critical mineral supply chain. Another high was passing a resolution to withhold senators’ pay during a government

Celebrating Ohio’s small businesses

Investing in All of America Act has passed the House and Senate and the President will sign