Meeting face-to-face with Ohioans across the state
quality care to Ohio’s veterans. I hosted Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins so he could
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Let Me Be Blunt: Even the Qualified Can’t Succeed
Unfortunately, we have a Health and Human Services Secretary who has weakened our federal public health workforce
Making housing more affordable for Ohio families
year, I had the opportunity to host HUD Secretary Scott Turner in Columbus, where we met with local
Protecting Ohio manufacturing
wrote to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick requesting additional information about the decision to suspend funding … Michael Rulli (R-Ohio) in writing again to Secretary Lutnick, this time urging him to lift the suspension
Weekly Round[s] Up: June 22-28, 2026
Chief Legal Officer of Google and Alphabet; Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Department
Weekly Round[s] Up: Jun 15-22, 2026
Doyle, CEO of Marsh; Erich Hernandez-Baquero, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Space Acquisition and Investment) nominee … Government Affairs; Jay Hurst, Nominee to be Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); Shane Smith, CEO of Smithfield Foods
Let Me Be Blunt: United We Stand
experts in the field, including Delaware’s own Secretary of Education, Cindy Marten. From its influence on critical
Weekly Round[s] Up: June 1-14, 2026
Sioux Falls and Watertown. Other Meetings: Troy Meink, Secretary, U.S. Air Force (Troy is from Lemmon South Dakota … Matt O'Malley, nominee to be Deputy Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment; Skyler Onken
Let Me Be Blunt: 100 Days Late, Billions of Dollars Short
Scope of Work(force) As Delaware’s former Secretary of Labor, I know what it takes to develop
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: 250 Years of American Agriculture
USDA to combat New World Screwworm. I sent Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins a letter. This letter encouraged … earlier this year, I toured burned pastures with Secretary Rollins and Governor Pillen to assess the damages
Let Me Be Blunt: We’ve Been Here Before
Future of Work As Delaware’s former Secretary of Labor, I know the value of a good
Highs and Lows: Funding Law Enforcement
discuss several important national security priorities with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, including how we can best address
Let Me Be Blunt: The First State Is the Best State
Cemetery. Alongside former Senator Tom Carper and Delaware Secretary of Veterans Affairs Karen Berry, we honored those
Weekly Round[s] Up: May 11-17, 2026
Services Committee hearing, I discussed artificial intelligence with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Brandon Williams, Under Secretary
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Happy Beef Month, Nebraska!
animal feed regulations. Then, I hosted Under Secretary of Agriculture Richard Fordyce. He oversees Farm Production and Conservation … flexibility, not one-size-fits-all policies. Under Secretary Fordyce and I also shared information about recovery resources
Let Me Be Blunt: They’re Making America Smaller
Cabinet officials weren’t so transparent. This week, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon was supposed to meet with … chance to talk with Secretary McMahon, I would have questioned her burn-it-down approach to the Department
Weekly Round[s] Up: April 20-26, 2026
opportunity to question several key officials, including Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy, Secretary of Agriculture … Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. I also questioned Federal
Let Me Be Blunt: Knowledge Is the Light of the Mind
seeing what happens when we lack knowledge. As Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy … Practices (ACIP). This week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. came before the Senate Health
Senate Republicans want to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in America
Senator, I served two terms as Ohio’s Secretary of State. My mission was clear: to make … elections officer, electing me two times as Ohio Secretary of State. In that role, I oversaw four major
Let Me Be Blunt: The President Isn’t Jesus
Work From my time as Delaware’s Secretary of Labor to serving on the Senate Health, Education, Labor
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Traveling Across Nebraska
Adam Telle to Nebraska. He is the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. He oversees … share the river’s importance to Nebraska with Secretary Telle. One of the most important roles
Let Me Be Blunt: War Is Not A Game
robust conversation with Christen Linke Young, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS … former Deputy Secretary of DHSS, I enjoyed talking with the Secretary about how Delaware is innovating state services
Let Me Be Blunt: It’s Good to Be Home
Delcastle Technical High School . As the former Delaware Secretary of Labor, this was the perfect place … state and local librarian, and the Delaware Secretary of State to see this new jewel of the community
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The PLOT Act Protects Nebraska Ag Land
That’s why they’ve implemented tougher regulations. Secretary Rollins established the National Farm Security Action Plan
Weekly Round[s] Up: March 23-29, 2026
River and Winner. Other meetings : Robert Kadlec, Assistant Secretary of War for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense … Teter, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, NVIDIA; Admiral Rich Correll, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; and Michael