US Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
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Recent News About US Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
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Ricketts on CBP Resuming Rail Operations at Southern Border
OMAHA, NE - U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) has expressed his thoughts on the reopening of rail crossings at Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In a statement, Ricketts emphasized that while it is good news that the rail border crossings are open again, they should have never been closed in the first place if President Biden had taken the border crisis seriously.Ricketts called for a change in policies to prevent the influx of illegal immigrants into the country and urged Mexico to enforce its immigration laws to prevent thousands of...
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Ricketts, 7 GOP Senators Slam Mayorkas for Suspending Rail Commerce at Border to Process More Migrants
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and seven fellow Republican senators are calling on the Biden administration to re-open railway commerce at the southern border, which was recently suspended in order to process migrants illegally crossing into the United States. The closure of the railways has sparked concerns among the senators about the impact on American consumers and businesses.Senator Ricketts criticized President Biden for failing to address the border crisis, stating, "This is happening because President Biden won’t do what it takes to get the border crisis under...