Rep. Adrian Smith

Republican  •  3rd District, Nebraska  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
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06/01/12
Embattled U.S. Postal Service gets help from rural America

Issa and Ross have begun negotiating changes to their bill, announcing recently an amendment capping rural post office closings that had been championed by Republican Representative Adrian Smith, who heads a group of rural members. An aide to ...

Source: Daily Press
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06/01/12
Embattled U.S. Postal Service gets help from rural America

Issa and Ross have begun negotiating changes to their bill, announcing recently an amendment capping rural post office closings that had been championed by Republican Representative Adrian Smith, who heads a group of rural members. An aide to Smith ...

Source: YAHOO!
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06/01/12
Nebraska Cattlemen react to EPA flyovers

There are still a lot of questions over the Environmental Protection Agency's "feedlot flyovers." We heard Wednesday night Congressman Adrian Smith about the agency taking aerial pictures of livestock operations in Nebraska and Iowa. The EPA says these so

Source: KHAS-TV
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05/31/12
View Venus, support students

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Justin Sheldon and Abby McConnaughhay are serving as summer interns in the Grand Island office of Rep. Adrian Smith. Sheldon and McConnaughhay will assist in research, data entry and news gathering and will attend meetings with S

Source: I4U
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05/31/12
Nebraska lawmakers question EPA flyovers

Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., joined by four other Nebraska congressmen, sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson demanding answers, Smith's office said in a release Tuesday. "Farmers and ranchers in Nebraska pride themselves in the ...

Source: United Press International
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05/31/12
Citizenship ceremony held at monument

“My kids and grandkids live here,” he said. “It’s great to be a citizen now.” Representatives, including Congressman Adrian Smith, Sen. Ben Nelson and Sen. Mike Johanns were also at the event. The representatives read letters ...

Source: Star-Herald
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05/31/12
EPA planes spying on ranchers? Lawmakers want answers

...and landowners deserve legitimate justification given the sensitivity of the information gathered by the flyovers," Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., said in a statement . "Nebraskans are rightfully skeptical of an agency which continues to unilaterally insert

Source: MSNBC
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05/31/12
Nebraska Congressmen Headlining Fundraiser for Fischer

...Republican Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, Adrian Smith and Lee Terry are headlining a fundraiser for Republican Senate candidate Deb Fischer next Tuesday at the American Trucking Associations. As the invite shows, the ask is $1,000 for hosts, $250 for sponsors

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05/30/12
State congressional delegation questions reason for EPA aerial surveillance of feeding operations

U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., said many of these livestock operations are near homes, and "landowners deserve legitimate justification given the sensitivity of the information gathered by the flyovers." "Nebraskans are rightfully skeptical of ...

Source: Grand Island Independent
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05/30/12
EPA conducts secret flyovers in Nebraska

Also is this only happening in Nebraska? Congressman Adrian Smith shared his ideas when we asked him his thoughts on a possible connection with the Humane Society of the United States. Smith added he wants to know where this type of oversight is headed ...

Source: KHAS-TV
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05/30/12
Nebraska Congressmen question EPA aerial surveillance on ranches

“Farmers and ranchers in Nebraska pride themselves in the stewardship of our state’s natural resources,” wrote the Nebraska lawmakers in a release on Congressman Adrian Smith’s website. “As you might imagine, this practice has resulted ...

Source: CattleNetwork.com
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05/30/12
Law enforcement, privacy in aerial dogfight

What else is being photographed? "As you might imagine, this practice has resulted in privacy concerns amon our constituents and raises several questions," U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith said in a release. "As you might imagine, this practice ahs resulted in ...

Source: McCook Daily Gazette
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05/30/12
Smith demands answers from EPA over aerial surveillance of Nebraska livestock operations

Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today joined Reps. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Lee Terry (R-NE) and Sens. Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa ...

Source: York News-Times
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05/30/12
EPA told to come clean on feedlot flyovers

...rightfully skeptical of an agency which continues to unilaterally insert itself into the affairs of rural America,” Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., said in a statement. EPA representatives in Washington, D.C., did not immediately return messages seeking re

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05/30/12
EPA told to come clean on feedlot flyovers

...rightfully skeptical of an agency which continues to unilaterally insert itself into the affairs of rural America,” Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., said in a statement. EPA representatives in Washington, D.C., did not immediately return messages seeking re

Source: Omaha.com
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05/29/12
Smith Demands Answers From EPA Over Aerial Surveillance Of Nebraska Livestock Operations

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today joined Reps. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Lee Terry (R-NE) and Sens. Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson inquiring ...

Source: WOWT
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05/28/12
Sheldon, UNK student from Lexington, one of two interns for Smith

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Justin Sheldon and Abby McConnaughhay are serving as summer interns in the Grand Island office of Rep. Adrian Smith. Sheldon and McConnaughhay will assist in research, data entry and news gathering and will attend meetings ...

Source: Kearney Hub
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05/26/12
Let’s focus on making U.S. Postal Service competitive, Smith urges

KEARNEY — Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., said Congress needs to be flexible when considering cuts to the U.S. Postal Service in the future. Smith, who stopped in Kearney, Gothenburg and North Platte on his way home to Gering Friday, said the recent decision

Source: Kearney Hub
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05/24/12
Congressman Adrian Smith talks pipeline and more

Story Created: May 24, 2012 at 4:54 PM CDT Story Updated: May 24, 2012 at 5:35 PM CDT The Keystone XL pipeline is big news here in Nebraska and also in Washington. Congressman Adrian Smith joined us live in studio to talk about that and other hot topics ..

Source: KHAS-TV
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05/24/12
Veteran’s memorial to be unveiled Friday

Third District congressman Adrian Smith will speak at a special Memorial Day ceremony at Stone Hearth Estates Friday. The public is invited to “Remembering the Fallen” service at 10 a.m., where a Nebraska memorial to soldiers killed in the Iraq and ...

Source: Gothenburg Times
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05/23/12
ITP breaks ground for new building

Congressman Adrian Smith, second from left,  turned the soil alongside project sponsors Platte Valley National Bank, Paul Reed Construction and B&C Steel. Greg Klein, ITP Chief Financial Officer, said the new facility, located on the southeast ...

Source: Star-Herald
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05/22/12
State officials tour new housing complex

The Scotts Bluff Housing Authority, joined by Gov. Dave Heineman and Congressman Adrian Smith, celebrated the opening of a 28-unit complex in Gering Monday. Nancy Bentley, executive director of the Scotts Bluff Housing Authority, and Kevin ...

Source: Star-Herald
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05/22/12
Opinion - Robert Johnson

When Mike and I were in Washington, we met with all of our congressional delegations. Mike met with Senator Johanns and Representative Adrian Smith of Nebraska to discuss issues affecting the VA. Mike is committed to saving the VA in Hot Springs.

Source: Rapid City Journal
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05/22/12
Long road ends at ‘friendly county’

Gov. Dave Heineman and Congressman Adrian Smith attended the Scotts Bluff County Livestock Friendly County presentation Monday with county commissioners, area mayors and other livestock dignitaries. “We’re very excited to be designated a ...

Source: Star-Herald
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05/22/12
Our View: Truth The Best Tool In Our Defense Efforts

Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Rep. Adrian Smith (D-Washington). Thornberry says the laws now on the books “(tie) the hands of America’s diplomatic officials, military and others by inhibiting our ability to effectively communicate in a credible way.”

Source: Yankton Daily Press
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05/21/12
Congress continues work on new Farm Bill

Recently, Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., said a responsible Farm Bill is essential to keep "Nebraska's vibrant agricultural economy strong." Smith has hosted eight Farm Bill listening stops across the 3rd District this year. "Our nation is currently ...

Source: Lexington Clipper-Herald
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05/21/12
Postal Service's next deadline: Aug. 1

Additionally, Rep. Adrian Smith, a Nebraska Republican who runs the House rural caucus, agreed to work with Issa to help smooth out other concerns lawmakers from rural areas may have.

Source: KSAT 12
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05/18/12
Postal Service's next deadline: Aug. 1

...limit the number of rural post offices closed to no more than 5% of all closures that happen each year. Additionally, Rep. Adrian Smith, a Nebraska Republican who runs the House rural caucus, agreed to work with Issa to help smooth out other concerns la

Source: CNN/Money
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05/17/12
Nelson still opposes same-sex marriage

On the issue of gay marriage, a spokesman for Rep. Adrian Smith said simply that the congressman supports “traditional marriage.” Republicans nationally say the ban on gay weddings at military bases is necessary to protect military chaplains ...

Source: Omaha World-Herald
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05/17/12
USPS needs overpayments returned

Seems neither Sen. Johanns or Rep. Smith are capable of telling the truth when it involves the financial problems facing the USPS. The USPS set records for mail volume in 2006 followed by 2005 and 2007, well into the electronic age. Congress is ...

Source: Grand Island Independent
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