Nebraska Senate: where the candidates stand

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As governor he says he delivered the largest state tax cut in Nebraska history, including ending state taxes on Social Security and military benefits; in Washington he says he helped pass the largest federal tax cut in American history, with provisions for no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, an expanded child tax credit, expanded Death Tax protections for ag producers, extended small business tax cuts, and ending federal taxes on Social Security benefits for 88% of seniors.

Immigration and border security

Supports stronger border security, criticized Biden-era border policies while crediting President Trump with securing the border, and backs mandatory E-Verify; says he would fight for a border wall where it makes sense and use other strategies where it does not, and calls comprehensive, humane immigration reform an economic issue.

Immigration and border security

Takes a hardline conservative stance, says the border is secure and immigration laws are being enforced, touts Republican success in reducing border crossings and his vote for the spending bill that increased the ICE budget, and got the endorsement of a union representing Border Patrol agents; on E-Verify he said it is useful but imperfect and that better verification information would help.

Social Security, paychecks, and healthcare

Says he will take on corporations to restore economic fairness for working Americans, that elders should be able to age gracefully, and that no one should go bankrupt from medical debt.

Healthcare

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Energy and climate policy

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Energy and climate policy

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Congressional stock trading

Supports an outright ban on individual stock trading by members of Congress and the executive branch, with jail time for violations, and backs the HONEST Act (S.1498) as stronger than the approach he attributes to Ricketts.

Term limits

Supports term limits of two terms in the Senate and six terms in the House, plus 18-year term limits for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Congressional stock trading

Introduced the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would bar members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, require at least seven days' public notice before sales, and impose penalties plus forfeiture of net gains.

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Foreign ownership of farmland

Introduced the PLOT Act to strengthen USDA's AFIDA reporting system by lowering foreign-ownership reporting thresholds from 10% to 5% and domestic-entity thresholds from 50% to 10%, and requiring digital maps of foreign-purchased ag land, citing national security concerns about Chinese ownership.

Iran and national security

Says U.S. military action significantly degraded Iran's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs and that a nation chanting 'death to America' must never obtain a nuclear weapon; said he hopes the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding lays the foundation for a lasting diplomatic solution and that he will follow what economic benefits Iran receives and in what timeframe.

Campaign finance / Citizens United

Calls Citizens United v. FEC the worst Supreme Court ruling and supports passing a constitutional amendment to overturn it, saying he would be a leading voice in that movement.

Dark money disclosure

Supports the DISCLOSE Act (S.512) requiring 501(c)(4) groups to disclose expenditures over $10,000 to the FEC, and supports closing dark money loopholes more broadly.

Corporate PAC money

Has pledged not to accept corporate PAC money and says his campaign is funded by small-dollar donations from individuals.

Lobbying 'revolving door'

Supports closing the revolving door entirely, and at minimum doubling, tripling, or quadrupling the existing cooling-off periods before former members of Congress may become lobbyists.

Redistricting / gerrymandering

Supports requiring every state to use independent redistricting commissions of ordinary citizens, with maps requiring approval across parties and an open public process.

Right to repair (military contractors)

Supports bipartisan legislation requiring defense contractors to give service members the tools and information to repair their own equipment, ending what he calls the contractor repair stranglehold on the military.

Age limits for federal officials

Supports a national conversation on reasonable maximum age limits for Congress, the executive branch, and the Supreme Court, acknowledging a constitutional amendment would be required.

Epstein files

Supports a full release of the Epstein files with victim names redacted and survivors protected, and accountability for predators and enablers.

Federal spending and the national debt

Supports cutting waste, ending corporate welfare, and refusing to vote for spending the country cannot afford, calling the national debt a threat to future generations.

Agriculture and rural Nebraska

Says he will take on Washington special interests and corporate monopolies in agriculture and restore real markets, and argues small rural businesses should be owned by neighbors rather than corporate executives.

Independence and constitutional freedoms

Says that running as an independent leaves him unbeholden to party bosses, that he will champion ideas citizens agree on, and that he will work to lower the political temperature in the country.

ICE funding and enforcement

Calls the increase in ICE funding wasteful because the agency lacks real accountability, criticized ICE for wearing masks and for social media memes, and said he supports ICE's mission of keeping communities safe while opposing troops in American streets.

Abortion

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Federal spending, debt, and government reform

Calls reckless big-government spending and the national debt unsustainable; supports common-sense spending control while robustly funding national defense and essential services, eliminating regulations and red tape, returning to regular order in the appropriations process, and having the Senate work a Monday-Friday schedule.

Agriculture

Supports strong crop insurance programs, voluntary incentive-based conservation, reliable foreign market access, transparency in cattle markets, value-added agriculture infrastructure, and wider availability of renewable fuels such as ethanol; as governor he pushed back on WOTUS expansions and the Biden administration's 30x30 plan.

Abortion

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