We want a faithful Catholic businessman not to have to provide a service he finds unethical.
— Jeff Fortenberry
People can transcend and overcome their differences and be very easily bonded.
I wanted the opportunity to play for Tom Osborne. Here we are in the locker room at half-time, gathering around Coach Osborne. It grows quiet, and I'll never forget what he said. He said, 'Let's get this over with.'
If it comes out of Congress, I think it has traction in America.
No one should have to live in fear.
I thought incorporating Columbus and Platte County into the 1st District was a good idea.
We need a new health care architecture that will reduce costs, improve outcomes, and protect vulnerable persons.
My first responsibility is to keep America safe.
You cannot classify a whole group of people based upon their religion and determine their intent. That's not fair. It's not American.
What if we thought of health and security in retirement as one basket?
Christianity in the Middle East is shattered. The ancient faith tradition lies beaten, broken, and dying.
Considering community support and cost-benefit analysis, I have supported earmarks for projects of high public purpose involving such areas as higher education, alternative energy, transportation, medical research and military infrastructure.
I reserve the right to survey the national political landscape for candidates at all levels who reflect a proper understanding of our national security, economic security, and family security - the ideals of social conservation, the heart and strength of our country.
The high-flying rhetoric of 'Making America Great Again' frankly appeals to me. It appeals to many people. But you've got to back that up with substance, and you've got to quit offending people who may not agree with you.
Fiscal discipline can turn the economy around.
I'm proud to be able to represent Bellevue and the Offutt and StratCom communities.
If one group of people can exterminate another in the name of so-called religion, the world has no hope.
The strong arm of government should not force Americans to buy health-care products that they have reasoned objections to.
I came west for opportunity. I made Lincoln my home.
We need to reinstate the idea of federalism.
We need to stop this overspending. We need to start turning this battleship in the right direction. And we all have to share in the sacrifice.
With the consent of the people, I will seek to continue service in Congress for the well-being of our state and our nation.
Shifting loyalties in the Middle East make it difficult to vet supposed moderate groups.
We must continue to foster relevant and constructive dialogue among Israeli and Palestinian communities.
It's particularly incumbent in the Middle East on Sunni Arab nations to fight for values, to fight for the protection of innocent life, to fight for the principles of civilization and stability and order itself.
People need to make their voices heard in an orderly fashion.
What Trump has done is tap into a deep-seated anxiety about where the country is headed. There is an anxiety that is real and sincere. Many people feel helpless.
Based on my experience, I believe that Ben Sasse has the right policy background, a notable commitment to public service - and, perhaps most importantly, the courage - to help renew our country.
The responsible use of earmarks can have public benefits.
The strength of the nation ultimately depends upon the strength of family and community.
So many young people are coming out of a generation that has experienced deep woundedness and brokenness, and they are full of life. They are eager to engage. They care about community, and they care about one another.
The consequence of shutting down the government was not healthy.
We're living in a time where I think most people are wanting someone to invite them respectfully to a policy position, not try to just slash and burn the other person.
You cannot deny reality: that ISIS is systematically attempting to exterminate Christianity, to exterminate the Yazidi community, to exterminate other religious minorities in vast areas in Iraq and Syria.
That sacred space of conscience where you can exercise your rights in terms of religious freedom and deeply-held, reasonable beliefs is the core of human dignity. In fact, that's the basis for civilization itself. And when you lose that fundamental principle... you have no basis on which to build.
Iraqis must fight for their own country.
It is my belief there is too much concentration of power and spending in Washington.
I don't fund county roads.
From all indications, the Offutt runway replacement is not a matter of 'if.' It is a matter of 'when.'
Some states like Nebraska have thus far responsibly managed their budgets, even in tough times, and I could not ask Nebraskans to pay for poor governance elsewhere.
A rapidly expanding Syrian refugee policy could create conditions for domestic tragedy.
To simply demand that Assad go, and create a vacuum, could make the circumstances worse. To 'protect' Assad and his brutality is unconscionable. So you have to have a transition period here.
The House of Representatives should not be locked down by the decided play of a few in leadership.
Christians, Yezidis, and other religious minorities have every right to remain in their ancestral homelands.
While the agreement provides a level of constraint on Iran's nuclear weapons program, it confers legitimacy on their nuclear threshold status, an unprecedented shift for a country with so many entanglements.
Congress must demonstrate fiscal responsibility.
For Nebraska and for America, I will continue my commitment to our national security, economic security, and family security.
When you're just focused on nutrition and hunger, that's a harder, harder lift in isolation.
By keeping your eye on the ultimate goal, you lean into the mess and try to make the outcome a little better.
You want stability in the world, you have to start with values.
