Meet Deb
As a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and, more specifically, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Deb oversees policies related to U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Space Command, our nuclear arsenal, and missile defense. She is committed to ensuring our men and women in uniform have the resources they need to fulfill their missions around the world.
As a member of the critical Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Deb is also working with her Senate colleagues to craft the next Farm Bill to give Nebraskans a voice and ensure crop insurance is protected. Deb is a cattle rancher with more than 50 years of first-hand experience fighting to ensure that Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers have the tools and resources they need to continue feeding the world.
A Passion for Transportation
Transportation has been a lifelong passion for Deb. She passed landmark legislation as a state senator, LB 84 the Build Nebraska Act, which provided needed funding for road construction throughout the state – all without raising taxes. Now as a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Deb continues to be a leading voice for modernizing our nation’s infrastructure. She remains particularly focused on improving our roads, rebuilding crumbling bridges, and expanding quality broadband access across rural and urban communities.
Delivering for Nebraska Families
Deb recently joined the Senate Appropriations Committee. Her role on this committee will give Nebraskans a greater voice on the federal government’s spending priorities. She is committed to working with her Republican colleagues to rein in out-of-control spending and get our fiscal house in order.
She is also working hard to ensure all Nebraskans have opportunities for good paying jobs to support themselves and their families. Deb has led the way in promoting innovation, regulatory reform, and job creation here at home.
Born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, Deb graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she met her husband of 50 years, Bruce. Deb and Bruce own a ranching operation near Valentine, where they raised their three sons. Before her election to the U.S. Senate, Deb was an active leader in her community for decades on a range of issues, including education. She served 8 years in the Nebraska Legislature, where she chaired the Committee on Transportation and Telecommunications.
Campaign News
Alliance Times-Herald: House Passes Fischer-Backed Bill Protecting American Sovereignty Against World Health Organization
Read the full story by Jared Barton on columbustelegram.com. Every summer, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer tours the state of Nebraska, visiting communities and seeing
Rural Radio: Fischer Bill Signed into Law: Expands Vets’ Access to CDL Schools
Read the full news release on ruralradio.com. WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act was signed into law.
Lincoln Journal Star Letter: Fischer in line to help Nebraskans
Read the full letter to the editor on journalstar.com. I first met Sen. Deb Fischer at freshman orientation for new unicameral state senators in 2004,