Honorable Deb Fischer
United States Senator, Nebraska, Republican
Senator Fischer was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012. She previously served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2005 to 2013. She sits on the following committees: Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; Indian Affairs; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The following is from the January 7, 2014, Senate floor debate on S.1845, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act. I rise today on behalf of over 37,000 unemployed Nebraskans and nearly 21 million Americans who are searching for work. The vast majority of these men and women are jobless through no fault of their own….
