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    Congressman Fortenberry Returns from El Paso Sector of Mexican-American Border

    Jul 31, 2019 Press Release
    (Lincoln, NE) – Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1) offered the following statement today after returning from the El Paso Sector of the Mexican-American border.  “The border situation is complex.  You are dealing with lawbreaking, smugglers, and crime––as well as persons in...

    Fortenberry Releases Town Hall Schedule

    Jul 30, 2019 Press Release
    (Lincoln, NE) – Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1) issued the following statement today after releasing his summer town hall meeting schedule for the First District of Nebraska. 

    Fort Report: The Border

    Jul 26, 2019 Fort Report
    There’s a sign on the eastern border of Texas: El Paso, 857 miles.  Makes you want to turn around.  I’m going there in a few days for several reasons.  My first stop will be New Mexico to visit the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where nuclear weapons are researched, designed,...

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    Fort Report: Cody Sperl’s Great Big Nebraska Adventure

    Aug 16, 2019 Fort Report
    We’re at the last slice of summer and on the cusp of a promising year of Husker football!  For this week’s Fort Report, I’d like to divert from the latest policy debates out of Washington and go with a homegrown video.  I invite you to view my conversation with Cody Sperl from...

    Fort Report: Why I Do Town Halls

    Aug 9, 2019 Fort Report
    Last Wednesday evening during the Bellevue town hall, Sharon gracefully stood, steadied herself to keep from crying, and softly spoke: “I am going to tell you a story that never gets easier, and I’ll try to be as quick as possible.  “On April 24th, I took my mom out for lunch,...

    Fort Report: The Border

    Jul 26, 2019 Fort Report
    There’s a sign on the eastern border of Texas: El Paso, 857 miles.  Makes you want to turn around.  I’m going there in a few days for several reasons.  My first stop will be New Mexico to visit the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where nuclear weapons are researched, designed,...
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