Senator Pete Ricketts criticizes Senate Democrats for holding rural healthcare hostage during the government shutdown in a conference call.
Quiver AI Summary
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer during a media conference, accusing him of shutting down the government to gain political advantage. Ricketts stated, “For the 8th day, the government is shutdown,” claiming it jeopardizes rural Nebraskans’ healthcare and critical services like telehealth.
Ricketts emphasized the need for a "clean Continuing Resolution" to restore funding, indicating that bipartisan support exists for this approach. He described the Democrats' actions as hypocrisy, expressing concern over the shutdown's impact on various programs essential to Nebraskans.
He argued that Democrats are using healthcare as a bargaining chip, stating, "This isn’t about healthcare; it’s about partisan games." Ricketts insisted that Schumer's policies could harm healthcare access for veterans and families, further escalating the urgency to end the shutdown.
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Pete Ricketts Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Pete Ricketts is worth $204.7M, as of October 9th, 2025. This is the 8th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Ricketts has approximately $117.7M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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Pete Ricketts Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Pete Ricketts:
- S.2804: Strengthen Wood Products Supply Chain Act of 2025
- S.2722: Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act of 2025
- S.2691: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Act of 2025
- S.2424: THINK TWICE Act of 2025
- S.2397: CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025
- S.2130: AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025
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Pete Ricketts Fundraising
Pete Ricketts recently disclosed $656.3K of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2025. This was the 102nd most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 41.3% came from individual donors.
Ricketts disclosed $414.4K of spending. This was the 113th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Ricketts disclosed $1.5M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 207th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.
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