Senator Pete Ricketts criticizes Chuck Schumer and Democrats for government shutdown irresponsibility during Senate floor speech.
Quiver AI Summary
On October 2, 2025, Senator Pete Ricketts criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Democrats during a Senate floor speech amid a government shutdown. Ricketts stated, "The government is shut down today, and responsibility lies squarely on the Minority Leader and the Democrats," pointing to previous support from Democrats for similar funding measures.
Ricketts accused Democrats of hypocrisy, stating they have voted for continuing resolutions multiple times before yet now demand extensive concessions. He urged them to support a clean continuing resolution to keep the government operational, asserting that "this could all be over" with their cooperation to proceed with bipartisan appropriations.
The Senator emphasized the consequences of the shutdown, mentioning potential disruptions to services affecting Nebraskans, and called the Democrats' resistance to the proposed resolution unjustifiable, urging action to reinstate normal government functions.
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Pete Ricketts Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Pete Ricketts is worth $204.0M, as of October 2nd, 2025. This is the 8th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Ricketts has approximately $117.0M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Pete Ricketts's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Ricketts.
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
You can track bills proposed by Pete Ricketts on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Ricketts.
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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