This week, most standing Committees finished their public hearings for this legislative session. The Legislature will now begin full day debate of bills that have advanced out of the standing Committees. The Banking, Commerce, and Insurance Committee ended its public hearing schedule with a hearing on LB270 and LB375, both of which propose to further regulate Pharmacy Benefit Managers, more commonly called PBMs.

Q: My father hurt me deeply when I was a child. Friends tell me I need to forgive him in my heart, but I’m finding that very difficult to do. What would you say?

Defeating COVID-19 includes reconnecting unemployed Americans. Before the pandemic, America’s economy was thriving. Workers at the bottom of the income ladder were seeing the largest wage gains in recent history. Two principle achievements from the last 25 years - the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the 1996 Welfare Reform Act - ensured Americans benefitted from hard work.

Greetings District 36! While we continue to hold all day public hearings, the full Legislature met one morning this week to take up a number of bills that had advanced from committees. Among the bills debated were six bills I introduced as Chairman of the Banking, Commerce, and Insurance Committee. The bills were brought to me by the Department of Insurance, the Department of Banking and Finance, the Real Property Appraisers Board, and the Secretary of State to update statutes related to industries that are critical to our State’s economy. These agencies work closely with industry representatives to identify legislative changes necessary for Nebraska to maintain a competitive business environment.