2024 Nebraska Senatorial race: debates and news coverage


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Abortion     Preston Love: Eliminate barriers impeding access to abortion services.     Dan Osborn: I do not support extreme national measures to ban abortion.

Budget & Economy     Peter Ricketts: Delivered historic tax relief by controlling spending.     Preston Love: Critical that we utilize and leverage federal funds.

Civil Rights     Preston Love: Provide support to historically disadvantaged farmers.     Preston Love: Founder and director of Black Votes Matter Institute .     Dan Osborn: People's private lives are no business but their own.     Preston Love: Honor the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community .

Corporations     Dan Osborn: Support competition in the meatpacking industry.     Peter Ricketts: Cut corporate taxes and top individual income tax.

Crime     Peter Ricketts: Fought for ballot initiative to restore death penalty.     Preston Love: Advocated for fairer application of criminal justice.

Drugs     Peter Ricketts: If you legalize marijuana, you're gonna kill your kids.     Dan Osborn: Rated C+ by NORML: don't criminalize marijuana.     Deb Fischer: Rated F by NORML: no medical marijuana.     Peter Ricketts: Rated F by NORML: no medical marijuana.     Dan Osborn: Stop putting people in prison for cannabis crimes.

Education     Peter Ricketts: Scrap radically inappropriate sex education topics .     Dan Osborn: I'm against voucher programs for private schools.     Dan Osborn: Government should not be bailing out student debt.     Deb Fischer: Opposed student loan payment pause .     Peter Ricketts: Declared School Choice Week in Nebraska.     Preston Love: Vouchers only benefit wealthy families .     Preston Love: Ricketts should debate me on our divergent education views.

Energy & Oil     Peter Ricketts: Pipeline accidents are terrible but we can't take zero risk.     Preston Love: Tell the truth about climate change and respond to it.     Dan Osborn: Solar energy ok, if on private land.     Deb Fischer: Don't force EVs on the public; end EV tax credits.

Environment     Peter Ricketts: Biden's conservation goals would devastate state's economy.     Dan Osborn: Keep our air breathable and our water and land clean.     Preston Love: Prioritize our environment: tighten regulations.

Families & Children     Preston Love: Champion the implementation of paid family leave policies.     Dan Osborn: Mandatory bereavement leave for all workers.     Deb Fischer: Religious liberty trumps same-sex marriage protection.

Foreign Policy     Peter Ricketts: Need to keep putting pressure on Chinese Communist Party.     Dan Osborn: US should do what it can to bring resolution in Middle East.

Government Reform     Peter Ricketts: The House Jan. 6 committee was largely a partisan exercise.     Peter Ricketts: Require Voter ID to boost belief in the integrity of voting.     Preston Love: Expand early voting; combat voter suppression.     Dan Osborn: Pass term limits for Congress, 12 years in each chamber.

Gun Control     Preston Love: We believe in guns but not in assault weapons.     Dan Osborn: Combat school shootings while protecting the 2nd Amendment.

Health Care     Preston Love: Universal access to affordable healthcare; expand Medicaid.     Dan Osborn: Stop handing huge subsidies to super-profitable Big Pharma.     Dan Osborn: Don't let insurance companies make healthcare decisions.

Homeland Security     Peter Ricketts: Stressed the need for a strong national defense.     Dan Osborn: We must pay servicemen and women a competitive wage.

Immigration     Peter Ricketts: Biden administration has abdicated responsibility on border.     Dan Osborn: Illegal immigration is detrimental to every American worker.     Preston Love: Create path to citizenship for those contributing to economy.

Jobs     Dan Osborn: Pass the PRO Act, $50,000 fines for labor law violations.     Dan Osborn: Raise the federal minimum wage to Nebraska's wage [$12/hr.].     Peter Ricketts: Sponsored the National Right to Work Act.     Peter Ricketts: Markets should set employee wages: no minimum wage .     Preston Love: Strengthen organized labor .     Preston Love: All Americans deserve a livable wage .

Principles & Values     Peter Ricketts: I often say Nebraska is what America is supposed to be.     Peter Ricketts: More faith-based practices in Nebraska schools.     Peter Ricketts: We remain the cornerstone of global peace and prosperity.     Preston Love: Attributes his achievements to his faith in Jesus Christ.     Dan Osborn: Won't accept endorsements from any party or politician .

Social Security     Dan Osborn: Remove cap on Social Security contributions .

Tax Reform     Peter Ricketts: Enacted $1 billion in annual state tax relief.     Dan Osborn: Close loopholes multi-nationals use to avoid paying taxes.     Dan Osborn: Overtime wages should not bump one into a higher bracket.     Preston Love: Supports property tax relief & business tax incentives.

Technology     Preston Love: Invest in rural infrastructure; improve broadband access.     Dan Osborn: Right to Repair is a critically important, bipartisan issue.     Dan Osborn: Increase fines for violating federal rail safety laws.

War & Peace     Preston Love: Dismay at Hamas killings against Israel; it's an act of hate.

Welfare & Poverty     Preston Love: Address Black poverty to address lack of Black voting.     Preston Love: Invest in economy: farms, water, and risk.

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